Wall St. edges higher on tech, housing boost
- Wall St drops as Meta Platforms, economic data weigh
- Q1 US GDP shows surprise slowing and uncomfortable inflation
- Meta shares dip on softer Q2 revenue guidance, elevated AI spending plans
- Oil steady as US demand concerns balance Middle East conflict risks
- Dollar firmer on higher U.S. inflation; yen sinks vs euro, US currency
- IBM tumbles on soft Q1 revenue; announces HashiCorp $6.4bn acquisition
- Hasbro (HAS) brand strength sees earnings top expectations
- Meta Platforms (META) Tops Q1 EPS by 39c, Offers Guidance
- Seagate Technology (STX) Enters $600M Asset Purchase Agreement with Avago
- Crude Inventory Declined 6.4 Million Barrels Last Week
- Meta Platforms, IBM, Caterpillar fall premarket; American Airlines, Chipotle rise
- After-hours movers: Meta, Ford, IBM, ServiceNow and more
- Midday movers: Tesla, Boeing rise; Uber, Old Dominion Freight fall
- After-hours movers: Tesla, Texas Instruments, Seagate, Visa and more
- Midday movers: PepsiCo, JetBlue fall; GM, Danaher and UPS rise
Morgan Stanley Raises Price Target on Best Buy (BBY) to $35 Following Solid 2Q
August 24, 2016 1:04 PM EDTMorgan Stanley reiterated an Equalweight rating on Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), and raised the price target to $35.00 (from $28.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. Q2 comps were better than expected at +0.8% vs. consensus estimates of -0.4%, and Q3 comp guidance of +1% is solid and... More
UBS Raises Price Target on Best Buy (BBY) Following Solid 2Q
August 24, 2016 9:15 AM EDTUBS reiterated a Neutral rating on Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), and raised the price target to $38.00 (from $33.00), following the company's 2Q earnings report. Appliances comped up 8.2% and now represent 9% of BBYs TTM sales. Also, its eComm growth of 24% was above the 20% mark for the... More