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View of the phone company QUALCOMM technology 5G in the Mobile World Congress. Ramon Costa | SOPA Images | LightRocket | Getty Images How to find compelling stocks primed to outperform during the third quarter of 2020? Here are a few of the names the best-performing Wall Street analysts are betting on right now. With

An artist’s rendering of a Momentus Vigoride transfer vehicle deploying satellites in orbit. Momentus A space startup offering a “last mile delivery” service for spacecraft is continuing its deal spree this year, becoming an increasingly important player in the growing small satellite market. Momentus, a Santa Clara, California-based company, has so far struck $40 million

The logo of Amazon Web Services (AWS) is seen during the 4th annual America Digital Latin American Congress of Business and Technology in Santiago, Chile, September 5, 2018. Ivan Alvarado | Reuters Amazon Web Services, the cloud-computing branch of the e-commerce giant, is further expanding its services in the growing space industry. The company announced

(L-R) Michael Corbat, chief executive officer of Citigroup Inc., Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., James Gorman, chief executive officer of Morgan Stanley, Brian Moynihan, chief executive officer of Bank of America Corp., Ron O’Hanley, president and chief executive officer of State Street Corp., Charles Scharf, chief executive officer of Bank

People walk by a Wells Fargo bank branch on October 13, 2017 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Wells Fargo warned on Monday that it will likely cut its dividend after the Federal Reserve announced it would cap dividends for banks based on earnings.  Wall Street analysts pointed to Wells Fargo as

Fracking giant Chesapeake Energy’s bankruptcy filing comes following a financial mess at the company that included no budgets, a massive wine collection and a nine-figure bill for parking garages, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. CEO Robert D. “Doug” Lawler found in examining the company’s books a $110 million bill for two parking garages, Faber reported

BlackRock’s global chief investment strategist said after the market’s strong gains, he is more cautious on U.S. stocks into the second half of the year because of risks of fading fiscal stimulus and potential election volatility. BlackRock Investment Institute, in its second half outlook, said it retains equities at neutral, or benchmark weight in portfolios.

A worker on a Chesapeake Energy natural gas rig in Fort Worth, Texas Matt Nager | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chesapeake Energy, the poster child of the U.S. shale revolution, filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday. The move comes as the company and industry more broadly has been rocked by a drop in oil and

Mastercard credit cards Roberto Machado Noa/ LightRocket via Getty Images How to find compelling stocks primed to outperform during a volatile second half of the year? Here are a few of the names the best-performing Wall Street analysts are betting on right now. As fears of a resurgence in the coronavirus sweep the globe, it could

Jeffrey Ubben, CEO of ValueAct Capital Partners Ann Johansson | Corbis | Getty Images On paper, this trade has already been a home run for Jeff Ubben and ValueAct, turning $154 million of its investors’ money into $1.46 billion in possibly the best example so far in the new stakeholder era that mitigating issues associated

Good news for investors: Your broker-dealer is going to have to disclose a lot more about what he or she is advising you to buy or sell.   Regulation Best Interest, or Reg BI, is coming into effect June 30 after more than two years of controversy and discussion. It requires broker-dealers — those who

Mohamed El-Erian told CNBC on Thursday he’s waiting to put cash to work as the stock market faces more uncertainty due to the coronavirus pandemic.  “I have money on the sidelines, and I missed the last rally of the last three weeks. I’m not putting it to work here,” the chief economic advisor at Allianz said on

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in the financial district of lower Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York City, April 26, 2020. Jeena Moon | Reuters U.S. banking regulators are about to ease restrictions created in the aftermath of the financial crisis, a development that sent bank

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday he’s grown worried about the stock market’s ability to continue its robust rally from the coronavirus-driven bottom. “I’m feeling uncertain here after a very big run, fourth quarter 1999-like,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box,” a reference to the run-up in equity prices that preceded the 2000 dot-com bubble bust. Cramer’s comments came after

Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft Unity comes into land during a glide test flight on May 1, 2020. Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic successfully completed its second glide flight test in New Mexico on Thursday, a milestone that should set the company up to begin spaceflights next. The company said that after it completes “an extensive data review”

Paramedics wait to bring a patient into the emergency room at Regional Medical Center on May 21, 2020 in San Jose, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images With an acceleration of coronavirus headlines starting to weigh on the U.S. stock market, strategists say they are now paying attention to a more refined set of disease

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday he thinks investors are smart to take some profits following the stock market’s strong rise from its coronavirus lows.  The S&P 500 was up more than 40%, as of Tuesday’s close, from its March 23 intraday bottom, a rally that Cramer called one of the “greatest moves of my lifetime.”  “I’m not

People walk along Broadway as the coronavirus keeps financial markets and businesses mostly closed on May 08, 2020 in New York City. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced on Friday that the US economy lost 20.5 million jobs in April. This is the largest decline in jobs since the government began tracking the data in

Vricon 3D visualization of Damascus, Syria. Maxar Space and satellite imagery company Maxar Technologies is taking full ownership of a joint venture it has held with Swedish aerospace group Saab, which the U.S. company expects will further its analytics offering. Maxar announced after the market closed on Tuesday that it intends to acquire full ownership of 3D

Chinese President Xi Jinping walks past officials wearing face masks following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak as he arrives for the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. Carlos Garcia Rawlins | Reuters China has been juggling a global pandemic along