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A gas stock and an e-commerce giant were among the stocks being talked about by analysts on Wednesday. The introduction of 2nm, a new generation of chips that are faster and consume less power than previous chips, should lead demand higher for the global semicap industry, analyst Simon Coles wrote in a note. The analyst said Amazon will continue to see growth ahead, however, as it views the e-commerce giant as a strong AI beneficiary. He added that Amazon should see continued OI expansion as Amazon Web Services accelerates and has a multi-billion-dollar AI revenue run-rate. — Pia Singh 5:46 a.m.: JPMorgan upgrades Sunoco Sunoco's recent acquisition will drive a rebound in the stock, according to JPMorgan.

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☆ Elon Musk diverting Nvidia chips from Tesla to X shows the EV maker is not his priority, longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC reported that Elon Musk diverted Nvidia chips bound for Tesla to X and xAI. Longtime Tesla investor Ross Gerber said the move shows the EV maker is not Musk's priority. AdvertisementTesla isn't at the top of Elon Musk's list of priorities, according to longtime investor Ross Gerber. Musk confirmed the decision in a recent post on X, adding that Tesla "had no place to send the Nvidia chips to turn them on." As an investor, I've done what I've needed to do and I've had to sell a lot of my Tesla stock.

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☆ Nvidia passes Apple in market cap as second-most valuable public U.S. company
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia passed Apple in market cap on Wednesday as investors continue betting on the chipmaker behind the artificial intelligence boom. Nvidia also hit a $3 trillion market cap milestone on Wednesday after shares rose over 5%. Microsoft is the most valuable publicly traded company, with a market cap of $3.15 trillion, as of Wednesday. Apple was the first company to reach a $1 trillion and $2 trillion market cap. Nvidia shares have gone parabolic as its AI business has developed, rising more than 3,290% over the past five years.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Apple Organizations: Nvidia, Technology, Apple, Microsoft Locations: San Jose , California, China, U.S

☆ Nvidia surpasses Apple to become the 2nd-most-valuable company in the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The ongoing AI boom helped catapult Nvidia's market valuation to $3.014 trillion. With Nvidia now bigger than Apple, the AI chip maker is just slightly behind Microsoft as the world's biggest company. Nvidia's valuation was just above $950 billion a year-ago and was about $400 billion in November 2022 when OpenAI first released ChatGPT to the public. Apple held a market valuation of $3.00 trillion Wednesday afternoon, or about $15 billion below Nvidia's current valuation. With Apple surpassed, Nvidia is behind only Microsoft, which is the world's most valuable company with a market capitalization of $3.15 trillion.

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☆ Tesla's ex-AI chief says it makes perfect sense for Elon Musk to divert Nvidia chips from Tesla to X
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Kwan Wei Kevin Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Elon Musk has been criticized for his decision to redirect Tesla's Nvidia chips to X. But Tesla's former head of AI infrastructure, Tim Zaman has come forward to defend Musk's decision. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementDiverting Tesla's AI chips to X made sense given the logistics that come with assembling a supercomputer, the automaker's former head of AI infrastructure said on Tuesday. "The practicalities of building a supercomputer are insane once you get down to it," Tim Zaman wrote in an X post.

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☆ Here's why Cramer says Ford stock must be 'bought aggressively' on the dip
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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☆ Tim Cook is about to reveal Apple's plan to dominate the internet for another decade
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewWhen Steve Jobs launched the first iPhone in 2007, it was a landmark moment in Apple's history that involved the CEO of another Silicon Valley company: Google. Now, Apple is preparing to unveil its plans to dominate the internet again — with the help of another Silicon Valley company. Apple's plan to dominate the internet, againOn Monday, when CEO Tim Cook kicks off Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), he's expected to reveal a new vision of artificial intelligence by announcing a partnership with OpenAI. Time will tell if the deal is as powerful as Apple's search engine agreement with Google. AdvertisementOne thing is certain: Apple's about to pitch the world on its plans to dominate the internet in the AI age.

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☆ Elon Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips reserved for Tesla to X and xAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Lora Kolodny | In Lorakolodny | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Correspondence from Nvidia staffers also indicates that Musk diverted a sizable shipment of AI processors that had been reserved for Tesla to his social media company X, formerly known as Twitter. "Elon prioritizing X H100 GPU cluster deployment at X versus Tesla by redirecting 12k of shipped H100 GPUs originally slated for Tesla to X instead," an Nvidia memo from December said. In a post on X in November, Musk wrote, "X Corp investors will own 25% of xAI." At Tesla, Musk has promised to build a $500 million "Dojo" supercomputer in Buffalo, New York, and a "super dense, water-cooled supercomputer cluster" at the company's factory in Austin, Texas. WATCH: Musk ordered Nvidia to ship thousands of AI chips to X

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☆ EV concerns overshadow strong Ford sales. Jim Cramer says the stock is down enough
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Ford had another month of strong sales, but a wider appeal on Wall Street for the stock depends on cutting the automaker's massive EV division losses. In the first quarter, Ford lost more than $100,000 per EV sold. He also lamented the underperformance of Ford stock relative to rival General Motors — ever since GM announced a buyback in November. However, Jim thinks Ford stock has come down enough. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

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☆ Ford EV and hybrid sales surge 65% in May
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DETROIT – Ford Motor's U.S. new vehicle sales rose 11.2% last month compared with May of last year, boosted by strong sales growth for all-electric and hybrid models. The Detroit automaker on Tuesday reported roughly 65% increases in sales of both hybrid and all-electric vehicles. The boost to EV sales is a conundrum for investors. The spike in hybrid sales is part of Ford's plan to double down on the technology. Ford reported total year-to-date U.S. sales through May of 877,685 units, up 5.6% compared with the same time period in 2023.

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☆ See inside Ford's new tech campus, a century-old Detroit train station restored for $950 million
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-03 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

The $950 million project encompasses the 18-story former train station called Michigan Central Station – once the state's marquee transit building – an adjacent 270,000-square-foot building and other, supporting facilities. The 30-acre "Michigan Central" campus and station was initially announced in 2018 and slated to open by 2022. Train station campusThe Michigan Central campus is located southwest of Detroit's main business district in a trendy neighborhood known as Corktown. The Michigan Central campus in total spans 1.2 million square feet of commercial space, including retail, restaurants and hospitality. The restored grand waiting room inside Ford's Michigan Central Station in Detroit.

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☆ Software stocks got pummeled this week after a cluster of troubling earnings reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-01 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

And Veeva's CEO said on his company's earnings call that generative artificial intelligence has been "a competing priority" for customers. Add it all up and it was a brutal week for software and enterprise tech. "Every enterprise software company kind of has adjusted" since after the pandemic, Benioff said on his company's earnings call. "Macroeconomic headwinds are still out there," Okta finance chief Brett Tighe said on the company's earnings call. Veeva CEO Peter Gassner cited "disruption in large enterprises as they work through their plans for AI."

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☆ Nvidia is no household name — but may soon overtake Microsoft and Apple
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Nvidia could soon become the world's most valuable company. That's despite the chipmaker being no household name or big consumer brand such as Apple or Amazon. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . It's now worth more than Amazon (about $1.9 trillion) and Alphabet ($2.1 trillion), and could soon leapfrog Apple ($2.9 trillion) and even Microsoft ($3.1 trillion). This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Nvidia will be key to market's direction as Wall Street heads into the summer with May jobs report on deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Nvidia is the key to how stocks will perform in the next few months as investors head into a seasonally weak period for markets, with the macroeconomic picture once again a center of attention. Stocks capped a winning month in May after a strong earnings season and signs of easing inflation buoyed investor optimism. .VIX YTD mountain CBOE Volatility Index In fact, the CBOE Volatility Index, known as Wall Street's fear gauge, is currently at 14. The broad market index was last around 5,220. Traders will have to rely on macroeconomic data for the next several weeks, including the May jobs report that's on deck next Friday.

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☆ Top proxy advisor ISS recommends against Elon Musk's $56 billion Tesla pay package
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Taylor Hill | Getty ImagesTop proxy advisor Institutional Shareholder Services on Friday recommended Tesla shareholders vote against the re-approval of CEO Elon Musk's $56 billion pay package and withhold their support from the re-election of News Corp . Tesla's shareholder meeting is on June 13. Tesla's board is seeking shareholder approval to reinstate Musk's pay after a Delaware court voided the package earlier this year. The proxy advisor recommended support for some shareholder proposals that Tesla management opposes, including one that would declassify Tesla's board. Pay package pushTesla has been courting shareholder support in both time-tested and novel ways.

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☆ EU approves Italian aid for $5.4 billion STMicro chip plant
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

STMicroelectronics has committed 5 billion euros ($5.4 billion) of investment in what it calls the world's first fully integrated Silicon Carbide (SiC) plant in Italy. The project is backed by 2 billion euros from the Italian state, and is the result of the EU's Chips Act which aims to provide support for Europe's chip industry. The European Commission on Friday approved Italian state aid for STMicroelectronics to build a 5 billion euro ($5.4 billion) microchip plant as Europe battles to reduce reliance on Asian imports for vital manufacturing components. The STMicro plant will produce chips made from silicon carbide, which is more energy-efficient than standard silicon. STMicro is the largest maker of silicon carbide chips, which are more expensive to manufacture than regular silicon chips but favoured by automakers because they are energy-efficient, lightweight and tough.

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☆ Jim Cramer: Start believing in the Gap turnaround, but avoid this falling tech stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jim Cramer's daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. The stock got way ahead of itself," Jim Cramer said. People better start believing," Cramer said, noting that prior to earnings the stock had largely been under pressure since late March. Ulta shares have been struggling since April after CEO David Kimbell warned about slowing demand for beauty products at an investor event. The Investing Club owns cybersecurity peer Palo Alto Networks .

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☆ Nvidia has one customer accounting for a fifth of revenue, and UBS has a guess on who it is
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Nvidia , the red-hot chipmaker that sells advanced processors to enable artificial intelligence technology, may have a customer bigger than anyone else. That could be Microsoft , UBS speculated in a note. The Wall Street bank pored over Nvidia's filings and estimated that Microsoft was its largest indirect customer, contributing to 19% of Nvidia's revenue in fiscal 2024. It leads UBS to its guess that one of the two could likely again be Microsoft. Nvidia has become so influential to the whole stock market that a good earnings report could unleash a wave of animal spirits that push the market to new heights.

Persons: Jensen Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, UBS, CNBC, Meta

☆ Jeep reveals all-electric Wagoneer S in EV offensive, starting at $72,000
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael Wayland | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV JeepNEW YORK – The first all-electric Jeep SUV for the U.S. will be the Wagoneer S, starting at about $72,000 when it's scheduled to go on sale this fall. The $71,995 starting price of the Wagoneer S EV sits between gas-powered versions of the Wagoneer, starting at about $63,000, and more luxurious Grand Wagoneer, starting at roughly $92,000. 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV JeepHe also said the company will release electric, extended-range versions of the traditional gas-powered Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer in 2025. 2024 Jeep Wagoneer S EV "R-Wing" JeepDespite sharing the "Wagoneer" name with Jeep's current gas-powered model, the five-passenger, two-row EV shares little with its three-row traditional internal combustion engine counterpart other than some Jeep styling. Stellantis design chief Ralph Gilles during the unveiling of the Jeep Wagoneer S EV on May 30, 2024 in New York City.

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Here's a rapid-fire update on all 33 stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Below $200 a share is the level we'd get interested in buying more Salesforce stock, Jim said. The industrial name will continue to be a beneficiary of the AI trade due to Eaton's booming data center business. Alphabet : If this mega-cap name experiences a move lower, investors should scoop up shares, Jim said. Nvidia : There's not much more to say about Nvidia in light of another blowout earnings report and the strong guidance accompanying it.

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☆ Elon Musk's $55 billion Tesla pay package seems to be getting mounting pushback
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewTesla is facing increasing pushback from investors regarding its bid to reinstate Elon Musk's $55 billion pay package. The fund initially voted for Musk's pay package when it was taken to a shareholder vote in 2018. Separately, proxy advisory firm Glass Lewis said in a report on Saturday that the pay plan was "excessive" and presented investors with "uncertain benefits and additional risk." Tesla has also argued the compensation plan is "critical to the future success of Tesla" and has even paid for a handful of advertisements promoting the pay plan. Shareholders will be asked to vote on several proposals in addition to the proposal to reinstate Musk's pay package, which was struck down by a Delaware judge earlier this year.

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☆ Nissan issues 'do not drive' alert for nearly 84,000 older models with recalled airbags
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

A Nissan Sentra sits on the lot at a dealership in Evanston, Illinois, on Nov. 12, 2010. Nissan has warned owners of older vehicles to drop driving cars equipped with recalled, unrepaired Takata airbags the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Wednesday. The affected cars include 2002-2006 Nissan Sentra, 2002-2004 Nissan Pathfinder and 2002-2003 Infiniti QX4 vehicles that may have Takata airbags that were recalled in 2020. "NHTSA is urging all vehicle owners to immediately check to see if their vehicle has an open Takata airbag recall," the NHTSA said in a statement. "If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective airbag is replaced."

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☆ Morgan Stanley picks global stocks to ride the Nvidia boom — and gives 4 more than 50% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investor darling Nvidia is dominating headlines once again after its earnings last week surpassed expectations on the back of the artificial intelligence boom. Morgan Stanley notes that the reaction to Nvidia's first quarter results is "very telling on how much buying power still exists in the market." Here are seven of Morgan Stanley's overweight-rated stocks to play these AI themes: Overweight-rated stocks Among Morgan Stanley's list of AI stock opportunities are South Korean tech giant SK Hynix and Taiwanese chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company . SK Hynix stocks are held in the iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (8.4% weight) and Franklin FTSE South Korea ETF (8.3% weight). Shares in TSMC are included in the iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (25.1% weight) and Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF (22.2% weight) Beyond the headline-makers, Morgan Stanley also sees potential in Japanese manufacturer Advantest Corp .

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: GameStop, U.S. Cellular, Nvidia, Norwegian Cruise Line and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: GameStop — Shares jumped nearly 23% following the video game retailer's announcement on Friday that it made about $933 million from a stock sale. U.S. Cellular — Shares added 7% after the telecom company announced T-Mobile will acquire its wireless operations and 30% of spectrum assets for $4.4 billion. T-Mobile was up less than 1%, while Telephone and Data Systems , which owns 84% of U.S. Cellular, slipped 2%. Norwegian Cruise Line — The cruise stock rose 3% after an upgrade to buy from neutral at Mizuho. Zscaler — The cybersecurity company shed nearly 4% following a downgrade at Wells Fargo to equal weight from overweight.

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☆ Should Elon Musk be paid $56 billion? Tesla shareholders get to vote
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( David Ingram | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

Several investors released a joint letter this month urging fellow shareholders to vote down the package as excessive. Tesla shareholders approved the pay package in 2018, with compensation tied to Tesla's performance including its market value. And he still has time to meet goals he hasn't reached, including on revenue, because the pay package had a 10-year term. In the 440-page proxy statement explaining the vote, a committee of the Tesla board noted the "novel circumstances." Some people began sharing screenshots of their votes in April, shortly after the Tesla board announced the vote, and the deadline to vote online is June 12.

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