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LIVE MARKETS-BofA clients have been net buyers 10 weeks in a row
Main U.S. indexes now red; Nasdaq off most down ~0.6%Healthcare weakest S&P sector; Utilities lead gainersEuro STOXX 600 index off ~0.1%Dollar ~flat; gold up; bitcoin rallies >1%; crude off >1%U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.79%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets broug...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Planet Fitness hits record high in wake of year-end update
** Shares of Planet Fitness PLNT.N rise 3% to record high of $104.60 on Tues, a day after the gym chain announced preliminary year-end results** PLNT, which presented at the annual ICR Conference on Mon, said ended 2024 with ~19.7 mln members and estimated its full year systemwide same-club sales g...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Boeing falls as 2024 deliveries drop to lowest since pandemic
** Shares of planemaker Boeing BA.N fall 2.9% to $165.63** Boeing's annual deliveries dropped in 2024 to the lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic** BA delivered 348 commercial jets in 2024, down from 528 in 2023** New orders for jets in 2024 dropped to less than half of what Boeing recorded in 2...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Why Applied Digital Stock Is Soaring Today
Applied Digital (NASDAQ: APLD) stock is posting big gains in Tuesday's trading. The company's share price was up 9.4% as of 11:30 a.m. ET and had been up as much as 25.1% earlier in the day's trading.Applied Digital is soaring today following news that Macquarie Asset Management will be investing up...The Motley Fool
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-PREVIEW: Goldman Sachs shares climb ahead of earnings
** Goldman Sachs GS.N shares up 1% at $568.79 ahead of Q4 earnings due before the opening bell on Wednesday** The bank is expected to post EPS of $8.22 on rev of $12.39 bln, per LSEG estimates, vs yr-ago results $5.48/shr in earnings and $11.32 bln in rev** Goldman has topped EPS estimates in six of...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Why Aehr Test Systems Stock Is Plummeting Today
Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ: AEHR) stock is seeing huge sell-offs in Tuesday's trading. The company's share price was down 25.5% as of 11:35 a.m. ET. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 index was flat and the Nasdaq Composite index was down 0.1%.After the market closed yesterday, Aehr published results for the sec...The Motley Fool
Jan 14, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Bond yields dip, stocks nearly flat; focus on inflation, Trump
S&P 500 last nearly flat after losing early gains U.S. bond yields ease slightly after recent surgeUS CPI data on Weds key for Fed outlookUpdates to late US morning, adds NEW YORK datelineBy Caroline Valetkevitch and Harry Robertson NEW YORK/LONDON Jan 14 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury yields dipped o...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Why Robinhood Stock Surged 192.5% Higher in 2024
Robinhood (NASDAQ: HOOD) has had its fair share of scrutiny, but the company has turned things around recently, and its progress was hard to ignore in 2024. During that year, Robinhood stock jumped 192.5%, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.The company has done a good job diversif...The Motley Fool
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Chegg falls after Morgan Stanley downgrade, PT cut
** Shares of online learning platform Chegg Inc CHGG.N down 8% to $1.49** Brokerage Morgan Stanley downgrades the stock to "underweight", cuts stock PT to $1.25 from $2** The market is not appropriately pricing in the material step-down in demand trends - Morgan Stanley ** The latest deterioration ...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Pot stocks fall as DEA cancels cannabis rescheduling hearing
Updates** Shares of cannabis firms fall as a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) judge on Monday canceled a hearing to consider the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from a schedule I drug to a schedule III drug ** Marijuana's schedule I categorization prohibits most conventional U.S. banks ...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Eli Lilly falls after weak Q4 sales forecast for weight-loss drug
Updates** Shares of drugmaker Eli Lilly LLY.N fall ~6% to $749.95; their lowest since November 2024** Eli Lilly expects $1.9 bln in Q4 sales for the weight-loss drug Zepbound, compared with estimates of $2.08 bln, according to data compiled by LSEG** Company sees Q4 sales of $3.5 bln for diabetes dr...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
CANADA STOCKS-TSX rises as bond selloff eases, mining shares advance
Updates with market opening pricesBy Ragini Mathur Jan 14 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index rose on Tuesday, supported by gains in mining shares, with investors assessing U.S. producer price data to gauge the Federal Reserve's interest rate path this year.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX ...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Monarch Casino & Resort rises after brokerage upgrades to 'buy', boosts PT
** Shares of Monarch Casino & Resort MCRI.O up 4% at $82.05** Truist Securities raises rating on the stock to "buy" from "hold", increases PT to $100 from $82** Brokerage expects co to benefit from completed renovations in Reno, Nevada and a strong balance sheet that positions it well for potential...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Cotton prices fall on technical resistance, lower oil
Jan 14 (Reuters) - ICE cotton futures fell on Tuesday due to a technical correction, while downbeat sentiment in oil and grains market also seeped into the natural fiber.* Cotton contracts for March CTc1 fell 0.11 cent, or 0.16%, at 67.53 cents per lb at 10:47 a.m. ET (1547 GMT).* "So we've had a li...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Why SoundHound AI Stock Is Jumping Today
SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) stock is seeing strong gains in Tuesday's trading. The conversational artificial intelligence (AI) company's share price was up 2.2% as of 10:30 a.m. ET, amid a gain of 0.2% for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and a gain of 0.3% for the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC...The Motley Fool
Jan 14, 2025
UPDATE 1-Davos to welcome Trump virtually as world leaders await new US president's policies
Trump to join Davos meeting digitally, organisers say60 heads of state and government due to attend WEF meetingUkraine's Zelenskiy to make address, take questions -WEFMiddle East tensions, climate crisis also on the agendaAdds details, quotes and background in paragraphs 10-13, 14-16By Marwa RashadL...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Pearson and Microsoft Announce Multi-Year Partnership to Transform the Future of Learning and Work with AI
Both companies are committing to transforming and scaling AI skilling and learning for learners, workers, and employers Pearson to further benefit from Microsoft Azure Cloud capabilities and AI tools, including rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot across its workforce Microsoft to further benefit ...PR Newswire
Jan 14, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Two-fer Tuesday: Inflation cools, small business sentiment jumps
Main U.S. indexes modestly green; Dow out frontIndustrials lead S&P sector gainers; Healthcare weakest groupEuro STOXX 600 index ~unchangedDollar ~flat; gold up; bitcoin rallies >2%; crude off ~1%U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.80%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets br...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
Why Plug Power Stock Popped 10% Tuesday Morning
Plug Power (NASDAQ: PLUG) stock rocketed more than 10% in early trading Tuesday, hitting $3 per share before giving back most of its gains and retreating to a single-digit gain. As of 10:20 a.m. ET, Plug stock is still up, but only by 2%.So why did Plug Power go up in the first place, and why did it...The Motley Fool
Jan 14, 2025
BUZZ-Illumina rises after preliminary Q4 revenue exceeds estimates
** Shares of medical equipment maker Illumina ILMN.O rise 1.8% to $146.9 ** Illumina reports preliminary Q4 revenue of around $1.1 bln, above analysts' estimates of $1.07 bln, according to data compiled by LSEG** Company expects Q4 non-GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $0.91 to $0.93, vs estimates of...Reuters
Jan 14, 2025
