Thursday’s analyst calls: CVS gets upgraded, JPMorgan lowers rating on industrial giant

[ad_1] (This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Thursday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) A pharmacy operator and an industrial stock were among the stocks being talked by analysts on Thursday. Barclays upgraded CVS to overweight from equal weight, calling for 24% upside. Meanwhile,…

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Ether has been dramatically underperforming bitcoin as the investment case for the cryptocurrency weakens

[ad_1] Crypto investors are starting to question the investment opportunity in ether . Ethereum has always been seen as the blockchain with a stronger and more easily understood value proposition as a smart contracts platform that could power many different types of applications. Now, investors are reckoning with the possibility that ether may have lost…

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Thursday’s analyst calls: Nucor, Dutch Bros get positive views despite slides in shares

[ad_1] (This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Thursday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) Steelmaker Nucor and drive-through beverage company Dutch Bros were in focus for analysts Thursday who see room for growth in both stocks. Rising steel prices should benefit Nucor, while Dutch…

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The ‘Trump trade’ has divided health-care stocks into two camps. How to play the next moves

[ad_1] This year’s presidential election is already sending health-care stocks on a wild ride. Historically, shifts in political control have created “increased volatility” across the health care sector, sending investors “to look for areas of safety,” Raymond James analyst Chris Meekins said in a July 7 note. “This election is likely to produce distinct, binary,…

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GameStop shares surge 73% in premarket after ‘Roaring Kitty’ trader posts account showing $116 million position

[ad_1] Meme stock GameStop rallied again in premarket trading Monday on speculation Keith Gill, the man who inspired 2021’s epic short squeeze, could have a huge position in the video game retailer. Shares in premarket trading were 73% higher at 5:10 a.m. ET, after soaring 90% earlier in the morning. It comes after the stock…

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