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☆ We are hiking our price target on Eaton as demand for AI computing power heats up
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-30 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Sales, earnings, segment profit margin, and organic growth all came in ahead of expectations, despite some minor misses in certain operating segments. In addition to the strong headline results, Electrical Americas, its biggest division, realized another record for sales, segment profit, and segment margins — driven partly by data center demand for AI computing power. Electrical Americas achieved yet another record for sales, segment profit, and segment margins with management noting strength in the data center market. Management expects a segment margin of 22.4% to 22.8%, ahead of the 22.4% midpoint estimate. Electrical Americas achieved yet another record for sales, segment profit, and segment margins with management noting strength in the data center market.

Persons: Eaton, Parker, Craig Arnold, Arnold, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Revenue, LSEG, Hannifin, DuPont, Honeywell, Electrical, Management, Aerospace, CNBC, Eaton Corporation, NYSE, NYSE Eaton Locations: North America, Electrical Americas, U.S, Eaton, Americas

☆ Top Wall Street analysts pick these 3 dividend stocks for higher returns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-21 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are three attractive dividend stocks, according to Wall Street's top experts on TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Enterprise Products PartnersThis week's first dividend stock is Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), a midstream energy services provider. (See EPD Technical Analysis on TipRanks)Goldman SachsLet's move to Goldman Sachs (GS), one of the leading investment banks in the U.S. In the first quarter, Goldman Sachs returned $2.43 billion of capital to shareholders through share repurchases worth $1.5 billion and dividends of $929 million. (See Goldman Sachs Stock Buybacks on TipRanks)Cisco SystemsFinally, let's look at Cisco Systems (CSCO), a networking equipment maker.

Persons: Wall, Elvira Scotto, Scotto, TipRanks, Goldman Sachs, Stephen Biggar, Tal Liani, Cisco's, Liani Organizations: Wall Street, Enterprise Products, Enterprise Products Partners, RBC Capital, U.S, Goldman, Biggar, Securities Industry, Financial Markets Association, Cisco Systems, Cisco, Bank of America Securities Locations: Delaware, industrywide

☆ Your complete investing guide to 'AI Woodstock' next week: 3 buys ahead of the event
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

The hottest artificial intelligence event of the year kicks off next week, setting the stage for key AI players to see sharp moves. Nvidia's GTC Conference, dubbed "AI Woodstock" by Bank of America, offers an opportunity for the company to showcase its latest AI chip innovations and future vision as it labors to maintain its dominance in the field. The product is expected to offer a slew of "architectural innovations" and better performance than Nvidia's flagship H100 chip, wrote New Street's Pierre Ferragu. According to Wedbush's Matt Bryson, the new chip could benefit the liquid cooling industry that may fuel power-hungry data centers. "As such, we believe any system NVDA announces that includes liquid cooling technology could effectively dictate the path of liquid cooling moving forwards and thereby determining winners and losers in the server and cooling space," Bryson said.

Persons: Cantor Fitzgerald's C.J, Bank of America's Arya, Muse, Arya, Pierre Ferragu, Blackwell, Matt Bryson, Nvidia hasn't, Bryson, He's, Ferragu, Hans Mosesmann, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Melius Research's Ben Reitzes Organizations: Bank of America, NVIDIA, Nvidia, Bank of America's, Blackwell, Devices, AMD, Intel, Micron, Broadcom, PHLX Semiconductor, Oracle Locations: San Jose , California

☆ It's not just Sam Altman trying to throw money at the AI chip shortage
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The race is on to address the AI chip shortage. SoftBank's Masayoshi Son is the latest tech leader who plans to invest heavily in chip production. Chips are needed to train the complex models that underpin AI — but there's not enough to go around. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son is the latest tech leader to raise funds to tackle the chip shortage. So too are more speculative ambitions being pursued by both Altman and Son, such as the development of artificial general intelligence.

Persons: —, Sam Altman, it's, Masayoshi Son, Altman, Son, Ethan Mollick, ” There's, That's, Mark Zuckerberg, ” Mark Zuckerberg, JOSH EDELSON, Son’s Organizations: Service, Tech, Journal, Izanagi, Bloomberg, Kyodo, Stills, Nvidia, Samsung, Intel, ARM Locations: Tokyo

☆ Nvidia isn't the only winner from Meta Platform's massive spending on AI chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | In Kevinstankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Meta Platforms is planning to pay Nvidia billions of dollars this year for its cutting-edge AI technology. Nvidia's stock has been off to a blistering start this year, up more than 20%, including a 3% gain Friday. Estimates on Nvidia's share of the AI training market vary, but is generally thought to be well above 80%. Still, Nvidia's stock more than tripled in 2023, leading the S & P 500, and has so far been a big winner in 2024. As Meta secures more AI chips, they will be placed in data centers where their computational capabilities will be utilized.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Meta, they've, Jim Cramer, Wells, Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Jim, Eaton, We've, Jim Cramer's, Facebook Mark Zuckerberg, Kenzo Tribouillard Organizations: Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Taiwan Semi, Meta, Apple, Facebook, Reality Labs, Eaton Corp, CNBC, European Commission, AFP, Getty Locations: Taiwan, Wells Fargo, Brussels

☆ The looming office space real estate shortage. Yes, shortage
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Eric Rosenbaum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

You read that right: amid a commercial real estate market across U.S. downtowns being described in apocalyptic terms, CoStar sees a shortage on the horizon, with one key caveat for top companies to bear in mind. CoStar's call of an upcoming office space shortage is predicated on a look at the current data on leasing and construction activity compared to recent market history. They have attracted over 175 million square feet of net new occupancy since the beginning of 2020, an average of 12.7 million square feet per quarter. "Modern, premium office space remains in demand, just as it has historically, even during difficult economic times," said Phil Mobley, national director of office analytics at CoStar Group. Less than 30 million square feet has broken ground in 2023, making this year the lowest for construction starts since 2011.

Persons: Visoot, downtowns, Phil Mobley, Google's, Mobley, Jeff Greene Organizations: CNBC, Google, City, Gas Co, Billionaire Locations: U.S, New, Los Angeles, West Palm Beach

☆ Nvidia hit the quarter and guidance out of the park. We don't see that changing
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Bottom line This was a very strong quarter, with almost nothing to nitpick. This year's rapid Data Center sales growth we've seen has been driven largely by cloud providers and enterprises. Sales to China and other impacted regions have, in the past few quarters, accounted for 20% to 25% of Data Center sales. However, the team added that they "believe the decline will be more than offset by strong growth in other regions." Guidance Looking ahead to Nvidia's fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we once again got far stronger guidance than Wall Street was modeling.

Persons: We're, Ada Lovelace, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Revenue, Automotive, Data Center, Microsoft, Oracle, U.S, Data, Gaming, Ada, Nvidia's Automotive, Wall, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, Taiwan

☆ Nikola CFO Anastasiya Pasterick to resign
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Nikola is seen on a truck, during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. Pasterick was appointed to the role in March this year after the exit of Kim Brady, who was credited with taking Nikola public through a merger with a blank-check firm in 2020. The company expects to wrap up its search for a new CFO soon and Pasterick will assist with a transition through Dec. 1, it said. Key financial leaders will report to CEO Stephen Girsky in the interim. The news comes just months after Nikola named its fourth CEO in four years, with Girsky immediately taking over from Michael Lohscheller.

Persons: Nikola, David Swanson, NKLA.O, Anastasiya Pasterick, Pasterick, Kim Brady, Stephen Girsky, Girsky, Michael Lohscheller, Seher, Devika Organizations: Los Angeles Auto, REUTERS, Ford, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Nikola CFO to resign less than a year after joining
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The logo of Nikola is seen on a truck, during the press day preview of the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/David Swanson Acquire Licensing RightsNov 17 (Reuters) - Electric-truck maker Nikola (NKLA.O) said on Friday Chief Financial Officer Anastasiya Pasterick would resign to "pursue other opportunities" less than a year after joining the loss-making company. Pasterick was appointed to the role in March this year after the exit of Kim Brady, who was credited with taking Nikola public through a merger with a blank-check firm in 2020. The company expects to wrap up its search for a new CFO soon and Pasterick will assist with a transition through Dec. 1, it said. The news comes just months after Nikola named its fourth CEO in four years, with Girsky immediately taking over from Michael Lohscheller.

☆ Hyundai, Kia see strong demand for EVs, despite rivals' concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Abhirup Roy | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLOS ANGELES, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and Kia (000270.KS) see strong U.S. demand for electric vehicles (EVs), senior executives at the South Korean automakers told Reuters ahead of the Los Angeles Auto Show. The comments run against industry fears that inflation and higher interest rates will undermine the boom in EV sales. Inflation and high interest rates have raised the costs of buying a car. The cuts helped drive EV sales in the third quarter up 50% from a year earlier to a record of more than 300,000 vehicles. Reporting by Abhirup Roy in Los Angeles; Editing by Peter Henderson and Matthew LewisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Jose Munoz, Hyundai's, Munoz, Steven Center, we'll, Elon Musk, Spencer Imel, Langston, Subaru's, Atsushi Osaki, Abhirup Roy, Peter Henderson, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Hyundai Kona, New York, REUTERS, Hyundai, Kia, South Korean, Los Angeles Auto, Tesla, Ford Motor, EV, Kia America, Cox Automotive, General Motors, Ford, Langston Co, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, KS, Los Angeles, Savannah ( Georgia, United States, Swedish

A public deal announcement with Stellantis is expected later Saturday afternoon or early evening, the sources said. Stellantis shuttered its assembly plant in Belvidere, Illinois, early this year, leaving 1,300 workers without jobs. The tentative contract deal will have provisions on the use of temporary workers, the sources said, adding Stellantis has agreed to significant investment. Fain and other senior union leaders are briefing local UAW chiefs by video conference, the sources said. The deal is also expected to include investments in other U.S. plants, including the Trenton engine plant, the sources said.

Persons: Stellantis, Shawn Fain, Biden, Fain, Tesla, Ford, Joe Biden, David Shepardson, Joseph White, Sayantani Ghosh, David Gregorio, Peter Henderson Organizations: United Auto Workers, Chrysler, Detroit Three, UAW, Ford, GM, Detroit, Detroit automakers, EV, Toyota, Kentucky, Korean, buildouts, U.S, Republican, Thomson Locations: Belvidere , Illinois, Illinois, U.S, Trenton, Detroit, Arlington , Texas, Tahoe, Sterling Heights , Michigan, Hollywood, Michigan

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Colgate, Pfizer, Disney and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

UBS upgrades UnitedHealth to buy from neutral UBS called the stock a "core holding." Jefferies upgrades Pfizer to buy from hold Jefferies said investors should buy the dip in shares of Pfizer. UBS initiates Evolent Health as buy UBS said it sees more upside for the health-care company. Morgan Stanley upgrades Varonis Systems to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the data security and analytics company has "underappreciated AI tailwinds." UBS upgrades Tal Education to buy from neutral UBS said a turnaround for the education tech company is underway.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Apple, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Horton, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Truist, Stifel Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan, Nvidia, NVIDIA, UBS, UNH, Jefferies, Pfizer, Maplebear Inc, Disney, US Parks, Evolent Health, payors, Varonis, Nice Systems, NICE, Netflix, ISI, Tal Education, RBC, BMO, Energy, Colgate, Palmolive Locations: UNH, U.S

☆ More than 20 million Americans enrolled in a federal program for subsidized internet access
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-14 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Washington CNN —More than 20 million US households are now receiving discounts on internet service as part of a federal program created to close the digital divide, according to the Federal Communications Commission. Recipients living on tribal lands can receive even more, up to $75 per month to help cover internet access costs. Then, this February, Vice President Kamala Harris announced the figure had grown to more than 16 million households saving a total of $500 million a month on internet service. The program has continued to gain more than half a million new households a month since then. The ACP isn’t the only way the US government has recently moved to expand internet access.

Persons: Washington CNN —, Kamala Harris, ”, Jessica Rosenworcel Organizations: Washington CNN, Federal Communications Commission, Program, SNAP, Pell, FCC, ACP, Commerce Department, Broadband Equity Locations: United States

☆ Nvidia wins again — plus two more takeaways from this week's mega-cap earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-26 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

It was also one of several conclusions we made combing through the results and listening to the conference calls with investors. We are basically looking for results or management commentary that speaks to peer companies or the industry as a whole. On the call, management said it was "to support cloud demand, including investments in AI infrastructure." What is increased AI spending going to do for Meta's engagement and Reels monetization efforts? Nvidia chief Jensen Huang (centre L) poses for photographs before attending a press conference at Computex 2023 in Taipei on May 30, 2023.

Persons: it's, Sundar Pichai, We're, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang, Sam Yeh Organizations: Microsoft, Nvidia, Google, AMD, Intel, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Afp, Getty Locations: Taipei

☆ Inside the Morgan Stanley team on the hunt for more partners like OpenAI that can grow into crucial tech buildouts
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( Bianca Chan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley wants more partnerships with tech vendors focused on cloud, data, and AI. Two years before OpenAI ballooned into the artificial intelligence juggernaut it is today, Sean Manahan's team at Morgan Stanley met with what was then an up-and-coming research nonprofit. For its part, Morgan Stanley is capitalizing on its ties with OpenAI to supercharge the bank's lucrative wealth-management business. Morgan Stanley's tech strategy is about 80% buy to 20% building tech inhouse and the pipeline of tech vendors has exploded. Morgan Stanley, like every other finance firm on the Street, has also moved to the cloud.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Sean Manahan, OpenAI, Sean Manahan's, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Manahan, he's, Morgan Stanley's, it's, fintechs, They're, VCs, Morgan Organizations: Stanford, Microsoft, Investors, Amazon Web Services, Google, Apple

☆ Barclays says this newly public fracking stock could rally nearly 50%
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-03 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Atlas Energy Solutions could jump in the next year as the public market newbie expands fracking-related operations in the Permian Basin, according to Barclays. Analyst Derek Podhaizer initiated coverage of the fracking stock at overweight with a price target of $25. His new target implies the stock could rally 46.8% over the next 12 months from where it closed Friday. Investors had left the proppant market after a boom-and-bust cycle that stemmed from a massive oversupply after capital was poured in in an attempt to build out the industry, Podhaizer said. Supply is specifically tight for the Permian Basin, with a lack of peers planning buildouts like Atlas.

☆ AT&T’s fiber diet should help mitigate M&A bloat
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-25 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW YORK, Jan 25 (Reuters Breakingviews) - AT&T (T.N) boss John Stankey is getting the telecom titan back in its lane. The $145 billion company on Wednesday disclosed a $25 billion non-cash impairment charge partly related to its landline business. AT&T benefited in other ways, adding 656,000 net new mobile subscribers who pay monthly in the fourth quarter, far better than what Verizon Communications (VZ.N) managed. In the fourth quarter, AT&T’s average revenue per user for its fiber product was approaching $65, $10 higher than what its non-fiber service fetches. At least it’s a venture in AT&T’s wheelhouse, and a higher fiber diet should help mitigate the M&A bloat.

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