Bulls and Bears of the Week: Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Microsoft and a Critic Call Bitcoin a "Magnet for Fools"
Benzinga has reviewed the outlook for many investors' favorite stocks over the past week. Here's a look at some of our top stories.
After showing uncertainty at the start of the week, the three main indices ended strong on Friday. The S&P 500 ended the week up 1.45%, the Nasdaq 0.98% and the Dow Industrials 1.46% on the week.
Friday's rebound came after the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in December, beating economists' estimates of 200,000 new jobs. However, wage growth fell to just 4.6% during the month, a sign that inflation continues to decline.
The optimism was weighed against minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's November meeting, released Wednesday, which suggested that a pivot to lower interest rate may not happen as soon as some investors had hoped.
Benzinga continues to review the outlook for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are some of the most bullish and bearish messages from the past week that are worth revisiting.
Bulls"Microsoft's AI Chatbot Could Bring 21% In Gains For Stockholders, But Analysts Are Torn Over Cloud Biz", by Natan Ponieman, explains why analysts expect the $1 billion investment Microsoft Inc's MSFT dollars in artificial intelligence platform OpenAI to pay the tech giant.
In "Meme Token Surges 186% In 24 Hours, Surpassing Dogecoin, Shiba Inu: Analyst Says 'BONK Inspired A Movement'", Mehab Qureshi highlights a meme token called Bonk, which has outperformed Dogecoin DOGE/USD and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD during the crypto winter.
"Is Apple Stock Headed To $250? Why Gene Munster Says 'One Of The World's Greatest Companies' Is Poised To Double", by Adam Eckert, explains why Wolf Funds' Gene Munster thinks that Apple Inc AAPL stock is positioned to be priced at $250 per share.
For other bullish calls from the past week, check out the following:
11.25% 'Guaranteed' Return: Blackstone's Billion-Dollar Deal This University Couldn't Turn Down
Cramer: The goal is 'the winner' once the 'smoke clears' from the fall of Bed Bath & Beyond
NYSE Exec: There's 1 stock in Cathie Wood's fund that's set to rise (it's not Tesla)
The Bears"
Benzinga has reviewed the outlook for many investors' favorite stocks over the past week. Here's a look at some of our top stories.
After showing uncertainty at the start of the week, the three main indices ended strong on Friday. The S&P 500 ended the week up 1.45%, the Nasdaq 0.98% and the Dow Industrials 1.46% on the week.
Friday's rebound came after the Labor Department announced that the U.S. economy added 223,000 jobs in December, beating economists' estimates of 200,000 new jobs. However, wage growth fell to just 4.6% during the month, a sign that inflation continues to decline.
The optimism was weighed against minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's November meeting, released Wednesday, which suggested that a pivot to lower interest rate may not happen as soon as some investors had hoped.
Benzinga continues to review the outlook for many of the stocks most popular with investors. Here are some of the most bullish and bearish messages from the past week that are worth revisiting.
Bulls"Microsoft's AI Chatbot Could Bring 21% In Gains For Stockholders, But Analysts Are Torn Over Cloud Biz", by Natan Ponieman, explains why analysts expect the $1 billion investment Microsoft Inc's MSFT dollars in artificial intelligence platform OpenAI to pay the tech giant.
In "Meme Token Surges 186% In 24 Hours, Surpassing Dogecoin, Shiba Inu: Analyst Says 'BONK Inspired A Movement'", Mehab Qureshi highlights a meme token called Bonk, which has outperformed Dogecoin DOGE/USD and Shiba Inu SHIB/USD during the crypto winter.
"Is Apple Stock Headed To $250? Why Gene Munster Says 'One Of The World's Greatest Companies' Is Poised To Double", by Adam Eckert, explains why Wolf Funds' Gene Munster thinks that Apple Inc AAPL stock is positioned to be priced at $250 per share.
For other bullish calls from the past week, check out the following:
11.25% 'Guaranteed' Return: Blackstone's Billion-Dollar Deal This University Couldn't Turn Down
Cramer: The goal is 'the winner' once the 'smoke clears' from the fall of Bed Bath & Beyond
NYSE Exec: There's 1 stock in Cathie Wood's fund that's set to rise (it's not Tesla)
The Bears"
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