Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks bet big on bundling. Investors want more proof that it’s working

Palo Alto Networks stock has been on a tear into Monday’s fourth-quarter earnings report, entering Friday’s session up nearly 17% since Aug. 5 compared to a roughly 7% gain for the S & P 500 . Translation: Investor expectations of the cybersecurity leader are high. Is this the quarter the company gets back to beating … Read more

We’re downgrading a red-hot tech stock — plus, our reason for not bailing on Estee Lauder

We’re downgrading a red-hot tech stock — plus, our reason for not bailing on Estee Lauder

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Friday’s key moments. Stocks ticked higher in the final session of a strong week, as the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite look to extend their six-day winning streaks. The fuel for … Read more

Long-term winners as AI boosts U.S. power needs, according to Mizuho

Long-term winners as AI boosts U.S. power needs, according to Mizuho

A large array of solar panels along Highway 41 are located in close proximity to the growing Tulare Lake, a once great body of water in the southern Central Valley, now beginning to fill again due to the recent series of major rain and snow storms in the Sierra Nevada, is viewed on April 13, … Read more

WTI falls as cease-fire talks continue

WTI falls as cease-fire talks continue

U.S. crude oil futures fell 3% on Friday amid reports that Qatar told Iran to not attack Israel while Gaza cease-fire talks are ongoing. Qatar’s prime minister told Iran’s leaders in a phone call after the first day of Gaza cease-fire talks in Doha Thursday that they should de-escalate, warning of the consequences of attacking … Read more

Lawyer on Deutsche Bank’s Postbank settlement offer

Lawyer on Deutsche Bank’s Postbank settlement offer

A Deutsche Bank branch in the financial district of Frankfurt, Germany, on May 6, 2022. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty Images A lawyer representing plaintiffs in a long-running case against Deutsche Bank on Friday slammed a proposed settlement from the German lender as a “late low ball” offer. The crux of the challenge against … Read more

These 3 retail stocks are winners this back-to-school shopping season

These 3 retail stocks are winners this back-to-school shopping season

Backpacks, Stanley water bottles and No. 2 pencils. This year’s back-to-school must-haves are a mix of the new and the (very) old. But the most important thing shoppers are looking for doesn’t appear on any lists: good deals. The stores that can deliver the best ones will win the season. The back-to-school shopping season — … Read more

Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

Bayer shares soar after U.S. legal win against Roundup cancer claims

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – MAY 14: Roundup weed killing products are offered for sale at a home improvement store on May 14, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. A jury yesterday ordered Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, to pay a California couple more than $2 billion in damages after finding that the weed killer had caused their cancer. … Read more

Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand

Alibaba, JD.com results underscore the slowdown in Chinese consumer demand

A person seen walking next to the Alibaba’s corporate logo, in front of its office building at Chaoyang Technology Park in Beijing, China. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba and JD.com‘s quarterly results from Thursday underscored the slowdown in China’s consumer market, with retailers struggling to attract value-conscious … Read more

Wall Street rally; South Korea, Singapore trade data

Wall Street rally; South Korea, Singapore trade data

Buildings in the central business district in Singapore, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024. Singapore’s economy expanded by a slightly more modest pace than initially expected in 2023, as manufacturing activity contracted and services growth slowed.  Nicky Loh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets rose on Friday and are set to round off the week … Read more

A major backer of Modelo parent Constellation sold its stake. Here’s why we’re staying invested

A major backer of Modelo parent Constellation sold its stake. Here’s why we’re staying invested

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets rally : Stocks are higher across the board Thursday, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rallying and erasing their losses for August. … Read more