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Shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) climbed slightly in Tuesday premarket trading after Morgan Stanley analysts raised the price target on the stock from $415 to $450, suggesting an upside potential of more than 13.5% from the current share price.

Wall Street firms are recommending investors start buying five-year US notes after they saw their worst rout since May last week.

Investing.com — The S&P 500 and Dow closed at record highs Monday, with the latter ending above 38,000 for the first time as the tech melt-up continued ahead of busy week of corporate earnings and key economic data.

Historically high household debt and the rising cost of living are weighing on Canadians, with a recent poll showing that the use of Tax-Free Savings Accounts has declined.

Salesforce (NYSE:CRM) shares are up around 1% after the company was designated a top pick at Morgan Stanley on Monday, with analysts at the bank flagging the company's solid risk/reward.

Two major Wall Street firms are recommending investors start buying five-year US notes after they saw their worst rout since May last week.

In the dynamic realm of cryptocurrency, Bitcoin (BTC) has experienced a notable shift, currently trading at $41,068, marking a 1.70% decrease on Monday. This change occurs amidst significant developments in the crypto landscape, including the remarkable growth of Bitcoin ETFs, which have swiftly reached $4 billion in assets under management (AUM) by accumulating an impressive 95,000 BTC in a mere six days.

Bitcoin ($BTC) Alternative, Mollars ($MOLLARS), is in its 3rd round of the token presale stage today.   Investors are buying into the crypto at a record pace, closing in on 100,000 tokens being sold daily.  A  store-of-value token that will help traders across the world save money against the growing crisis of inflation and avoid Bitcoin-blockchain fees, perhaps will also gain today’s investors massive profits of $22,000 per $100 invested.

₹30,102 crore, down by 22% sequentially. The sharp drop in capex suggests that peak capex is likely behind. As such, analysts from Morgan Stanley expect this year to be eventful for RIL as the past two years of investments move into the monetization phase.

Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to hold interest rates steady for the fourth straight meeting when it gathers in Washington on Jan. 30 and 31. The real focus though will be on what lies ahead, at the FOMC’s March meeting and beyond.

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) fell over 3% to the day's low of Rs 2,487 on Saturday following its December quarter earnings where the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector bellwether reported disappointing earnings on Friday. The commentary by a couple of brokerages was uninspiring for investors with CITI reiterating an 'Equal Weight' rating, while Nuvama trimmed EPS estimates even as it retained a buy stance. The company posted a net profit growth of a mere 0.6% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 2,519 crore while missing the ETNow poll estimate of Rs 2,724 crore. Revenue from operations fell 0.3% YoY to Rs 15,188 crore and also trailed estimates of Rs 15,533 crore. Read More: HUL Q3 Results: PAT rises just 0.6% YoY to Rs 2,519 crore, trails estimate Here's what brokerages recommended:

You have to love the temerity of Elon Musk. He took to one of his companies, X, formerly known as Twitter, to lay out his requirements to the board of another, Tesla, for the new pay package he would like to receive. His last package, in 2018, was worth $55 billion and is still subject to lawsuits by ungrateful shareholders who participated in a windfall none could have anticipated, the company’s market cap rising tenfold in six years.

James Gorman, saw a 17 percent rise in his compensation for the year 2023, reaching $37 million compared to $31.5 million in 2022, as per a filing by the bank on January 19, Reuters reported. Gorman's earnings mark the highest compensation disclosed for a major United States bank chief this year. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, received $36 million for the year 2023.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (pictured) will meet with UK banks CEOs on 23 January. | Copyright: HM Treasury

Investors are becoming more optimistic in the outlook for the U.S. economy and the market as expectation remains high that the Fed will cut rates and execute a soft landing in the months ahead.

Morgan Stanley economists suggest that recent Fed communication has emphasized Quantitative Tightening (QT), anticipating discussions in upcoming meetings leading to a June start for tapering, earlier than initially expected.

(Updated — January 18, 2024 11:45 AM EST)

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Rockefeller Capital Management, which has seen strong net gains of hundreds of financial advisors over the past several years, started 2024 by hiring two teams, one from Merrill Lynch and the other from UBS, which combined had worked with more than $5 billion in client assets at their previous firms.

Investing.com — U.S. stock futures fell Wednesday, retreating on renewed concerns that Federal Reserve interest rate cuts could still be some time away, while the earnings season continues.