Wake Up Wall Street (SPY) (QQQ): Intel disappoints as PCE meets consensus

Here is what you need to know on Friday, January 27:

Intel (INTC) disappointed investors in a big way last night after the close and is slated to open down 10% this morning. That has knocked bulls who were getting excited after GDP data and Tesla (TSLA) earnings. Next up we got the Federal Reserve's favourite inflation gauge, the PCE. The data from the PCE emerged in line with expectations, but markets seemed a bit confused. Investors are still betting on a Fed pivot in H2, so any signs of stickiness will not be welcome news. Yields remain up on the day, while stocks and the US Dollar gyrate. 

The US Dollar is virtually unchanged at 102 for the Dollar Index. Gold is flat at $1,930, and oil is $82 for a gain of 1%.

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European markets are lower. Eurostoxx -0.5%, FTSE and Dax -0.2% and CAC -0.4%.

US futures are lower: Nasdaq -0.7%, S&P -0.4% and Dow -0.1%.

Wall Street top news

PCE in line with expectations.

Silvergate (SI) suspends payments on preferred stock dividends.

 Chipmaker KLA issues weak guidance.

Reuters top headlines

American Express Co AMX: The company missed market estimates for fourth-quarter profit as the credit card giant stockpiled more rainy-day funds to prepare for a worsening economy, wrapping up a turbulent quarter for major U.S. card companies.

Chevron Corp CVX: The oil major posted a record $36.5 billion profit for 2022 that was more than double year-earlier earnings but fell shy of Wall Street estimates.

Intel Corp INTC: The chipmaker said on Thursday it expects to lose money in the current quarter, surprising investors with a bleaker-than-expected outlook.

Visa Inc V: The company's revenue growth continued to wind back to pre-pandemic levels in the first quarter as the post-lockdown travel craze ebbed and consumer spending slowed in a tough economy.

Hasbro Inc HAS: The company said on Thursday it would cut about 15% of its global workforce.

Tesla Inc TSLA The company's electric vehicles are expensive to repair - so much so that the automaker and insurers are addressing the issue in sharply different ways.

Wells Fargo & Co WFC: The bank's Chief Executive Officer Charles Scharf's total compensation for 2022 was unchanged at $24.5 million.

Upgrades and downgrades

Upgrades

Friday, January 27, 2023

COMPANY	TICKER	BROKERAGE FIRM	RATINGS CHANGE	PRICE TARGET
Akero Therapeutics	AKRO	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight>>Overweight	$40>>$65
Cabaletta Bio	CABA	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight>>Overweight	$3>>$16
General Mills	GIS	UBS	Neutral>>Buy	$85>>$88
Iovance Biotherapeutics	IOVA	Piper Sandler	Neutral>>Overweight	$11>>$14
McCormick	MKC	Bernstein	Mkt Perform>>Outperform	$90
Viatris	VTRS	Jefferies	Hold>>Buy	$13>>$15
Vir Biotechnology	VIR	Morgan Stanley	Underweight>>Equal-Weight	$18>>$30
Take-Two	TTWO	MoffettNathanson	Market Perform>>Outperform	$140
Premier	PINC	Credit Suisse	Underperform>>Neutral	$38
Chewy	CHWY	Wedbush	Neutral>>Outperform	$55

Downgrades

Friday, January 27, 2023

COMPANY	TICKER	BROKERAGE FIRM	RATINGS CHANGE	PRICE TARGET
Alaska Air	ALK	Wolfe Research	Outperform>>Peer Perform
Aveanna	AVAH	Credit Suisse	Neutral>>Underperform	$2>>$1
Fortinet	FTNT	Mizuho	Buy>>Neutral	$60
Hess	HES	Goldman	Buy>>Neutral	$161>>$170
Northrop Grumman	NOC	Cowen	Outperform>>Market Perform	$500>>$478
Origin Bancorp	OBNK	Piper Sandler	Overweight>>Neutral	$46>>$41
Taysha Gene Therapies	TSHA	Morgan Stanley	Overweight>>Equal-Weight	$23>>$3
Bridgewater Bancshares	BWB	Piper Sandler	Overweight>>Neutral	$20>>$17
CBRE Group	CBRE	Keefe Bruyette	Outperform>>Mkt Perform	$88

Source: WSJ.com

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