Stock – Our Story Insight

Nvidia stock on a 10-day winning streak, up 18% over that stretch

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:07:12 +0000

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote address at the GTC AI Conference in San Jose, California, on March 18, 2025.

Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images

Nvidia stock is on a tear, rising more than 18% over the past ten days. It’s the longest winning streak the artificial intelligence chip giant has seen since another ten-day rise in 2023.

Shares are trading about 8% lower than October’s all-time high of $212.19, adjusted for a 10-for-1 stock split that occurred in 2024.

The steady climb comes amid explosive AI demand, as giants like Meta, Amazon, Google and Microsoft snap up Nvidia’s AI chips.

At last month’s annual GTC conference, CEO Jensen Huang said Nvidia has more than $1 trillion in orders for its graphics processing units through 2027, including its current Blackwell and next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs.

Nvidia’s data center revenue is up 75% year-over-year, and now makes up a whopping 88% of its business. It’s a sharp incline from five years ago, when gaming was the company’s largest revenue driver.

Now, Nvidia can’t make AI chips fast enough. At GTC in March, Nvidia unveiled new types of chips for powering AI, including a language processing unit made with technology acquired with its $20 billion purchase of chip startup Groq in December.

Nvidia also unveiled a standalone rack of its newest Vera central processing units at GTC, as agentic AI shifts compute needs and creates a resurgence of demand for CPUs.

Meta is the first major customer of Nvidia’s standalone CPUs. In a sweeping deal announced in February, Meta committed to deploying millions of Nvidia’s chips in its dozens of data centers worldwide.

The winning streak comes as Nvidia denied rumors Monday that it’s in talks to buy a large PC company, telling CNBC in a statement that it’s “not engaged in discussions to acquire any PC maker.” Both Dell and HP Inc. rose on the claims Monday, then lost some of those gains early Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Nvidia also announced a new family of open-source models it’s calling Ising, aimed at accelerating the adoption of quantum computing.

Watch: CNBC’s biggest takeaways from Nvidia’s GTC 2026

Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

The post Nvidia stock on a 10-day winning streak, up 18% over that stretch appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Goldman Sachs stock falls despite blowout earnings report

admin — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:34:31 +0000

Shares of Goldman Sachs dropped Monday despite the Wall Street giant posting a blockbuster first-quarter profit, as investors zeroed in on weak spots beneath the headline numbers.

The stock dropped roughly 2% intraday after initially plunging more than 4% at the open — even as the bank reported earnings and revenue that topped expectations.

Investors also weighed the potential impact of the Iran conflict on dealmaking and market activity.

Goldman posted net income of $5.63 billion on revenue of $17.23 billion for the quarter, with earnings per share of $17.55 — topping analyst estimates of $16.49 per share on revenue of about $16.97 billion.

Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon warned that geopolitical tensions could weigh on dealmaking and market activity if they persist. REUTERS

But the strong headline results were overshadowed by a sharp miss in a key business line: fixed-income trading.

Revenue from fixed income, currencies and commodities — known as FICC — came in at roughly $4 billion, falling short of expectations by as much as $900 million, according to estimates cited by analysts.

The shortfall in FICC, a core driver of institutional trading revenue, weighed heavily on investor sentiment and sparked concerns about whether trading conditions are beginning to soften.

Weakness wasn’t limited to trading. The firm’s asset and wealth management division generated $4.08 billion in revenue, falling roughly $140 million short of analyst expectations.

At the same time, Goldman reported a larger-than-expected provision for credit losses, booking about $315 million — more than double the roughly $150 million analysts had anticipated.

Goldman Sachs shares fell Monday despite strong earnings, as investors focused on weak spots in trading and rising credit costs. Google Market

The higher provision raised questions about potential stress in the bank’s lending portfolio and exposure to private credit markets.

It was the bank’s largest increase in loan loss provisions since 2020, Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo said in a note cited by CNBC.

Nonetheless, the company offered to a positive take on the first-quarter results.

“Goldman Sachs delivered very strong performance for our shareholders this quarter, even as market conditions became more volatile,” CEO David Solomon said.

“Our clients continue to depend on us for high quality execution and insights amid the broader uncertainty, and we remain confident in how we’ve positioned our businesses.”

Speaking on a conference call later Monday, Solomon said dealmaking activity has remained resilient but warned he is closely tracking developments in Iran and the broader Middle East region.

“If the resolution of the conflict drags, that probably will be a headwind in some of these areas, particularly inflation trends as we get further into the second and the third quarter,” Solomon said. “So we’ll have to watch that.”

Shares of Goldman Sachs declined after a key trading division underperformed expectations. REUTERS

Solomon also struck an optimistic tone on dealmaking, saying executives he has spoken with “believe they have an opportunity to drive scale and consolidation” that wasn’t possible under the Biden administration.

Some analysts warned that the outlook for dealmaking remains uncertain.

“The absence of a material increase in [investment banking] activity over a sustained period and/or a cool-down in market performance could lead to disappointment and a sharp correction,” Saul Martinez, head of US financials research at HSBC, told the Wall Street Journal.

Investors appeared to look past the firm’s strong performance in other areas.

Equities trading revenue surged to a record level during the quarter, while investment banking fees rebounded sharply amid a pickup in dealmaking activity.

Shares of JPMorgan Chase rose about 0.8%, while Bank of America gained roughly 0.7%, reflecting a modestly positive tone across large-cap lenders.

The broader KBW Bank Index was little changed, pointing to a flat-to-slightly-positive session for the sector, while the Invesco KBW Bank ETF hovered in the mid-$80s range.

The post Goldman Sachs stock falls despite blowout earnings report appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Intel stock on track for historic 9-day winning streak, up 56%

admin — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:03:54 +0000

The Intel logo is displayed on a sign in front of Intel headquarters on July 16, 2025 in Santa Clara, California.

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images

Intel was on track for a ninth-straight day of gains on Monday, up about 56% over that stretch and on track for its best run over that many days since at least the 1970s.

The stock’s last winning nine-day run was in September 2023, and the last streak longer than that, a 13-day series of gains, happened in May 2005.

Several big deals and announcements from the U.S. chipmaker have fueled the run, including partnerships with Google and Elon Musk’s Terafab project.

Last week, Intel announced an expansion of its partnership with Google. Google will use Intel’s newest Xeon 6 central processing units to run artificial intelligence training and inference workloads, according to the announcement.

Intel also announced it will be joining Elon Musk’s Terafab project last week.

Plans for Terafab, an advanced AI chip complex in Austin, Texas, were announced by Musk last month. The complex will design and manufacture custom chips for SpaceX, xAI and Tesla, according to Musk.

On Tuesday, Intel posted a photo of CEO Lip-Bu Tan and Musk together.

“Our ability to design, fabricate, and package ultra-high-performance chips at scale will help accelerate Terafab’s aim to produce 1 TW/year of compute to power future advances in AI and robotics,” the company wrote.

The chipmaker also repurchased the remaining shares of its Ireland chip fab earlier this month. The $14.2 billion purchase showed renewed strength compared to its balance sheet when it sold the 49% share in 2024.

Intel and Advanced Micro Devices lead the CPU industry. Last month, Dion Harris, head of AI infrastructure at Nvidia told CNBC that CPUs are “becoming the bottleneck” for AI and agentic workflow.

Unlike AMD and Nvidia, which outsource their silicon manufacturing, Intel designs and manufactures its own chips.

In August, the U.S. government bought a 10% stake in Intel, as the only company that can make advanced chips domestically. One month later, Nvidia announced a $5 billion investment and technology collaboration with the company.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the deal “an incredible investment.”

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon

Intel stock month-to-date

Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

The post Intel stock on track for historic 9-day winning streak, up 56% appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Intel stock pops as it buys back Ireland chip fab in sign of strength

admin — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:35:49 +0000

Intel shares jumped 10% on Wednesday after the U.S chipmaker announced it would repurchase the 49% equity interest it did not own in its Fab 34 chip facility in Ireland for $14.2 billion.

The semiconductor company sold the 49% stake in its Ireland manufacturing facility to buyout firm Apollo Global Management in 2024 for $11.2 billion.

“Our 2024 agreement was the right structure at the right time and provided Intel with meaningful flexibility, enabling us to accelerate critical initiatives,” Intel CFO David Zinsner said in a press release. “Today, we have a stronger balance sheet, improved financial discipline and an evolved business strategy.”

The move is a sign that the company is back on solid footing with renewed confidence.

When Intel sold its stake in 2024, it was a very different time for the U.S. chipmaker. The company was in the midst of a $100 billion investment to expand chipmaking in the U.S., including a massive chip fabrication plant, or fab, that opened in Arizona last year.

After years of falling behind chipmaking leader Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., former CEO Pat Gelsinger went all in on Intel’s foundry ambitions in the U.S. He was ousted at the end of 2024, but Intel’s Arizona chip factory project remained on track.

Intel said the repurchase agreement is “underpinned by the growing and essential role CPUs play in the era of AI.”

Intel is known for making industry-leading PC and server central processing units, or CPUs, but has a different business model from most chipmakers.

While other leaders like Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia outsource the complex and expensive manufacturing of their silicon, Intel both designs and manufactures its own chips — with hopes of manufacturing for others, too.

At Fab 34 in Ireland, Intel manufactures PC and server CPUs using less advanced chip nodes than what it makes in Arizona, but a renewed need for CPUs is driving demand across the board.

Intel told CNBC that its strongest demand right now is for server CPUs, including its latest Xeon 6 CPU made in Ireland.

Nvidia recently told CNBC that CPUs are “becoming the bottleneck” as agentic artificial intelligence changes compute needs.

Futurum Group called it a “quiet supply crisis,” predicting the CPU market growth rate could exceed the growth of GPUs, or graphics processing units, by 2028.

While GPUs are ideal for training and running AI models because their thousands of cores can perform many operations simultaneously, CPUs have a smaller number of powerful cores running sequential general-purpose tasks. Agentic AI requires a lot of general compute power, with large amounts of data moving around across multiple agents.

In the latest signals of the CPU renaissance, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang unveiled an entire rack filled only with Vera CPUs earlier this month, and U.K. chip architecture firm Arm Holdings introduced its first in-house chip — also a CPU.

Intel now manufactures chips at its most advanced node, 18A, in Arizona but has yet to secure a major external customer. For now, Intel is its own primary customer, making its Core Ultra series 3 PC processor at that plant.

In Ireland, Intel makes earlier generations of its PC processor, and manufactures its latest server CPU on Intel 3, the generation preceding 18A.

Intel 3 is the second generation of chip technology that the company makes using ASML‘s extreme ultraviolet lithography machines. These EUV machines are also used to manufacture 18A, opening up the possibility that Intel could produce more advanced chips in Ireland down the road.

Intel told CNBC there are no plans for 18A at Fab 34 in the near term.

The Ireland fab is also crucial to a different step in the chipmaking process called advanced packaging, which is required to connect the individual chips to larger systems like a circuit board. Intel told CNBC it does a portion of the advanced packaging for its 18A chips at the Ireland fab.

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon

Intel 1-day stock chart.

Correction: David Zinsner is CFO of Intel. An earlier version misspelled his name.

Choose CNBC as your preferred source on Google and never miss a moment from the most trusted name in business news.

The post Intel stock pops as it buys back Ireland chip fab in sign of strength appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Twitter shareholder lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of driving down stock goes to jury

admin — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:30:20 +0000

Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man engaged in a pattern of deceptive behavior that misled investors as he attempted to back out of his $44 billion deal to buy the social media platform in 2022.

The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Musk took control of Twitter, which he later renamed X, in October 2022, six months after agreeing to buy the embattled company for $44 billion, or $54.20 per share. The price represents a sliver of the Tesla CEO’s fortune, now estimated at $839 billion.

Much of the trial focused on Musk’s claims about the number of bots on Twitter. Musk testified, as he long contended, that Twitter had a much higher number of fake and spam accounts than the 5% it disclosed in regulatory filings. He used what he called Twitter’s misrepresentation of the number of fake accounts on its service as a reason to retreat from the purchase.

The civil trial in San Francisco centers on a class-action lawsuit filed just before Elon Musk took control of Twitter, which he later renamed X, in October 2022. Musk in court earlier this month. AP

After Musk tried to back out, Twitter went to court in Delaware to force him to honor his original deal. Just before that case was scheduled to go to trial, Musk reversed course again and agreed to pay what he had originally promised.

Mark Molumphy, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, asked jurors to hold Musk accountable and compensate thousands of investors who lost money because of tweets Musk sent, including one from May 13, 2022, that said the deal was “on hold.”

“He knew what he was doing,” Molumphy said.

The plaintiffs argue that, as Tesla’s stock price declined and buying Twitter became too expensive for Musk, he tweeted statements that drove down the stock price in the hopes he could renegotiate the deal for a lower price or get out of it altogether.

Musk’s tweets, the plaintiffs’ lawyer argued, were not some “innocent mistake” or a “stupid tweet” off the top of his head, but carefully calculated to drive down’s Twitter’s stock price.

Michael Lifrak, a lawyer for Musk, however, countered that the plaintiffs did not present “one shred of evidence” to show that Musk purposely plotted to drive down Twitter’s stock price. He reminded the jury that according to their instructions, even motive and intent to commit fraud is not enough to prove that actual fraud has taken place.

Plaintiffs argued Musk’s tweets drove down the stock price in the hopes he could renegotiate the deal for a lower price or get out of it altogether. Getty Images

Lifrak also said there’s “zero evidence” that Tesla’s stock price decline during the time he was in the process of buying Twitter was the issue.

Everyone “wants to pay less and not more,” he said, adding that “you can’t just say” he wanted a lower price and therefore he committed fraud.

The problem of bots and fake accounts on Twitter wasn’t new at the time Musk negotiated the deal. The company had paid $809.5 million in 2021 to settle claims it was overstating its growth rate and monthly user figures. Twitter also disclosed its bot estimates to the Securities and Exchange Commission for years while also cautioning that its estimate might be too low.

But Musk claimed the number was much higher, at least 20% according to some analysts. Saying the bot number was at least this high was like “saying the grass is green or the sky is blue,” Musk said.

Michael Lifrak, a lawyer for Musk, however, said the plaintiffs did not present “one shred of evidence” to show that Musk purposely plotted to drive down Twitter’s stock price. AP

Twitter’s former CFO Ned Segal disputed this claim and said on the witness stand that the number was actually closer to 1%.

Asked if Twitter ever filed false filings to the SEC that misstated its spam numbers, Segal said it did not. But he mentioned that the company once restated its finances after it became aware of a mistake in its calculation of daily users. In 2017, Twitter said it had been overstating its monthly user numbers by mistake because it was including users of a third-party app it should not have.

Molumphy showed jurors tweets Musk sent before he agreed to buy Twitter, including ones from 2020 complaining about the number of fake accounts on the platform. He also referred to Musk’s testimony from last week, where, when he was asked whether he thought Twitter was “exaggerating” their user numbers before signing the deal, Musk replied, “Yes.”

Musk holding a sink in 2022 at Twitter’s San Francisco office. Twitter account of Elon Musk/AFP

Referring to Musk’s May 13 tweet of the deal being “on hold” that’s become central to the case, Lifrak, his lawyer, used visual aids to try to make it clear to the jury that it was not a false statement. First, he showed a screen with the words “people who said the tweet was false at the time:” with a blank space underneath. A second screen said “people who said the tweet was false at the trial:” with another blank space underneath.

He also addressed animosity toward Musk, and urged jurors, who hail from around the Bay Area not to “fall for a San Francisco us vs. Elon Musk dynamic.”

“He may tweet stupid things,” Lifrak said. “But this isn’t a stupid tweeter trial.”

Rather, “it’s a trial on whether this man committed securities fraud and whether they proved it — and they didn’t.”

Much of the trial focused on Musk’s claims about the number of bots on Twitter. AFP via Getty Images

On Monday, the two sides met to go over instructions to the jury. Judge Charles R. Breyer noted that many in the jury pool had negative views on Musk. But, he added, a person who is “not universally liked” still deserves a fair trial, and should not be treated in a discriminatory or prejudicial way.

Musk, however, seems to already contend he hasn’t been treated fairly in the courtroom and earlier this month filed a motion for a mistrial, saying he has been deprived of his right to a fair trial because of the plaintiffs’ — and in some cases the judge’s — conduct.

The post Twitter shareholder lawsuit accusing Elon Musk of driving down stock goes to jury appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Here are 3 factors that drove the big swings in the stock market last week

admin — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 04:54:55 +0000

The post Here are 3 factors that drove the big swings in the stock market last week appeared first on Our Story Insight.

Stellantis stock off 43% as Jeep maker turns five, executes turnaround

admin — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 22:32:36 +0000

Stellantis North America COO and Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa speaks during the Stellantis press conference at the Automobility LA 2024 car show at Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California, November 21, 2024.

Etienne Laurent | AFP | Getty Images

DETROIT — Five years after the transatlantic automaker Stellantis was formed through a merger, the business hasn’t necessarily panned out as investors hoped.

U.S. shares of the company — created through a $52 billion combination of Italian American automaker Fiat Chrysler and France-based Groupe PSA on Jan. 16, 2021 — are down roughly 43% in the past five years. Italian-listed shares also are off roughly 40%.

Since the combined company’s stock debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Jan. 19, 2021, days after the merger was completed, shares of the automaker were largely in the black — up as high as 74% in March 2024 — until Stellantis reported troubling financial results that year amid cost-cutting efforts meant to support higher profits and its multibillion-dollar push into electric vehicles.

Many of those plans are being altered or eliminated under new Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa, who succeeded Carlos Tavares last summer. Tavares, a longtime automotive executive, was largely credited with forming the company, but abruptly left Stellantis in December 2024.

Stock Chart IconStock chart icon

Stellantis shares listed in the U.S. and Italy.

Filosa is executing a sales turnaround plan for the automaker and is particularly focused on its Jeep and Ram brands regaining U.S. market share following yearslong sales declines.

“The strategy that we have in front of us is a strong one and will lead us to growth if we execute well,” he told reporters Wednesday during the Detroit Auto Show. “So, I believe it’s a year of execution.”

Filosa did not rule out the possibility of regionally refocusing or shrinking the company’s vast portfolio of brands that also includes Italian nameplates Fiat and Alfa Romeo, which have not performed well domestically.

He said he believes the company should “stay together” following some speculation, including from Tavares, that it would be better to sell off assets or brands.

Filosa said the next step in the company’s plans will come during a meeting this month with more than 200 company executives that will focus on an upcoming capital markets day as well as company culture and 2026 execution.

PSA CEO Carlos Tavares and FCA CEO Mike Manley shake hands after signing a combination agreement that will lead to the creation of the world’s fourth-largest global automaker in terms of annual sales (8.7 million vehicles).

FCA

Investors have been eager to hear a new strategy for Stellantis after Tavares’ exit. He left amid troubling sales and financial results as the company strived to achieve 10% or greater profit margins and doubling net revenues under his “Dare Forward 2030” business plan.

U.S. shares of Stellantis since Filosa began as CEO on June 23 are up 2%. They closed Friday at $9.60 per share, down 4.2%.

Filosa this week declined to discuss the company’s past mistakes, but company executives previously told CNBC that Tavares’ fixation on cost reductions and profits hurt business, as well as the company’s products, employees and relationships with suppliers, unions and dealers.

Filosa has spent much of his time attempting to repair those bonds, especially with the company’s distraught U.S. franchised retailers. He’s also approved drastic changes to the company’s product plans, including reducing prices and reprioritizing products away from electrified vehicles.

“In the six months, I see the changes that we will make we need to make to create the bright future that we need,” he said regarding his tenure thus far as CEO.

The post Stellantis stock off 43% as Jeep maker turns five, executes turnaround appeared first on Our Story Insight.

IMAX stock crushed the theater sector in 2025

admin — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 23:53:28 +0000

An Imax private screening for the movie “First Man” at an AMC theater in New York on Oct. 10, 2018.

Lars Niki | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images

The theatrical industry is in flux — and one stock is rising above the rest.

Imax saw its shares jump more than 44% in 2025, even before the company announced that it had generated a record $1.28 billion at the global box office for the year. Those ticket sales marked a more than 40% increase over 2024 and were 13% higher than its previous record set in 2019.

Meanwhile, shares of fellow theatrical stocks AMC, Cinemark and Marcus Theatres cratered in 2025. AMC was down more than 60%, Cinemark’s stock fell 25% and Marcus Corp., which operates theaters and hotel chains, slumped around 28%.

The sharp declines on Wall Street come as theater operators struggle to grapple with massive changes in the industry.

Domestic ticket sales have rebounded from the record lows posted during the Covid pandemic, but remain about 25% below the the record-breaking $11.8 billion collected in 2018. The 2025 box office fell short of the $9 billion analysts had projected heading into the year, signaling to industry watchdogs that post-pandemic hurdles could be more permanent than anticipated.

“In an environment where consumer spending headwinds and economic concerns forced consumers to be choiceful with their entertainment spending, streaming services continue to represent an attractive option,” Eric Wold, executive director of equity research at Texas Capital Securities, told CNBC.

At the same time that consumer habits have shifted toward the home entertainment market, Hollywood is producing fewer films.

A combination of Wall Street penny-pinching, studio mergers and lingering production shutdowns from the pandemic and dual labor strikes has led to a significant drop-off in the number of movies hitting theaters.

“I think investors are still struggling with, and frankly, what everyone within the industry is still trying to figure out is, what is the real new normal for box office?” said Robert Fishman, senior research analyst at MoffettNathanson.

The winnowing of theatrical has left Imax ahead of the pack.

Move toward premium

When the theatrical slate is thin, Imax benefits, because when moviegoers do decide to leave their couches they are opting more and more for premium large format experiences.

In 2025, more than 16% of tickets sold for domestic showtimes were for these types of theaters, according to data from EntTelligence. That’s up from 15% in 2024 and 13.8% in 2023.

Often called PLFs, premium large format auditoriums are considered an elevated viewing experience, with bigger screens and higher-quality sound systems and seating options — and they come with higher ticket prices.

In 2025, general movie tickets averaged $13.29 apiece, while PLF tickets went for around $17.65 each, EntTelligence data showed. For comparison, premium tickets in 2024 averaged around $16.88 apiece.

As Hollywood shifts toward producing more big-budget blockbuster features — while medium-to-low-budget films are more often sent to streaming — PLF screens will become increasingly important.

After all, the films that benefit the most from PLF ticket sales have been Hollywood’s biggest releases, as audiences want to see explosive action movies and dazzling spectacles in the most state-of-the-art locations.

ScreenX is the world’s first multi-projection cinema with an immersive 270 degree field of view.

CJ 4DPLEX

On the docket for 2026 is Disney’s “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu,” Universal and Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” Netflix and Greta Gerwig’s “Narnia” and Warner Bros. and Denis Villeneuve’s “Dune: Part Three.”

All of these films were shot with Imax film cameras and will have theatrical releases on Imax screens.

The company has forecast its 2026 global box office haul at a new record of $1.4 billion.

“We see no signs of slowing down given a very promising slate ahead and the consistency of our market share gains, as filmmakers, studios, and audiences worldwide continue to gravitate toward the Imax experience,” said Rich Gelfond, CEO of Imax, in a statement Wednesday.

As of the end of September, Imax had more than 1,700 locations and a backlog of 478 contracts to build Imax screens. Notably, Imax screens represent less than 1% of the total movie screens worldwide.

Putting up profits

AMC, Cinemark and Marcus all have premium large format movie screens as part of their suite of theaters as well and have invested in creating more of these spaces in their cinemas.

But the chains are playing a game of catch-up.

AMC, in addition to its existing partnership with Imax, has plans to add more Dolby Cinema theaters to its U.S.-based locations as well as Screen X and 4DX auditoriums globally. Cinemark, too, made investments in the last year to add more Screen X theaters to its portfolio.

Of course, these upgrades can be expensive. In the case of AMC, renovations prior to the pandemic saddled the company with billions in debt, which was exacerbated during Covid-related shutdowns. The company is still dealing with this debt load.

Working in Imax’s favor is the fact that the company is notably asset-light, meaning it has minimized its ownership of physical assets like buildings by leveraging its technology and partnering with other companies.

Instead of costly real estate leases, Imax makes deals with cinema chains to install its equipment into their auditoriums and then takes a share of the box office receipts for films screened in those theaters.

AMC, Cinemark, Marcus and other theater operators, on the other hand, have the financial burden of rent and utility payments, which are only partially offset by ticket sales that they split with studios. Concessions — popcorn, soda and specialty food — have become the means for these businesses to drum up enough funds to cover expenses.

But, if the production slate isn’t strong and cinemas don’t have enough content to draw in moviegoers, then profitability is at risk.

In the first quarter of 2025, all three cinema stocks posted net losses. Marcus and Cinemark rebounded to profitability in the second and third quarter, as the calendar of films improved, while AMC posted two more periods in the red.

Imax, on the other hand, was profitable in all three quarters. Through the first nine months of 2025, Imax reported net income of $43 million, up 67% from the same period in 2024.

The theater stocks will all report fourth-quarter results in the coming weeks as earnings reports roll out.

The post IMAX stock crushed the theater sector in 2025 appeared first on Our Story Insight.

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

admin — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:17:15 +0000

This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox.

Happy Tuesday. We’re not even a week into the new year and I’ve already started telling myself that my resolution to read more can include reviewing drafts of this newsletter.

Stock futures are little changed this morning. The market is coming off a winning session.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

1. Maduro’s plea

Captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are escorted, as they heads towards the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Manhattan for an initial appearance to face U.S. federal charges including narco-terrorism, conspiracy, drug trafficking, money laundering and others, at Downtown Manhattan Heliport, in New York City, U.S., Jan. 5, 2026.

Adam Gray | Reuters

Investor attention yesterday concentrated on the U.S.’ strike on Venezuela over the weekend. Ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges in a New York City court yesterday, saying he was “kidnapped” and a “prisoner of war.”

Here’s how the market reacted to the military operation:

2. Bank teller

Neel Kashkari, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, speaks at the Milken Conference 2024 Global Conference Sessions at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 7, 2024.

David Swanson | Reuters

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari told CNBC yesterday that interest rates may not need to come down much further.

“My guess is we’re pretty close to neutral right now,” Kashkari said on “Squawk Box.” He said he believes inflation is still too high and that monetary policy appears to not have been tight enough in recent years.

On the labor front, Kashkari said artificial intelligence has caused a slowdown in hiring among big companies while also creating productivity gains. His comments come ahead of tomorrow’s ADP employment report and November’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover data, followed by the all-important nonfarm payroll report on Friday.

3. Mileage may vary

The Camp Jeep outdoor terrain at the New York International Auto Shown on April 16, 2025.

Danielle DeVries | CNBC

General Motors reported a 5.5% annual U.S. sales increase in 2025 yesterday. As CNBC’s Michael Wayland notes, that should make it a top performer: Cox Automotive expects the broader sector to rise around just 2%.

On the other hand, Chrysler parent Stellantis saw its sales slide 3.3%. But it wasn’t all bad: The automaker’s Jeep brand posted growing sales for the first time since 2018.

Electric vehicle maker Lucid, meanwhile, said deliveries surged 55% in 2025, driven by a 70% annual increase in the fourth quarter. Lucid has been building out production of its Gravity SUV despite supply chain snafus.

Get Morning Squawk directly in your inbox

4. AI in AVs

Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2026.

Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images

Nvidia is testing the robotaxi waters. The company said yesterday that it’s working with operators in hopes of having them use Nvidia’s AI chips and software in their autonomous vehicle fleets as early as next year.

As CNBC’s Kif Leswing notes, it’s the AI titan’s latest foray into the automotive sector. Nvidia announced a robotaxi partnership with Uber last year. The company also said last month that Mercedes-Benz models released in later this year should be able to use its software for navigating cities like San Francisco.

5. ‘Secret sauce’

Exterior view of the new JPMorgan Chase global headquarters building at 270 Park Avenue on Nov. 13, 2025 in New York City.

Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images

JPMorgan launched a new initiative yesterday that gives select clients access to insights on the bank’s approach to major topics. In other words, its new “Special Advisory Services” will provide a look at parts of the recipe for JPMorgan’s “secret sauce.”

Liz Myers, the bank’s global chair of investment banking, is leading the effort. Myers told CNBC’s Leslie Picker that JPMorgan’s capabilities are “on par or better” than what some specialized consultancies offer.

JPMorgan will offer insights on a range of topics, including investor relations and real estate selection. Initially, the bank will not charge for these services, but it said it could institute a fee structure for clients needing support on prolonged or more time-consuming projects.

The Daily Dividend

Matt Mahan, the mayor of San Jose, California, rebuked the so-called billionaires tax that has been the talk of Silicon Valley. It was a notable break from Rep. Ro Khanna, a fellow Democrat who has been under fire from the technology elite over his support of the proposed ballot measure.

Driving billionaires out of state might feel good in the short run but working people (as is almost always the case) will pick up the tab for this political ploy.

Matt Mahan

Mayor of San Jose, California, on X

CNBC’s Dan Mangan, Spencer Kimball, Hugh Leask, Sean Conlon, Jeff Cox, Ashley Capoot, Michael Wayland, Kif Leswing, Leslie Picker and Jordan Novet contributed to this report. Josephine Rozelle edited this edition.

The post 5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday appeared first on Our Story Insight.

General Motors stock on track to beat auto rivals like Tesla, Ford in 2025

admin — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 04:12:03 +0000

General Motors is on track to end 2025 as the top US-traded automaker stock – far outpacing American rivals like Ford, Tesla and Stellantis.

The stock has soared more than 55% so far this year to a record price of more than $80 a share as of Monday’s close – setting the automaker up for its best year since it exited bankruptcy in 2009.

That includes a nearly 13% jump so far in December, piling on to five consecutive months of stock gains, according to FactSet.

CEO Mary Barra has exercised options or sold about 1.8 million shares this year. Getty Images

Shares in Ford and Tesla, meanwhile, have risen 34% and 17%, respectively, over the same time. Honda and Toyota also saw far smaller gains, while Stellantis – which owns Jeep, Ram and Dodge – suffered a 15% loss.

Despite trade tensions and economic uncertainty, GM has steadily beat Wall Street earnings estimates – and it’s expected to continue its rise as it benefits from the Trump administration’s friendly policies, according to a CNBC report.

“Great vehicles, innovative technology, a rewarding customer experience, along with strong financial results, will continue to set GM apart in an increasingly competitive landscape,” CEO Mary Barra said during the company’s latest quarterly earnings call, in October.

The exec has exercised options or sold about 1.8 million shares this year – worth more than $73 million, according to public filings.

As of the latest public filing in September, Barra still owned more than 433,500 shares valued at over $35 million.

The Detroit-based automaker has delivered quarterly adjusted earnings per share above estimates every quarter over the past five years, except for the second quarter of 2022, according to FactSet.

Analysts have kept their expectations high for the company, attributing its performance to strong earnings growth and a solid track record of delivering shareholder returns.

General Motors is on track to end 2025 as the top US-traded automaker stock. Katherine Welles – stock.adobe.com

UBS hiked its 12-month price target on the stock by 14% to $97 per share, while Morgan Stanley upgraded GM to overweight with a target of $90 per share.

GM said it expects next year’s earnings to be even more impressive than its reports in 2025 – likely expecting to benefit from some of the Trump administration’s new policies.

President Trump earlier this month proposed much looser fuel economy standards, a sharp turnaround from the Biden administration.

Trump also removed related penalties on automakers that took effect under former President Biden.

The stock has soared more than 55% so far this year to a record price of more than $80 a share as of Friday’s close. jetcityimage – stock.adobe.com

The US also earlier this year announced a new trade deal with South Korea that included lower tariffs on several goods, including automobiles and auto parts. The nation is a major manufacturing hub for GM.

GM Chief Financial Officer Paul Jacobson said earlier this month that the company plans to continue stock buybacks.

“As long as the stock remains as undervalued as it is, the priority is to buy back shares. And I think you’ll continue to see that from us going forward,” he said during a UBS investor conference.

An average of analyst ratings on FactSet labels GM overweight with an $80.86 target price.

The post General Motors stock on track to beat auto rivals like Tesla, Ford in 2025 appeared first on Our Story Insight.