Liz Young Thomas

February's jobs report released Friday showed the U.S. economy added fewer jobs than expected, while the unemployment rate unexpectedly ticked higher. Experts are weighing in on the report. What To Know: The U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in February, below market expectations of 160,000, as...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning picked Agnico Eagle Mines Limited (NYSE:AEM) ahead of quarterly earnings, expecting a fifth straight quarter of record free cash flow. After the closing bell on Thursday, Agnico Eagle Mines reported...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners said he likes Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL). Supporting his view, Oppenheimer analyst Jason Helfstein, on Thursday, maintained Alphabet with an Outperform rating and raised the price target from $215...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners named Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) as his final trade. On Dec. 5, Morgan Stanley analyst Joseph Moore downgraded Applied Materials from Equal-Weight to Underweight and lowered the price target from $179...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners named Cheniere Energy, Inc. (NYSE:LNG) as his final trade, saying we are going to export liquified natural gas all over the world. On Oct. 31, Cheniere Energy reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Bill Baruch of Blue Line Capital picked iShares Bitcoin Trust (NYSE:IBIT), saying this “breakout is for real.” At the time of writing, Bitcoin price fell around 0.5% to trade at $98,660.13 on Friday. Liz Young Thomas of SoFi named...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jim Lebenthal of Cerity Partners named Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (NYSE:WAB), which set a new high on Wednesday. On Oct. 23, Westinghouse Air Brake reported quarterly earnings of $2.00 per share which beat the analyst...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC named Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) as her final trade. On Wednesday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Kevin Simpson of Capital Wealth Planning picked Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA), saying they have been here for three days in New York for a road show. “Investors like what they see,” he added. On Thursday, Morgan Stanley analyst...

On CNBC's “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Brenda Vingiello of Sand Hill Global Advisors said Palo Alto Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ:PANW) continues to gain market share in the cybersecurity space. On Aug. 19, Palo Alto Networks reported better-than-expected results for its fourth quarter and...