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☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Apple, Rivian, Nio, Costco, Qualcomm
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wells Fargo reiterates Nvidia as overweight Wells said it's standing by shares of Nvidia. Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America said it's bullish on an iPhone with artificial intelligence features. "We maintain our Buy rating on Apple for its multi-year upgrade cycle, gross margin upside and secular services growth." Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy Bank of America said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock following earnings. Morgan Stanley reiterates Nio as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating on shares of Nio.

Persons: Oppenheimer, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Wynn, it's, Jefferies, Tesla, Dell, Wolfe, Alex Chriss, Rivian, Nio, robustly, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Rosenblatt Organizations: Beazer, Nvidia, MGM, " Bank of America, Apple, Bank of America, Edison International, Qualcomm, JPMorgan, Banks, PayPal, New, Citi, Lionsgate, Lionsgate Studios, UBS, Tesla, Resilience Locations: Macau, Las Vegas, California, Cincinnati, China, Nio, NetApp

☆ Philippine president says killing of a Filipino in South China Sea clash would be ‘very close’ to act of war
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivers a speech during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on May 31, 2024. The president said should such an incident happen by willful action, it would "increase the level of response [by the Philippines]," and come "very, very close to what we define as an act of war." In late March, the Philippines accused a China Coast Guard vessel of utilizing its water cannon on a Filipino ship travelling to the Second Thomas Shoal, injuring three Filipino sailors. Earlier that month, the China Coast Guard was accused of a water cannon attack that left four Filipino crew members injured by broken glass. Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea as its waters, despite a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration that said that China's claims has no basis under international law.

Persons: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Marcos, Thomas Shoal Organizations: Chinese Coast Guard, Guard, U.S ., Philippines Mutual Defense, China Coast Guard, China's coastguard Locations: Philippines, Singapore, South, U.S, Manila, South China, China

Citi, meanwhile, initiated Lionsgate Studios with a buy rating. JPMorgan did lower its price target on Viasat to $23 per share from $30. The analyst reiterated his buy rating, noting that AI adoption is still in the early stages. The bank initiated coverage of the TV and movie studio with a buy rating. Its price target of $14 implies upside of more than 73% from Thursday's close.

Persons: Felix Liu, — Lisa Kailai Han, Sebastiano Petti, Petti, — Jesse Pound, Oppenheimer, Tyler Batory, Batory, — Hakyung Kim, Wynn, Vitaly Umansky, WYNN, Umansky, Wolfe, Eddie, Bill Carrache, Dell Dell, Wamsi Mohan, Dell, Mohan, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, Morgan Stanley, we're, Erik Woodring, Woodring, Jason Bazinet, LION, COVID, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Dell Technologies, Lionsgate Studios, Citi, UBS, JPMorgan, Viasat, Homes, Wynn Resorts, Seaport Research Partners, Wolfe Research, Third Bank Regional, Dell, Bank of America, DELL, Lionsgate Entertainment, Starz Locations: Bilibili, China, Viasat, Macau, Las Vegas, Vegas, Wall, Thursday's

☆ China fines Evergrande's Hengda $577 million for fraudulent bond issuance
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

An aerial view of construction sites and new residential developments in the Nanchuan area of Xining, Qinghai province, China. China has fined China Evergrande's onshore flagship unit 4.18 billion yuan ($577 million) for fraudulent bond issuance and illegal information disclosure, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on Friday. The regulator also fined Evergrande founder Hui Ka Yan 47 million yuan and barred him from the securities market for life, according to a statement. "The maximum fine (against Hengda) is the most severe since the unified law enforcement of the bond market," said CSRC, adding it had considered Hengda's bond issuance size and mandate to complete home constructions for buyers when making the decision. China is weighing imposing a record fine of at least 1 billion yuan on PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and suspending some of the auditor's local operations over its role in auditing Evergrande, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday.

Persons: Hui Ka, Evergrande Organizations: China, China Securities Regulatory Commission, Evergrande, Hui Ka Yan, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, Bloomberg Locations: Nanchuan, Xining, Qinghai province, China, Hong Kong

☆ The US-China military relationship is in tatters. This is one of the last chances to save it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-31 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US and China's defense chiefs met for the first time in two years. 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 . AdvertisementUS and China defense chiefs held their first face-to-face meeting for two years amid escalating tensions over Taiwan and Ukraine. The meeting was part of a bid to repair the China-US relationship, which has become severely strained.

Persons: —, Lloyd Austin, Dong Jun, Wang Yi Organizations: Service, US, National Defense, US Department of Defense, Business Locations: Taiwan, Ukraine, China, Singapore

☆ Photos Show Strength of Asian American Activism Throughout US History
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Momo Takahashi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

The term "Asian American" was first coined in 1968 amid the rising voices of the Third World Liberation Front student movements in California. With tensions from protests against the Vietnam War and calls for universities to invest in ethnic studies programs, the Asian American identity was born out of advocacy for multiethnic unity among the Asian diaspora. Historical photographs showcase the history of Asian American resistance movements from the 1960s to the 1980s, demonstrating the strength and resilience of the Asian American community among tenants, students, and laborers. For the next five years, Filipino and Mexican American workers continued to strike for economic justice for all farm workers. AdvertisementThe same year, Yuji Ichioka and Emma Gee, both graduate students and key organizers of the Asian American Political Alliance, coined the term "Asian American."

Persons: Delano, Cesar Chevez's Huelga, Julio Hernandez, Larry Itliong, Cesar Chavez, Gerald French, Chavez, Ted Streshinsky, Slava J, Garth Eliassen, Yuji Ichioka, Emma Gee, Dave Randolph, Sheriff Richard Hongisto, Terry Schmitt, Emil de Guzman, May Chen, Walter Leporati, Chol Soo Lee, Yip Yee Tak, Lee, John O'Hara, Chol, Lee's, Jerry Telfer, Vincent Chin, Vincent, Lily Chin, Detroit . Chin, Ronald Ebens, Michael Nitz, Ebens, Helen Zia, Victor Yang, Chin, Chin's Organizations: Liberation, Business, American, Agricultural Labor, Committee, Delano, Getty, Labor, National Farm Workers Association, United Farm Workers, Migratory Labor, National Farm Workers, University of California, University of California Regents, Black Student Union, UC Berkeley, Asian American Political Alliance, San Francisco State University, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, . Police, Chinatown Community Development Center, Manilatown Heritage Foundation, Images Garment Worker, Ladies Garment Workers Union, International Ladies Garment Workers Union, San, Korean American Journalists Association, Asian, Lee Defense, Hall of Justice, The, American Citizens, Justice, Department of Justice, FBI Locations: California, Vietnam, Asia, San Francisco, Mexican, Bakersfield , California, Spanish, Washington, Delano, Sacramento, American, Berkeley, Berkeley , California, Africa, America, San, Los Angeles, Kearny, New York, Chinatown, Columbus, councilmen, San Quentin, Detroit ., Detroit

☆ Investing in Space: The China factor in the U.S. space station race to replace the ISS
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Michael Sheetz | In Michaeljsheetz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

CNBC's Investing in Space newsletter offers a view into the business of space exploration and privatization, delivered straight to your inbox. I'd be surprised if most Americans know that there are not one, but two crewed space stations in orbit currently. I'd like to think the International Space Station is common knowledge, but is Tiangong? Tiangong, that second space station in orbit, is built and run by the Chinese. Ideally, NASA also gets more than one space station.

Persons: CNBC's Michael Sheetz, I'd, I've, NASA's Organizations: NASA, NASA's, Soyuz Locations: U.S, China

☆ Here are the portfolio's top 5 performing stocks since April's Monthly Meeting
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The latter fact is on display in our list of top-five performing portfolio stocks since the April 24 close through Wednesday's close, the eve of our May meeting. The chipmaker jumped 44.1% since April's Monthly Meeting. 4, Eli Lilly stock jumped 10.8% since our April 24 meeting. A slew of promising AI announcements helped fuel the stock's strong performance since the April meeting. More broadly, Broadcom has been one of the portfolio's biggest beneficiaries of the AI trade.

Persons: Dow, Jim Cramer, we're, Jim, Costco, Eli Lilly's, Eli Lilly, Jim Cramer's, Spencer Platt Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial, Nvidia, Apple, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, iPhone, Bank of America, Costco, Costco Wholesale, Walmart, Club, Broadcom, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Getty Locations: Wednesday's, China, U.S, Google's, New York City

☆ China’s Xi Jinping calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over war in Gaza as Arab leaders visit Beijing
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-30 | by ( Simone Mccarthy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Hong Kong CNN —Chinese leader Xi Jinping decried “tremendous sufferings” in the Middle East and called for an international peace conference as leaders from Arab nations visit Beijing this week amid mounting global concern over Israel’s war in Gaza. Justice should not be absent forever,” Xi said Thursday at the opening of a meeting between top diplomats from China and Arab states, also attended by several leaders from the region. Delegations from 22 Arab states joined that event at Beijing’s Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, according to Chinese state media. China has recognized a Palestinian state since 1988. Thursday’s ministerial meeting is the first such gathering since China held its first joint summit with Arab leaders in late 2022 in Saudi Arabia.

Persons: Xi Jinping, ” Xi, Israel, Xi, ”, Abdel, Fattah, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Kais Saied, China “, Yun Sun, Fatah, Joe Biden, Jamal Khashoggi, Egypt’s Sisi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, United Arab Emirates, States Cooperation Forum, Diplomats, Stimson, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, of Locations: China, Hong Kong, Beijing, Gaza, “, Palestinian, Rafah, United States, Israel, Washington, United, Palestine, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Istanbul

☆ Apple slashed iPhone prices in China. Sales are bouncing back
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —A rebound in Apple’s iPhone sales in China is gaining momentum, after the company aggressively cut prices in its largest overseas market to lure back consumers actively hunting bargains in a weak economy. The increase is a major acceleration from the 12% growth logged in March by foreign-branded smartphones, according to previous data from CAICT. But iPhone sales started to bounce back in March after Apple and its retail partners slashed prices, according to CAICT data. The hefty reductions are “the only way” for Apple to defend its market share in China, Jefferies analysts said earlier this week. That will help Apple regain its lost market share but is also likely to put pressure on its competitors to cut prices further.

Persons: Apple, Jefferies, “ Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, CNN, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, Global Times, Apple, Counterpoint Research, Huawei, Alibaba, Xiaomi Locations: China, Hong Kong

☆ China's $47.5 billion chip fund will likely focus on AI amid U.S. export curbs, NYU professor says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Digitally Generated Images Wong Yu Liang | Moment | Getty ImagesChina set up a multibillion-dollar state-backed investment chip fund last week — and one observer says it will likely focus on advanced chips for AI and establishing the entire supply chain. "Fund 3 will focus on [establishing] the total supply chain. watch nowChina has piled 344 billion Chinese yuan ($47.5 billion) into a third investment fund that aims to boost its domestic semiconductor industry amid an escalating technology war with the U.S. The China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, also known as the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund and the Big Fund, is part of China's efforts to reduce foreign reliance in its domestic chip industry. The first two funds raised 138.7 billion yuan and 204 billion yuan in 2014 and 2019 respectively.

Persons: Wong Yu Liang, Winston Ma, Ma, CNBC's Organizations: NYU School of Law, U.S, China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, Big Locations: China, Netherlands

☆ Chinese ships spend record amount of time near Japan-controlled islands, Tokyo says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The Japanese government chief spokesperson did not say how often Chinese ships entered Japan’s territorial waters, though foreign ships are allowed “innocent passage” through such waters. A contiguous zone extends another 12 nautical miles beyond a country’s territorial waters, the area that stretches 12 nautical miles from the shore. Foreign warships are allowed into contiguous zone waters – so the Chinese Coast Guard hasn’t broken any international agreements – but the continuous presence of the Chinese vessels there is seen as a provocation. It has frequently dispatched China Coast Guard and other government vessels to the waters around the islands to assert those claims. Hayashi, the Japanese government spokesperson, said Monday that Tokyo is answering the Chinese presence around the islands with vessels of its own.

Persons: Tokyo’s, “, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Hayashi, Fumio Kishida, Li Gongmin, ”, ” James Brown, ” Hayashi, Lai Ching, China’s, Thomas, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Thomas Shoal, CNN’s Himari Semans Organizations: South Korea CNN, China Coast Guard, East China, Chinese Coast Guard, Ministry, Temple University, CNN, Coast Guard, Communist Party Locations: Seoul, South Korea, East, Japan, China, Tokyo, Japanese, China’s, Beijing, United States, Washington, Taiwan, Philippines, South China, Philippine, Singapore

☆ AI-driven boost in PC and smartphone upgrades benefits these 5 stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference next month, it's believed that Apple will share more information about an expected AI-integrated iPhone. Jim Cramer has said that new AI capabilities on devices and for devices will usher in the " greatest refresh cycle in history ." Wireless stands to benefit from the expected increase in iPhone sales because Apple is one of Broadcom's largest customers. If there's a surge in PC sales, in particular, this could boost both Nvidia's Gaming and Professional Visualization segments. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Satya Nadella, it's, Jim Cramer, It's, Tim Cook, Jim, iPhones, Jim Cramer's, Eugene Mymrin Organizations: Microsoft, Developers Conference, Apple, Broadcom, Nvidia, Computing, Windows, Revenue, Shareholders, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, Broadcom Wireless, Broadcom's Semiconductor, Nvidia's Gaming, Club, HP Inc, Dell, CNBC Locations: China

☆ Apple may finally be getting past its China slump
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Tom Carter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementResearch firm Counterpoint research estimated the Silicon Valley heavyweight had sunk from first to third place in the Chinese smartphone market earlier this year, after sales dropped 19% year-over-year in Q1. Apple CEO Tim Cook disputed third-party reports that iPhone sales in the country were struggling in Apple's most recent earnings call, telling investors that sales of Apple's smartphone grew in mainland China during the first quarter. Despite these challenges, China remains a crucial market for Apple. "We feel that the Chinese manufacturers are waged in extremely intense competition between themselves, but that won't necessarily move the needle against Apple," Wood said.

Persons: —, didn't, Tim Cook, Cook, Apple's, Ben Wood, Wood Organizations: Service, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, Reuters, Business, Apple, Huawei, CCS Insight Locations: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan

☆ China is developing systems to hunt US submarines from the air
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

China is developing new systems to hunt the US nuclear-powered submarines that could threaten a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, according to a new report. Also significant is that Chinese airborne sub hunters are tasked with protecting Chinese ballistic missile submarines as they sail to their patrol and launch locations. Current Chinese sonobuoys require "a complicated and labor-intensive series of manual button presses to configure sonobuoy parameters such as radio working frequency, working depth, working time, and pulse form to fit maritime conditions before deployment." "PLAN ASW units are training under more realistic conditions, and breaking down administrative barriers which prevented them from generating more training opportunities in different operational environments." AdvertisementFor example, since 2015, training materials have stressed the need for ASW aircraft and ships to work closely together, which is standard practice in the US and Western navies.

Persons: Eli Tirk, Daniel Salisbury, Tirk, Deanna C, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, Business, People's Liberation Army Navy, Taiwan, China Maritime Studies, Naval War, PLAN, US Navy, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Taiwan, Japan, Salisbury, America, Forbes

☆ This is the word of the summer on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

New York CNN —Bifurcation is the word of the summer. Or it’s the word of the summer among investors, at least. It’s a word that the market gets hung up on and then all you do is hear that word. But I think that’s nearing an end, and so I would expect a slowdown in consumer spending. I’m not so sure that’s going to happen this time because their balance sheets and cash flows aren’t as strong.

Persons: Bell, Scott Wren, I’ve, We’ve, You’ve, you’ve, they’ve, That’s, hasn’t, you’re, I’m, Elon Musk’s, Elon Musk, Anna Cooban, Andreesen Horowitz, Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, xAI, Musk, Grok, Laura He, Xi Jinping’s Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Fed, Elon, Investors, Sequoia Capital, xAI, Worth, China Construction Bank, China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, National Enterprise Locations: New York, United States, Wells Fargo, Silicon, Saudi, OpenAI, China, ICBC, Beijing

☆ Apple's iPhone shipments to China surged in April. Jim Cramer says there's more to the story
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | 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. In response, Jim Cramer said, "Nvidia is capturing so much of the mindshare that maybe people are selling [the broader market] to make a bigger position in Nvidia." The Club shares similar sentiments to the Wall Street firms — saying a break up is a win for shareholders. 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 .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, shouldn't, DuPont's, Ed Breen's, Jim Cramer's, DOV, NVDA Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Dow Jones Industrial, Apple, China Academy of Information, Communications Technology, UBS, Citi, DuPont, BMO Capital, Wells, Wells Fargo Securities, Wall Street Locations: China, Wells Fargo, Dover

☆ China’s military shows off rifle-toting robot dogs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Brad Lendon | Nectar Gan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

During recent military drills with Cambodia, China’s military showed off a robot dog with an automatic rifle mounted on its back, essentially turning man’s best (electronic) friend into a killing machine. The latter part of the video also shows an automatic rifle mounted under a six-rotor aerial drone, illustrating what the video says is China’s “variety of intelligent unmanned equipment.”Military use of robot dogs – and of course small aerial drones – is nothing new. And the dogs have been popping up on China’s heavily regulated social media for at least a year. According to the state-run Global Times, the presence of the robotic dogs at exercises with foreign militaries indicates an advanced stage of development. “Usually, a new equipment will not be brought into a joint exercise with another country, so the robot dogs must have reached a certain level of technical maturity,” Global Times quoted an unnamed expert as saying.

Persons: Chen Wei Organizations: CNN, US Air Force, Management, Commerce Ministry, People’s Liberation Army, Times, Global Times Locations: Cambodia, China, Lao, Malaysian, Thai, Ukraine

☆ China chip industry gets $47.5 billion in new funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Laura He | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Worth $47.5 billion, the fund is being created as the US imposes sweeping restrictions on the export of American chips and chip technology in a bid to throttle Beijing’s ambitions. The latest investment vehicle is the third phase of the China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund. The first phase of the fund was set up in 2014 with 138.7 billion yuan ($19.2 billion). In 2022, the country’s anti-graft watchdog launched a crackdown on the semiconductor industry, investigating some of China’s top figures in state-owned chip companies. Last year, China’s Huawei shocked industry experts by introducing a new smartphone powered by a 7-nanometer processor made by China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC).

Persons: Xi Jinping’s, Lu Jun, ”, Xi’s, Biden, China’s, Mark Rutte, Xi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Worth, China Construction Bank, China Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund, National Enterprise, Ministry of Industry, Information Technology, IC, US, China’s Huawei, China’s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation, Huawei, Dutch Locations: Hong Kong, China, ICBC, Beijing, Netherlands, Japan, United States, ASML

☆ JPMorgan is 'positive' on China stocks and 'constructive' on real estate as Beijing props up markets
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Lim Hui Jie | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

JPMorgan is "positive" on China stocks and "constructive" on its real estate sector as the world's second-largest economy strives to prop up its equity and property markets. JPMorgan's view on China stocks is "tilted in the positive direction," said Wendy Liu, the firm's chief Asia and China equity strategist. Liu, who expects the index to hit 3,900 by the end of the year, said that China market was still "among the cheapest" in Asia Pacific. Mainland China's CSI300 was the third worst performing stock market in Asia, losing 11.38% last year. When asked about the Chinese real estate sector, Liu said it was at an "inflection point," and that JPMorgan was "constructive" on the sector.

Persons: Wendy Liu, Liu, they'll, CSI300, Hong, malpractices . Liu, Wu Qing, Wu, JPMorgan Organizations: JPMorgan, JPMorgan Global China, China Securities Regulatory Commission, People's Bank of China Locations: China, Asia, Jegarajah, Asia Pacific

☆ India and Japan are bright spots in Asia's 'supremely interesting' equity and M&A markets, JPMorgan says
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Sheila Chiang | In Sheilachiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

India and Japan are two bright spots in Asia's "supremely interesting" markets, JPMorgan's Filippo Gori said at the bank's Global China Summit on Thursday, referring to the region's equity as well as deal-making landscape. India, which is very in high demand," Gori, co-head of global banking at JPMorgan, told CNBC. While mergers and acquisitions activity declined globally in 2023, Japan's deal value rose 23% from a year ago to about $123 billion, Bain & Company said in its Japan M&A report. "Japan's economy is uniquely well positioned for growth in M&A," the report said. Last year M&A deal value in India stood at $136 billion, a 27% drop for a year earlier, which was in line with the global decline in M&A activity, according to Deloitte's India M&A trends report.

Persons: Filippo Gori, Deloitte Organizations: Global China Summit, JPMorgan, CNBC, Japan's Nikkei, Bain & Company, Companies, China, Apple Locations: India, Japan, Gori, China

☆ China made so many solar panels that even its own grid can't support all the energy produced
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Huileng Tan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China has made a lot of solar panels, dramatically lowering prices and helping the country's clean-energy transition. The problem is that Chinese manufacturers seem to have made too many solar panels, according to the US, the European Union, and their allies. China's facing its own overproduction problem at home following a breakneck pace of growth in solar energy — one key pillar of the country's "new three" economic drivers. Germany's energy prices are under pressure from too much solar energyIt's not just China getting hit by an excess of solar energy. Germany, too, has been producing so much solar energy that energy prices have fallen into negative territory when output peaks.

Persons: They're, Joe Biden, David Fishman Organizations: Service, European Union, Business, Reuters, Bloomberg, West, Longi Green Energy Technology, China Photovoltaic Industry Association, Lantau Group Locations: China, Beijing, overcapacity, Germany, that's

CNN —China’s military drills around Taiwan are designed to test its ability to “seize power” over the island, the People’s Liberation Army said Friday as its forces kicked off a second day of large-scale exercises encircling its democratic neighbor. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry has condemned China’s military exercises as “irrational provocations” and dispatched its own sea, air and ground forces in response. A total of 19 Chinese warships and seven coast guard vessels were detected near the Taiwan Strait, according to the ministry. China Coast Guard drill near Taiwan. China Coast Guard/Weibo‘Blockading Taiwan’China’s military drills are often as much about playing to a domestic audience as signaling intentions internationally, and state media has ramped up coverage of the drills.

Persons: CNN —, Lai Ching, Lai, Xi Jinping, ”, China’s, Tsai Ing, ” “, Wu Qian, Liu, Tsai, wasn’t, “, I’m, Zhang Chi, Zhang, Carl Schuster, Craig Singleton, ” Singleton, Singleton, Lionel Fatton, ” Fatton Organizations: CNN, People’s Liberation Army, PLA, Command, Party, Taiwan, Guard, CCTV, Taiwan’s Defense, Kyodo, Democratic Progressive Party, China’s, Ministry, Chinese Communist Party, China Coast Guard, Taiwan . China Coast Guard, Weibo, US, Coast Guard, Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, Foundation, Defense of Democracies, Webster University Locations: Taiwan, Beijing, China, Kinmen, Taiwan Strait, China's, Taiwan ., ”, Kaohsiung, Wuqiu, Geneva

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Tesla, Ford, Super Micro, Wendy's, Hasbro, Take-Two, Wynn & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Bank of America reiterates Nvidia as buy Bank of America raised its price target on the stock to $1,320 per share from $1,100 following earnings. Deutsche Bank initiates Freshpet a buy Deutsche said it sees "multiple structural tailwinds" for shares of the pet food and health company. Deutsche Bank initiates BellRing Brands as buy Deutsche said it sees a long runway for growth for the food company. " Deutsche Bank initiates Legend Biotech as buy Deutsche said it's bullish on the biotech company's multiple myeloma drug Carvykti. Bank of America reiterates Super Micro Computer as buy Bank of America said Nvidia's earnings report on Wednesday bode well for companies like Super Micro.

Persons: Bernstein, Ford, Morgan Stanley downgrades NetEase, Morgan Stanley, Evercore, BRBR, Wedbush, Jefferies, GDRX, Oppenheimer, Armour, Kevin, Dell, Chubb, Stephens, FHN, Tesla, Argus, it's bullish, bode Organizations: " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, BellRing Brands, JPMorgan, Hasbro, RBC, Norfolk Southern, NSC, GE Vernova, GE, UBS, Eastman Chemical, Eastman, SAP, underperform Bank of America, Berkshire Hathaway's, of America, Rockstar Games, NextEra Energy Partners, Argus, Wynn, Biotech, Computer Locations: U.S, China, Berkshire, Macau, Las Vegas, 2H24

Morgan Stanley accompanied the move by cutting its price target to $100 from $120. His $185 price target, up from $160, forecasts that shares of Take-Two could rally 23% from Wednesday's close. — Lisa Kailai Han 5:55 a.m.: Bernstein initiates Ford at an outperform rating Investors who don't own Ford are missing out, according to Bernstein. — Lisa Kailai Han 5:55 a.m.: JPMorgan upgrades Hasbro Don't expect Hasbro's momentum to slow in the near future, according to JPMorgan. It also raised its price target on shares to $74 from $61, implying upside of 22%.

Persons: Bernstein, Morgan Stanley downgrades NetEase, Morgan Stanley, Alex Poon, Poon, Lisa Kailai Han, Omar Dessouky, Dessouky, — Lisa Kailai Han, Sam Poser, Sean Dodge, Dodge, GoodRx, Ford, Daniel Roeska, Roeska didn't, Roeska, Christopher Horvers, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Ford, JPMorgan, Hasbro, NetEase, Bank of America, Rockstar Games, Rockstar, Supreme, Corp, Trading, EMEA, Timberland, RBC, RBC Capital Markets, pharma, Kroger Locations: China, Wednesday's, Americas

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