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☆ Wall Street strategists see limited gains for the rest of year after big first half
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

There may not be much upside left this year in the S & P 500, at least according to the paid seers on Wall Street. The S & P 500 is up 15% so far in 2024, while the Nasdaq has added 18%. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 In fact, the S & P 500 is anticipated to stall even with a flurry of strategists recently upping their targets. Similarly, Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel anticipates the S & P 500 could end the year at 6,000 , the highest forecast in CNBC's survey. By year end, Lakos-Bujas anticipates the S & P 500 will fall to 4,200, or a more than 20% plunge.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, David J, Kostin, Evercore ISI's Julian Emanuel, buybacks, Russell, Piper Sandler, Dubravko Lakos, Bujas Organizations: Nasdaq, CNBC PRO, Deutsche Bank, Tech, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Nvidia

On Today’s Episode:Netanyahu Criticizes the U.S. For Holding Up Some Weapons Deliveries, by The New York TimesU.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Is Failing, and Could Be Dismantled Early, by Helene Cooper and Eric SchmittNvidia Becomes Most Valuable Public Company, Topping Microsoft, by Tripp Mickle and Joe RennisonCalifornia Joins Growing National Effort to Ban Smartphone Use in Schools, by Shawn Hubler

Persons: Netanyahu, Helene Cooper, Eric Schmitt Nvidia, Topping, Tripp Mickle, Joe Rennison, Shawn Hubler Organizations: The New York Times U.S, Public Company, Topping Microsoft Locations: Pier, Gaza, Joe Rennison California

Move over, Microsoft and Apple. On Tuesday, Nvidia leapfrogged two of tech’s most storied names to become the world’s most valuable public company, according to data from S&P Global. Just two years ago, the company’s market valuation was over $400 million. Now, in the span of a year, it has gone from $1 trillion to more than $3 trillion. Microsoft and Apple both fell, ending the day trailing the Silicon Valley chip maker.

Persons: Jensen Huang Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, P

☆ Microsoft introduces an A.I. chatbot for cybersecurity experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft on Tuesday announced a chatbot designed to help cybersecurity professionals understand critical issues and find ways to fix them. The Microsoft Security Copilot draws on GPT-4, the latest large language model from OpenAI — in which Microsoft has invested billions — and a security-specific model Microsoft built using daily activity data it gathers. Microsoft isn't talking about how much Security Copilot will cost when it becomes more widely available. The service will work with Microsoft security products such as Sentinel for tracking threats. Security Copilot will be available to a small set of Microsoft clients in a private preview before wider release at a later date.

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