(This story is part of the Weekend Brief edition of the Evening Brief newsletter. To sign up for CNBC’s Evening Brief, click here.) Firestone runs a concentrated equity portfolio with only 35 stocks, which returned more than 30% this year, beating the S&P 500’s 25% gain. After a 22-year run at Fidelity, Firestone founded Aureus Asset Management, a wealth advisory firm that now manages over $1 billion of clients’ assets. Having spent most of her life picking stocks, Firestone shared with CNBC her

GMDETROIT – General Motors’ $2.3 billion joint venture with LG Chem for production of battery cells for electric vehicles is “more than a collaboration,” it’s a necessity in today’s rapidly changing automotive industry. “To invest in these electric vehicles and CASE (connected, autonomous, shared, electric vehicles) in general, you’re taking one years’ worth of investment out of every five out of the picture,” Wakefield said. AlixPartners reports the number of automaker partnerships increased 43

Here are some of the best analyst calls on Wall Street this week:MKM – World Wrestling Entertainment, buy ratingMKM reiterated its buy rating on World Wrestling Entertainment this week. The analyst said the company has the “best multi-year growth potential” within the firm’s media and entertainment universe. “A series of meetings we hosted last week with WWE management reinforced our view the company has the best multi-year growth potential within our Media & Entertainment universe. “We also exp

The idea that we are late in the economic and financial-market cycle is one that even most Wall Street bulls won’t dispute. Huge parts of the economy have run out of sync, at separate speeds. What about the yield curve? Whatever the answers, Jason Hunter, technical strategist at JP Morgan, notes that stocks have tended to have some of their strongest runs after an inversion, late in a cycle. “The longer-term bull cycles persisted for nearly two years after the initial [Treasury] curve inversion

Wang was released in Switzerland in exchange for Iranian citizen Massoud Soleimani, who was being held in an Atlanta jail over charges of violating American trade sanctions against Iran. Wang was among at least four other Americans being held in Iran. The swap comes amid growing tensions between Iran and the U.S. and massive protests in Iran. Trump has placed significant economic sanctions on Iran and withdrew from the Obama-era Iran nuclear deal. The White House confirmed the trade on Saturday

Several investors and strategists are betting on international stocks outperforming the U.S. in the new year, something that has only happened twice since 2010. “A reacceleration in global growth, a weaker US dollar, and favorable valuations should all support non-US stocks next year.” Callum Thomas, head of research at Topdown Charts, notes there is a “50% valuation gap” between U.S. and international stocks. These moves could spur a resurgence in global economic growth, which would “disproport

The line Warren draws for such companies is far below the standard set for monopolistic companies, which hold 70% market share. The draft bill would instead focus on any companies with buying power, which could include corporations with market share as low as 25%. Undoing Supreme Court rulingsA key part of the bill prohibits dominant companies from “denying access to essential facilities.” The bill would also place limits on the ability of any company with market power to engage in predatory pri

The Elder Scrolls: Legends, Bethesda Softworks’ foray into the card-battler genre, is effectively closed. That also means the card set promised in The Elder Scrolls: Legends’ April development roadmap has been canceled, too. Legends’ online and single-player modes are still playable and Bethesda will support online play with monthly rewards and in-game events, Van Hoose said. The Elder Scrolls: Legends’ most recent expansion, “Jaws of Oblivion,” launched in September 2018. As a make-good to play

Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedPokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield have officially begun their first online competition, dubbed Galar Beginnings. Potential competitors have had the opportunity to register for Galar Beginning since the Pokemon Sword and Shield launch. One detail that’s been confirmed since the event’s start is the reward for all Galar Beginnings competitors. advertisingGalar Beginnings is just the first competition in Pokemon Sword and Shield. Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield are

Below, CNBC Select reviews credit report basics and different ways you can get a free credit report, so you can start monitoring your credit now. There are many resources available so you can get a free credit report as often as once a month. Annualcreditreport.comEvery year, you’re entitled to one free credit report from each of the main credit bureaus — Experian, Equifax and TransUnion. And if you sign up for Equifax Core Credit, you can receive an updated Equifax credit report every month. Le

This I learn from Alpine Alpaca, a free, silly browser game where you take on a mountain by picking movement cards from a deck. However, if you hit a tree trunk you’ll veer off-course a little bit. Hit any other obstacle, even once, and you’ll wipe out, and have to start the course all over again. But it didn’t bother me much as I played this cute, colourful, seasonal, funny, enjoyably tactical skiing game. For more great free experiences, check out our roundup of the best free PC games.

Phoenix Point’s Epic Games Store exclusivity ruffled feathers but was quickly walked back when it was announced that the turn-based tactics game would also launch on the Microsoft Store and Xbox Game Pass for PC. It launched on December 3, but the Microsoft version remains MIA. It’s been delayed because of the Microsoft certification, which has had a knock-on effect, creating yet more delays. “We were exceedingly busy getting the game itself ready, and being inexperienced with Game Pass and the

But what happens when you run Halo: Reach on the most powerful consumer graphics card in the world, the Nvidia RTX Titan? We did just that, and found that Halo: Reach managed 8K resolutions (7,680 × 4,320) at a rock-solid 60 fps. We played the game using a very powerful gaming PC provided by Chillbast, along with Dell’s UltraSharp UP3218K monitor. However, with Halo: Reach performing so well at 8K, perhaps that’s where the (immediate) future of 8K gaming really lies: in older games with updated

When news emerged that Spider-Man could be leaving the Marvel Cinematic Universe, fans banded together to call on Disney and Sony to come to sort of resolution. Soon enough, the two mega-companies came to an agreement that meant Spider-Man could stay in the MCU. While we’ll never know the intricacies of those discussions, it looks like Holland played an integral part. Kimmel pointed out that Iger previously said Holland had cried on the phone, which the actor corrected. There you have it: a drun

Hot from a brilliant turn in Martin Scorsese’s “twilight masterpiece” The Irishman as Tony Pro, Stephen Graham has joined the super-villain sequel. We do know that Graham won’t be the main antagonist of Venom 2. In follow-up Venom 2 news, producer Matt Tolmach recently revealed to Joblo that they are considering making the sequel R-rated following the success of Joker. So you know, I think it’s the greatest thing in the world that R-rated movies are being embraced by massive audiences. Here are

Those lucky enough to attend the Birds of Prey CCXP panel in Brazil were treated to an exclusive look at the opening minutes of the upcoming DC movie. Not only that, but they were also shown an exclusive trailer for Harley Quinn’s next adventure – one that hasn’t yet been released online. Luckily, though, a description of what went down at the CCXP panel has found its way online. So, there you have it – Birds of Prey will open with a quick history lesson on how Harley Quinn and Joker broke up. B

The Boys season 2 cast is expected to appear at CCXP in Brazil later today and already the first teaser for the new season has appeared online. This was no leak, but an official upload by Amazon, who has been quick to take the teaser trailer down from their official channels. A new trailer for ‘THE BOYS’ Season 2 has been officially released. The Boys season 2 trailer starts with Homlander, covered in blood, descending down to greet someone, presumably his son. Hopefully, when The Boys season 2

Geoff Keighley, video game personality and producer of The Game Awards recently held a Reddit AMA where he dropped some juicy teases for this year’s ceremony. Following the yearly event’s tradition, TGA 2019 will also feature never-before-seen game reveals. But the most important aspect of the show has been to show off new footage for announced games or entirely new game unveilings. The highly-anticipated sequel to the iconic building series could see a meatier showing at The Game Awards. Watchi

Piranha Games has released the launch trailer for their upcoming mech action-game MechWarrior 5 Mercenaries. The game is coming out on December 10th exclusively on PC via the Epic Games Store. The MechWarrior franchise is one of the oldest PC game series and put their stamp on the platform throughout the entire 1990s. With four-player co-op supported both within the campaign and the Instant Action system you can experience the full breadth of MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries universe alongside your fr

It’s even beloved by other studios, enough so that Marvelous Entertainment has included Geralt and Ciri in DLC for Daemon X Machina. Daemon X Machina is a high-octane mech action game for the Nintendo Switch, developed by the creators of Armored Core and Super Dimensional Fortress Macross. This DLC comes free for anyone with a copy of Daemon X Machina. Daemon X Machina has now had three cameo DLCs since its release in September. Daemon X Machina is out now for Nintendo Switch.