● 기업단신
Advanced Micro Devices — The semiconductor maker rallied nearly 3% after being upgraded by Barclays to overweight from equal weight. Barclays said it sees potential upside from direct-current and generative artificial intelligence. The firm also upgraded Qualcomm and Seagate Technology to overweight from equal weight. Qualcomm and Seagate both gained more than 2%.
Wayfair — The online retailer jumped more than 12% after being double upgraded to overweight from underweight by JPMorgan. The Wall Street firm cited improving market share trends and a better grasp on spending from management.
Salesforce — Salesforce shares gained more than 5% premarket on news that activist investor Elliott Management has reportedly taken a multibillion-dollar stake in the cloud-based software giant.
Shopify — The e-commerce company rose nearly 5% after being upgraded to buy from hold by Deutsche Bank, which said brands are growing increasingly interested in Shopify.
Abbott Laboratories — Abbott Labs lost 2.5% following a Wall Street Journal report Friday that the Justice Department is investigating conduct at its infant-formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan.
CrowdStrike — The cybersecurity company shed nearly 2% after being downgraded to hold by Deutsche Bank, which cited intensifying competition.
PayPal — Shares of the payment company dipped more than 1% in premarket trading after The Wall Street Journal reported that large banks are teaming up to create their own digital wallet. The wallet would be a competitor to PayPal and Apple Pay.
Western Digital — The data storage company rose 4% after a report from Bloomberg late Friday that merger talks between Western Digital and Kioxia holdings are progressing.
Warner Music Group — The music entertainment company dropped 2.45% after being downgraded by Barclays to equal weight. Warner Music’s financial performance has been too volatile to justify a premium valuation, its analysts said.
Tapestry — The Coach and Kate Spade parent slid 1.85% after being downgraded to equal weight from overweight by Barclays. The Wall Street firm’s reasons included inflation creeping to higher household income brackets.
Skechers — Cowen upgraded Skechers to outperform from market perform, saying it remains the No. 2 casual sneaker brand in the U.S. and is gaining preference in its survey. Consensus sales and EPS estimates are too conservative, the firm said. Skechers gained nearly 2% in the premarket.
Zoom Video Communications — Shares of Zoom slipped 0.72% after MKM Partners downgraded the company to neutral from buy, citing slowing growth.
● 이번 주 실적발표
● 장전 상황
The three major stock indices are still in positive territory this month despite last week’s choppy results. Stocks closed Friday on a high note, with the Nasdaq pulling out a gain for the week, even as the Dow and S&P 500 slid. Investors will parse through a big slate of earnings this week (more on this below) as they look ahead to next week’s policy-setting Federal Reserve meeting. The consensus points to the Fed raising rates by a quarter of a point, which is lower than recent increases, but markets will be tuned in especially to what Chairman Jerome Powell says about the central bank’s next steps.
Earnings season gains serious momentum this week, with several big companies gearing up to report quarterly results. Tech, telecom, aerospace and airlines will be in focus, especially as investors seek clues about what companies are expecting this year. Here’s when some of the major names set to report:
- Tuesday: Johnson & Johnson, GE, Lockheed Martin, Verizon (before the bell); Microsoft (after the bell)
- Wednesday: AT&T, Boeing (before the bell); Tesla, IBM (after the bell)
- Thursday: Comcast, Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, JetBlue (before the bell); Intel (after the bell)
● Brazil and Argentina are working on a common currency. The two nations are expected to invite other Latin American nations to join the ambitious project, according to the Financial Times.
* 필자의 생각: 만약 남미권 국가 결집이 가시화된다면 그 시장의 규모가….ㅎㄷㄷ
● Microsoft announces multibillion-dollar investment in ChatGPT-maker OpenAI
Microsoftannounced on Monday a new multiyear, multibillion-dollar investment with ChatGPT maker OpenAI.
The investment marks the third phase of the partnership between the two companies, following Microsoft’s previous investments in 2019 and 2021.
Microsoft said the renewed partnership will accelerate breakthroughs in AI and help both companies commercialize advanced technologies in the future.
● Activist investor Elliott Management took a multibillion dollar stake in Salesforce. The investment comes after the business software company underwent a round of mass layoffs and a change of leadership.
● Amazon Web Services is investing $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia by 2040. The deal is expected to create 1,000 jobs in the state.
● The $2 billion man
The self-proclaimed “king of the world” has once again proved he knows how to make movies for the masses. James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water” has grossed more than $2 billion at the global box office for Disney, even as one of its most crucial markets, China, struggles with surging Covid cases. While the long-awaited sequel to Cameron’s 2009 original started off softer-than-expected in its North American opening weekend, the three-hour sci fi action movie continued to build momentum at the box office during the holidays and beyond, as it faced little competition for theatergoers’ dollars. Cameron is now responsible for three of the six movies to have garnered more than $2 billion: “Avatar,” “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Titanic.”
