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☆ How Google CEO Sundar Pichai shook up his leadership team for the AI era
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-16 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

It came almost 12 months after Google combined two key AI groups, DeepMind and Google Brain. Google's AI MVPGoogle DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis GoogleDemis Hassabis might be the most important person at Google right now. Then, in April last year, Pichai announced he would merge DeepMind with Google's in-house AI unit, known as Brain, into a supergroup named Google DeepMind. Reid reports directly to Raghavan, the ads and search senior vice president, and is shepherding a dramatic transition of Google Search. Fears of chatbots eating into Google's search dominance have yet to be realized, giving Google time to reinvent its most hallowed product.

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☆ A way to take profits and protect your post-earnings gain in Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple (AAPL) topped estimates on both revenue and earnings per share, but the $110 billion buyback was the catalyst for Friday's pop. Although I believe Apple is back on its road to recovery, I want to take some profits after getting long pre-earnings . AAPL YTD mountain Apple, YTD Buybacks have been a consistent and persistent theme for Apple over the years and should truly stabilize the iPhone maker short-term. Meaning if Apple settles above $190, my profits on these back-to-back Apple trades are the $15 dollars between the $175 strike and the $190 strike, plus the 69 cents I collected on this new call spread. DISCLOSURES: (Long Apple, sold spread) THE ABOVE CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY .

Persons: Bob Pisani Organizations: Apple

☆ Apple is about to jump into the AI race. Here's what analysts expect it to do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-03 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

AAPL 1D mountain Apple shares on Friday More substantive updates on Apple's latest AI offerings in both hardware and services are expected to come during its Worldwide Developers Conference in June. According to JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, the focus during the event will primarily be on the AI features Apple will include in its iOS 18 software. Mohan holds a buy rating on shares and slightly increased his price target to $230 from $225. "We think Apple can deliver AI upside without the AI capex we see elsewhere," Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani wrote in a Thursday note following the earnings. "Apple is accelerating investments in Generative AI and [is] set to introduce new features at its most important developer conference ever."

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☆ Apple reports next week. Here's a no-cost options trade to capitalize on a possible earnings bounce
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big tech earnings reports have put investors on quite the roller coaster. Alphabet , Microsoft and Tesla have all moved higher post earnings, while Meta and IBM had opposite reactions by dropping precipitously. Inside of this recent technology, I think it is time to add to a nearly forgotten Magnificent Seven laggard: Apple . Apple is down 11% year to date, and I want to add exposure in a zero-cost manner ahead of its earnings release next Thursday. Investors are anticipating a year-over-year decline in both earnings and revenue for this former tech favorite, but I believe this is already priced into the stock.

Organizations: Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, IBM, Apple, Big, mojo

☆ Tesla is blaming struggling EV sales on hybrid craze
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla is blaming hybrids for stealing EV sales. Inexpensive hybrid cars have become a popular choice for green-car shoppers. That's a real problem for Tesla, which doesn't sell hybrids. In the opening page of its first-quarter earnings presentation Tuesday, Tesla blamed an industry-wide prioritization of these partially battery-powered cars for putting pressure on global EV sales and — by extension — Tesla's sales. After years of wealthy early adopters clamoring for expensive new technology, today's EV shopper is more frugal and practical — and more interested in hybrid models that fit their everyday needs.

Persons: Tesla, —, Elon Musk's Tesla, Tesla's Organizations: Service, Toyota, Musk's EV

☆ Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, former FDIC Chair Sheila Bair warns
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Regional bank earnings may expose critical weaknesses, according to Sheila Bair, former chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.Their quarterly numbers begin hitting Wall Street this week. Bair, who ran the FDIC during the 2008 financial crisis, is nervous that regional bank issues from 2023 aren't fully resolved. "This is still a problem for the regional banks, and fingers crossed that there's [not] another failure. The SPDR S&P Regional Bank ETF (KRE) is down almost 13%, and only four of its members are positive for 2024. Her latest regional bank warning comes as the benchmark 10-year Treasury note yield topped 4.6% this week and hit its highest level since November 2023.

Persons: Sheila Bair, I'm, Bair, CNBC's, aren't, We're Organizations: U.S . Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, P Regional Bank ETF, New York Community Bancorp, Metropolitan Bank Holding Corp, Kearny Financial, Columbia Banking, National Bancorp Locations: New York

☆ Apple is no longer No. 1 in smartphones. Here's why that may not matter
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-15 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

New data showing a sharp decline in iPhone shipments due to weakness in China is unwelcome news for investors in Apple. Sluggish iPhone sales this year have been well documented, and they're the reason Apple shares have fallen roughly 9% in 2024. First-quarter numbers from International Data Corporation (IDC) show the extent of the weakness, with iPhone shipments dropping 9.6% year-over-year to 50.1 million units — its sharpest year-over-year loss out of the top five smartphone brands. That put Samsung back in first place for phone shipments, after Apple held the crown for all of 2023 . AAPL YTD mountain Apple YTD Echoing Jeff's remarks, Jim Cramer has advised members to have patience and "own, don't trade" Apple stock despite these headwinds overseas.

Persons: Jeff Marks, it's, Jim Cramer, Apple, iPhones, that's, Jim, Apple hasn't, Jim Cramer's, Alexi Rosenfeld Organizations: Apple, International Data Corporation, IDC, Samsung, Apple's Worldwide, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, JPMorgan, 5G, The, Bloomberg, CNBC, Getty Locations: China, New York City

☆ Gold near record high as inflation risk lifts safe-haven appeal
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023. Gold prices held steady on Wednesday near a record peak hit in the previous session, as a favourable mix of emerging inflationary risks and ongoing geopolitical tensions underpinned the safe-haven metal. Spot gold was little changed at $2,351.94 per ounce, as of 0339 GMT, after hitting a record high of $2,365.09 on Tuesday. Strong central bank buying, safe-haven inflows amid elevated geopolitical risks, and demand from momentum-following funds have fuelled bullion's 14% gain so far this year. Spot silver was little changed at $28.15 per ounce, after hitting its highest levels since June 2021 on Tuesday.

Persons: Soni Kumari, ANZ Kumari Organizations: Co, ANZ, Federal, Fed Locations: Bangkok, Thailand, ., U.S

☆ Take some profits and buy cyclical names if March CPI only matches expectations, investors say
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Conversely, Kilburg is adding to positions that have lagged the market, such as industrial and health-care stocks. "Those are three names that I believe are blue chip, essential names to the U.S. economy," he said. UnitedHealth and other health-care stocks are also trading at a discount, Kilburg said, citing Johnson & Johnson as a potential winner. Buy cyclical names Bailey, formerly a health-care analyst at Legg Mason and Stifel Financial before joining FBB in 2015, expects a hotter-than-forecast inflation report on Wednesday would take stocks lower. The Johns Hopkins MBA also sees the larger, diversified banks as attractive in a climate of higher inflation and interest rates.

Persons: Jeff Kilburg, Kilburg, Mike Bailey, Bailey, payrolls, Lockheed Martin, Johnson, Legg Mason, Berkshire Hathaway, Johns Hopkins, UnitedHealth Organizations: KKM, FBB Capital Partners, Meta, Nvidia, Lockheed, Stifel, FBB, Treasury, Berkshire, Union Pacific, Old Dominion Freight Locations: U.S, McLennan, Progressive, Chevron

☆ Apple's new AI aims to take on GPT-4 with its ability to understand context clues
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewApple's new development in AI aims to take on OpenAI's GPT products and may make your interactions with virtual assistants like Siri more intuitive. The ReaLM system, which stands for "Reference Resolution As Language Modeling," understands ambiguous on-screen images and content and conversational context to enable more natural interactions with AI. The new Apple system outperforms other large language models like GPT-4 when determining context and what linguistic expressions refer to, according to the researchers who created it. The ReaLM system can interpret images embedded in text, which the researchers say can be used to extract information like phone numbers or recipes from on-page images. The researchers behind ReaLM and representatives for OpenAI did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Business Insider.

Persons: —, Siri, OpenAI's, that's, Tim Cook Organizations: Service, Business, Apple, Microsoft, Google, OpenAI

Meanwhile, Micron got a price target increase from Bank of America, which sees the chipmaker surging more than 20%. 7:08 a.m.: Jefferies raises forecast on Target Jefferies thinks improving consumer discretionary trends should boost Target shares. The firm increased its price target on the stock to $205 from $195, implying shares gaining 16% from where they closed on Thursday. He upgraded shares to overweight from equal weight and increased his price target by $13 to $59. The bank also revised its bull case price target to $110 from $90, implying upside of nearly 130%.

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☆ Comeback stories? These stocks have underperformed but are expected to do well
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Multiple stocks are lagging the market this year, but Wall Street says don't write them off yet — they could soon be due for a turnaround. With this in mind, CNBC Pro screened for stocks in the S & P 500 that might be positioned for a rebound this year. Shares were down 2.3% in 2024 thru the open Wednesday March 27, but the average price target implies around 22% upside potential, according to FactSet. Match was also highlighted as one of Goldman Sachs' favorite asset-light stocks earlier this month. According to the consensus analyst price target, the stock could rise 20.1%, per FactSet.

Persons: financials, Goldman Sachs, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC Pro, UnitedHealth, Caesars Entertainment, LSEG, Lines

☆ Investors say underperforming Alphabet is a buying opportunity as it rights its AI missteps
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-31 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Alphabet needs to correct its artificial intelligence flubs and prove its monetization potential if it hopes to renew investors confidence. GOOGL YTD mountain Alphabet shares this year "There's uncertainty around the moat," said Jamie Meyers, an analyst at Laffer Tengler Investments. "It's an opportunity that is meaningfully underestimated by investors given everything that's happened," said Deepwater Asset Management's Gene Munster. Using the pullback as an opportunity Many investors, however, are finding the positive in Alphabet's recent troubles for their portfolios, and using the recent stock performance as a buying opportunity. Laffer Tengler's Meyers also noted that Alphabet's advantage in personal data, strong user base and dominant market position could give them and edge in AI once they correct their mistakes.

Persons: giant's, Jamie Meyers, It's, They're, Alphabet's, Gene Munster, OpenAI, Dan Hanson, Neuberger Berman, They've, Michael Sansoterra, they're, Hanna Howard, Brad Gerstner, CNBC's, Laffer Tengler's Meyers, Deepwater's Munster Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia, Investments, Google, Investors, Silvant Locations: Munster

☆ Estee Lauder jumps 5% on an analyst upgrade — our take on the cosmetics stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. "This was a quarter about earnings and these companies are earning a lot of money," Jim Cramer said. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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☆ This low-beta tech stock with a nice yield is headed for a breakout, according to the charts
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Katie Stockton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

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Persons: CSCO, Katie Stockton Organizations: Cisco Systems, Fairlead, CNBC Pro, Securities

☆ These cheap stocks will outperform in a pullback or a continued rally, says Evercore ISI
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Laggard stocks that have underperformed the broader market could offer investors a good portfolio hedge, according to Evercore ISI. "We believe these stocks will outperform should the market continue higher as investors realize their unique earnings trajectory and valuation appeal," he said. "We also believe that these names will outperform in a correction given they have not participated fully in 2024's momentum." Evercore ISI has assigned the stock an outperform rating, although most analysts covering the stocks rate it as a hold. Most analysts covering the name have assigned it a buy rating — in line with Evercore ISI's outperform rating — with analyst consensus seeing a 5% rally ahead.

Persons: Julian Emanuel, Emanuel, Wells, Gamble, Truist, Mondelez, Hershey, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: ISI, Starbucks, Consumer, Procter, Gamble's Locations: Gamble's China

☆ Forget the Magnificent 7 — Top tech analyst Mahaney recommends the ‘Electric Eleven’
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A new cohort of stocks may be emerging to steal the crown from the "Magnificent Seven," according to Evercore ISI. This basket of stocks includes several names from the Magnificent Seven — and could grow to bring in additional stocks, Mahaney said. Mahaney included Magnificent Seven members Amazon , Alphabet and Meta in his new Electric 11 lineup. On Monday , Morgan Stanley reiterated Meta at an overweight rating, while Goldman Sachs stood by its buy rating for Amazon. In February , Bank of America reiterated its buy rating on the name and lifted its price target to $91 from $78.

Persons: Mark Mahaney, Mahaney, Morgan Stanley, Meta, Goldman Sachs, Aaron Kessler, Uber Organizations: ISI, Seven, Research, Tesla, Meta, Amazon . Bank of America, Booking Holdings, Seaport Research, Bank of America Locations: China, Monday's

Those more concerned with the climate crisis are asking a bigger question: what does this all mean for the planet? Gas-powered cars, hybrids and EVs all emit roughly the same amount of pollution to manufacture, until you get to producing the battery. Fully electric cars use large batteries made of materials that require heavy mining. And that would still mean less climate pollution on the road overall. And fully electric cars won’t be truly “green” until the energy that charges them comes from renewable sources, like wind and solar.

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☆ Pharmaceutical companies behind weight-loss drugs are slimming down a new target: The Magnificent 7
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at pharma companies' surging stocks and threatening tech darlings thanks to their weight-loss drugs. And it comes despite only 1% of US adults taking weight-loss drugs, according to Bank of America , which predicts that number could rise to 15% by 2035. Weight-loss drugs are also cutting more than just fat. For Wall Street, meanwhile, the equation is much simpler: Getting more people on weight-loss drugs boosts the economy. The trend, which will be powered by cash-rich mega-cap tech companies, is thanks to strong earnings growth, the bank said.

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☆ Cramer says he would trim Disney. He thinks the rally to a 52-week high is missing something
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim said Tuesday if not restricted, the Club would trim the position into the embattled stock's recent signs of life. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

Persons: Jim Cramer, We've, Jim, Morgan Stanley, Nelson Peltz, Peltz, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Apple, Bulls, Bears, Club, Wealth Management, Disney Locations: China

☆ Retiring early is a dream for many. In reality, some regret it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Matt Turner | Jordan Parker Erb | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . But when Nupur Dave walked away from corporate life at 40, becoming part of the FIRE (financial independence, retire early) movement, she soon came to regret it . Many of the early retirees who've spoken with BI in the past have shared the challenges that come with quitting work altogether. And there are many more striving to make early retirement a reality .

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☆ Stock futures are flat after the market wraps its 4th winning month in a row: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures were little changed in overnight trading Thursday after the market wrapped up its fourth winning month and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite reached its first closing record since November 2021. S&P 500 futures were flat and Nasdaq 100 futures inched 0.1% lower. Major averages ended another positive month as the rally driven by an artificial intelligence boom and hopes for rate cuts chugged along. The S&P 500 climbed 5.2%, while the Dow added 2.2% for its first four-month winning streak since May 2021. On a weekly basis, the S&P 500 is tracking for a roughly 0.2% advance, while the Nasdaq is up 0.6%.

Persons: We're, Adam Crisafulli, Thursday's, Bitcoin, Dow Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Stock, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, New, New York Community Bancorp, Dow, Vital, Federal Locations: New York

☆ The auto industry owes Toyota an apology on hybrids
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Toyota, the originator of the hybrid car craze in the early 2000s, is poised to reclaim its crown as the king of green cars. This, paired with the success of Tesla and overall investor enthusiasm for EV technology, left Toyota looking like a laggard. AdvertisementDespite years of criticism, it appears that Toyota might have had the right idea after all. Shoppers in the market for a hybrid are also much more likely to pony up more cash for these cars. Toyota has spent the last several years releasing more hybrids and plug-in hybrids, while refusing to give up on the nascent hydrogen fuel cell technology that many of its competitors have largely abandoned.

Persons: Elon Musk's Tesla, Jeremy Korst, Korst, Akio Toyoda, Toyoda, Tesla, Toyota's, Mary Barra Organizations: Toyota, Business, EV, Elon, Ford, EV technology, Cox Automotive, Cox, Shoppers, Companies, GM Locations: Detroit, North America

☆ Wendy's New Dynamic Pricing Plan Isn't As Crazy As It Sounds
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | by ( Emily Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Knee-jerk reaction and poor messaging aside, dynamic pricing isn't really novel and may actually make some sense. Platforms such as Ticketmaster often use dynamic pricing models for concerts and sporting events. While dynamic pricing may have a long history and other fast-food chains may be watching with interest, Wendy's may have doomed its own experiment. AdvertisementWhen people think of dynamic pricing, they think of Uber and airlines. "When people think of dynamic pricing, they think of Uber and airlines.

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☆ The whole world is reaching all-time highs. Here’s what’s driving it
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

On the surface, it may seem simple — global stocks are rallying, so there must be one universal driver, right? When this happens, the yen should strengthen and improve shareholder value in Japanese stocks, Arone said. "All of that gives you the ingredients you need to push stocks higher — not only U.S. stocks, but global stocks — in the next 12 months or so," he said. "I think that international stocks — Japan, Europe — have more room to go. Similar to Kelly, Kleintop recommended a more broad-based approach to playing this global rally.

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