Apple Loses Top-Stock Crown as Analysts Downgrade on iPhone Risk
  • January 21, 2025

Apple Loses Top-Stock Crown as Analysts Downgrade on iPhone Risk

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc. received a pair of analyst downgrades, in the latest sign that soft iPhone sales are becoming an increasing concern for investors, as artificial intelligence fails to act as a hoped-for growth catalyst.Most Read from BloombergTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed Opportunit

Gap (GAP) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why
  • January 21, 2025

Gap (GAP) Stock Trades Up, Here Is Why

Shares of clothing and accessories retailer Gap (NYSE:GAP) jumped 6.4% in the afternoon session after Argus Research analyst Christine Dooley upgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Buy. The analyst cited the potential for a turnaround across key brands (Gap, Banana Republic, Old Navy, and Athleta) while acknowledging management's efforts to "revitalize the brands."

Why e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Stock Is Trading Lower Today
  • January 21, 2025

Why e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) Stock Is Trading Lower Today

Shares of cosmetics company e.l.f. Beauty (NYSE:ELF) fell 5.9% in the afternoon session after research by Morgan Stanley analyst Dara Mohsenian revealed weak sales trends for the company (ELF). The research revealed that U.S. scanner sales growth "slowed to 5.5% year over year in the last two weeks, including Amazon first party, and were down 1.9% year over year in the last week." The analyst blamed the weakness partly "on the timing of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day and the LA wildfires."

Top Wall Street Banks Rake In ECM Revenue as IPO Volume Recovers
  • January 21, 2025

Top Wall Street Banks Rake In ECM Revenue as IPO Volume Recovers

(Bloomberg) -- Wall Street’s biggest banks anticipate there’s more to come from the boom in equity deal activity seen through the end of 2024, after clocking a sharp rise in their underwriting revenue.Most Read from BloombergTexas HOA Charged With Discrimination for Banning Section 8 RentersHow Sanctuary Cities Are Preparing for Another Showdown With TrumpWhat LA’s Fires Mean for the City’s Housing ShortageDeadly Landslide of Garbage Displays Uganda's Missed OpportunityNY’s Hochul Calls for Law