Warren Buffett, who turns 96 this summer, is bringing back his famed annual charity lunch after a four-year pause. But this year,
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It hasn’t been the best three-month start for the S&P 500 (^GSPC +0.11%), down more than 7% at one point in March before partially recovering to a -4% performance by April 1. That has been the trend across many major indexes, especially those with a large tech presence.
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The US economy posted unexpectedly strong job gains in March, data showed Friday, in a development hailed as a win by US President Donald Trump’s administration but seen with caution by analysts.
The world’s largest economy gained 178,000 jobs in March, after losing 133,000 in February, and the unemployment rate dropped by 0.1 percentage-points to 4.3 percent,
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Benchmark analyst Yi Fu Lee initiated coverage of CrowdStrike (CRWD) with a Buy rating and $500 price target, citing the cybersecurity leader’s clear path to $10 billion in annual recurring revenue and defensible AI positioning within a $150 billion TAM.
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early stumble to finish with slim gains on Wall Street Thursday and close out their first winning week since the start of the Iran war.
The early decline for stocks was driven by a surge in oil prices following a national address late Wednesday from President Donald Trump.
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Cantor Fitzgerald initiates Cerence (CRNC) with an Overweight rating and $11 price target, arguing the automotive software leader is positioned to capture larger share of AI-driven in-vehicle software spend as its xUI platform ramps with five active customer programs and first vehicles expected in 2026.
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The S&P 500 is down about 6.5% year to date, and much of the selling pressure has been concentrated in technology. The Nasdaq Composite is off nearly 10% as investors factor in the risk that artificial intelligence (AI) agents could pressure demand for software from some industry leaders. That fear isn’t baseless.
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U.S. futures were trading modestly lower early Friday following surprisingly strong jobs data from the federal government.
Equities markets are closed for Good Friday, but futures markets were trading into Friday morning, albeit quietly.
Futures for S&P 500 dipped 0.3%, futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.4%.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock’s price. Do they really matter, though?
Let’s take a look at what these Wall Street heavyweights have to say about SLB (SLB) before we discuss the reliability of brokerage recommendations and how to use them to your advantage.
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Nvidia stock climbed in the triple digits in recent years, but it has suffered in recent weeks.
Concerns about AI spending and the general economic environment have weighed on investors’ minds.
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has been a surefire ticket to gains for investors for quite some time.