"The Long and The Short" hosts Kristen Scholer and Tim Stenovec discuss today's top headlines. Shares of Snap climbing after Barclays upgraded the stock with a price target of $18, up from $11. The investment bank says the camera company could hit a "turning point" next year.
Plus, the dollar menu is back! McDonald's shares rise after the company ramping up the fast-food pricing wars. The Golden Arches also got an upgrade from Jefferies because its "use of data and technology should attract a higher multiple over time."
And after J.Jill reported better-than-expected earnings on Tuesday morning, shares flew off the racks in pre-market trading. The CEO attributes the uptick in sales to aligning product more with customer demand.
Electronic Arts, the video game maker of “Madden NFL,” “The Sims,” and other popular titles, is being acquired and taken private for about $52.5 billion in what could become the largest-ever buyout funded by private-equity firms.
Federal health officials are warning consumers not to eat certain heat-and-eat beef meatball pasta meals sold at Walmart stores nationwide.
Shares of some big drugmakers rose Friday as Wall Street started sorting out the impact of President Donald Trump’s latest tariff announcement.
Rep. John Moolenaar has requested an urgent briefing from the White House after Trump supported a deal giving Americans a majority stake in TikTok.
Merriam-Webster has fully revised its popular “Collegiate” dictionary with over 5,000 new words. They include “petrichor,” “dumbphone” and “ghost kitchen.” Also “cold brew,” “rizz,” “dad bod,” “hard pass,” “cancel culture” and more.
Can the stock market just keep rising?
