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☆ Amazon can keep its record run going due to a major catalyst — and it's not the cloud
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

BofA called out the importance of Amazon's retail margin because it has generated more estimated outperformance than its cloud business Amazon Web Services (AWS). Add on same-day delivery, Jim asked, rhetorically, "Why would you go to the store on the way home when it's at your home." Fifty-one percent of respondents, a survey record, said they opted for Amazon's same-day delivery option. Based on these results, Evercore believes Prime same-day delivery is a "multiplier to purchase frequency and overall spend." The latest Wall Street analysis and thoughts from Jim support the idea of further room for Amazon stock to run higher.

Persons: BofA, Amazon's, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Jim, Evercore, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Michael M Organizations: U.S, Bank of America, United Parcel Service, FedEx, Web Services, Amazon, Walgreens, Logistics, Adobe Analytics, Club, CNBC, Santiago, Getty Locations: U.S, New York City

☆ Nvidia, Apple, other tech giants flash weakness. Here are buy levels to consider as entry points
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Apple and Alphabet pulled back to the support levels we highlighted and have since rallied strongly. As we can see, $400 served as a key support level three times early this year (the second black horizontal line). Here, we are again applying the polarity principle and using prior resistance as the new support level. We see that $166 has proven a key support level (the top black horizontal line) ever since that post-earnings breakout. Nvidia Potential entry points: $120, $110, and $100 Just below Tuesday's close, around $120, that's a battleground level (the top black horizontal line).

Persons: It's, we've, We're, it's, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim Organizations: Apple, Nvidia, Microsoft, Amazon, Big Tech, Club, Apple Intelligence, Developers, CNBC, NVIDIA, Publishing, Getty Locations: HANGZHOU, CHINA, Hangzhou city, Zhejiang province, China

☆ Microsoft's new AI chief explains what's at the top of his to-do list
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft's AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, has laid out his main goals for the company. In a podcast chat with Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman said he wanted to "uplevel" Copilot's quality. AdvertisementMicrosoft's newly installed AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, is keen to ensure that the Big Tech company is not underestimated. On a recent podcast with Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman explained his new responsibilities at the company. He said he oversaw key teams, including Bing and Edge, and Copilot, Microsoft's flagship AI product.

Persons: Mustafa Suleyman, Seth Rosenberg, Suleyman, —, he'd Organizations: Bing, Service, Big Tech, Business

☆ DeepMind researchers realize AI is really, really unfunny. That's a problem.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AI chatbots lack humor, producing bland and overly politically correct jokes. A study by Google's DeepMind had 20 comedians test OpenAI's ChatGPT and Google's Gemini. Big Tech companies like Google and Amazon emphasize humor to make AI more engaging. AdvertisementIt turns out that AI chatbots not only have a tendency to be inaccurate, but they also lack a sense of humor. In a study published earlier this month, Google DeepMind researchers concluded that artificial intelligence chatbots are simply not funny.

Persons: Google's DeepMind, —, OpenAI's ChatGPT, Responses Organizations: Big Tech, Google, Service, Canada, Business

☆ European stocks set to open lower after sentiment sours on Wall Street
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

LONDON — European stocks are expected to open lower Tuesday, following souring U.S. market sentiment at the start of the week. The U.K.'s FTSE index is seen opening 16 points lower at 8,284, Germany's DAX 130 points lower at 18,207, France's CAC 40 down 32 points at 7,678 and Italy's FTSE MIB down 55 points at 33,982, according to data from IG. Global markets have turned lower after investors stateside sold off U.S. Big Tech stocks on Monday in favor of sectors such as banking and energy. Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose overnight, with traders assessing South Korea's consumer sentiment index for June, as well as Japan's service sector producer prices. Spanish gross domestic product data will be the main major economic release.

Persons: Germany's DAX Organizations: U.S, CAC, IG, Global, . Big Tech, Nvidia Locations: Asia, Pacific, Europe

A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure on the trading floor at the Nomura Securities Co. headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan. 11, 2024. Information technology was the S&P 500's worst-performing sector, down more than 2%. Investors in Asia assessed South Korea's consumer sentiment index for June, as well as Japan's service sector producer prices. The services producer price index for Japan climbed 2.5% year on year in May, compared with the 2.7% rise in April. South Korea's consumer confidence index climbed in June to 100.9 from 98.4 in May.

Organizations: Nomura Securities Co, . Big Tech, Nvidia, Investors, Japan Locations: Tokyo, Japan, Asia, Pacific, South

☆ Microsoft's EU antitrust charges: Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMicrosoft's EU antitrust charges: Here's what you need to knowCNBC's Deirdre Bosa joins 'The Exchange' to report on the most recent developments from EU regulators taking aim at big tech companies.

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☆ Job seekers are jumping through more hoops to get hired as power shifts back to employers
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Alexandra Bacon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewThe hiring process seems to have become increasingly complex in recent years, with job seekers facing new tests, more interviews, and months of waiting to hear back from prospective employers. Job seekers have been taking to social media to complain about jumping through various hiring hoops just to secure an entry-level job. He said that in recent years, the hiring process has slowed down as the number of interview rounds has increased: "It reflects a lack of understanding by employers about what they're actually looking for." Advertisement"Many interviews and job assessments now take place online, which means candidates need to adapt to virtual interactions and later demonstrate their skills remotely," she said. When job interviews started to be done on Zoom and managers had fewer opportunities to evaluate candidates, more employers began using cognitive and psychometric assessments as part of their hiring process.

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☆ Cramer's week ahead: Earnings from Micron, Walgreens and General Mills
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer guided investors through this week's most important Wall Street action, highlighting earnings reports from Micron , Walgreens and General Mills . Wednesday brings a slew of earnings reports, including Micron , General Mills , Levi Strauss , AeroVironment and Jefferies Financial . Cramer noted some segments that drive General Mills' business — including snacks, cereal and dough — could be vulnerable because of the rising popularity of weight loss drugs. Walgreens will report on Thursday, and Cramer said Wall Street doesn't have great expectations for the company. McCormick also reports that day, and Cramer said analysts are taking down price targets due to sluggish growth.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Mills, Cramer, else's, it's, General Mills, Levi Strauss, AeroVironment, Jefferies, Tim Wentworth, McCormick Organizations: Micron, Walgreens, Big Tech, Carnival, FedEx, Royal, General, Jefferies Locations: Royal Caribbean

☆ European Union regulators accuse Apple of breaching the bloc's tech rules
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEuropean Union regulators on Monday said that Apple is in breach of sweeping new tech rules because it does not allow customers of its App Store to be steered to alternatives. The European Commission, the EU's executive arm, also said it had opened a new probe into Apple into new contractual terms with developers. Under the DMA, tech firms are not allowed to block businesses from telling their users about cheaper options for their products or about subscriptions outside of an app store. The regulators also said that the fees Apple charges developers for the initial acquisition of new customers via the App Store "go beyond what is strictly necessary." The steering rules were also a focus in that investigation.

Persons: Apple Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, Apple, European Commission, EU, Digital Markets, Big Tech, CNBC, Commission, Regulators Locations: U.S

☆ Stock market today: US stocks trade mixed as investors gear up for more inflation data this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia stock continued to move lower following a big rally last week. With earnings season over, it's a quiet week on the macro front for investors. The biggest data release this week is Fed's preferred PCE inflation gauge on Friday. AdvertisementUS stocks traded mixed on Monday as investors gear up for a new set of inflation data later in the week. With earnings season over, investors will turn their attention to the PCE inflation data set to be released on Friday, which happens to be the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge.

Persons: Stocks, Fed's, —, David Morrison Organizations: Nvidia, Service, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Trade Nation, Federal, PCE Locations: Here's

☆ UBS says renewable energy can meet 70% of electricity demand growth — these stocks benefit
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The growing electricity demand from corporate America, particularly Big Tech, and the retirement of coal plants across the U.S. are creating a major opportunity for renewable energy, according to UBS. UBS sees solar and wind supplying 40% and 30% of the power demand, respectively, while natural gas will meet the remaining 30%. At the same time, "there is a straight line of direct incremental demand and financial support for renewables as corporate electricity demand increases through their 100% clean energy or 100% renewable commitments," the analysts said. Overall, solar will grow to 12.5% of electricity generation by 2030, up from less than 6% in 2023, according to UBS estimates. "There is likely a substantial market opportunity to provide reliable electricity generation and direct infrastructure for data centers," the analysts said.

Persons: Jon Windham Organizations: Big Tech, UBS, U.S, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Companies, Nike, Pepsi, Starbucks, Meta, Energy, Technologies Locations: America, U.S

☆ Best-performing Q2 sector: Nvidia and AI-related stocks drive tech higher
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBest-performing Q2 sector: Nvidia and AI-related stocks drive tech higherAlex Kantrowitz, Founder of Big Technology, discusses tech as the best performing sector in Q2 and whether the trend can continue next quarter.

Persons: Alex Kantrowitz Organizations: Nvidia, Big Technology

☆ App developers on OpenAI's new GPT Store are trying to make money. Here are some of the successful business models that have emerged so far.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Samantha Stokes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Read previewSix months after OpenAI announced GPTs, developers are getting creative when it comes to making money with their applications. To some, the GPT Store drew comparisons to the early days of the App Store, Apple's marketplace for mobile applications that debuted in 2008 and ushered in the smart phone era and "app economy." However, multiple GPT developers walked Business Insider through how they're making money with their apps while waiting for formal monetization plans to become available. Advertisement"I think it will be good when OpenAI comes up with monetization integrated in the GPT Store," developer Vicente Silveira told Business Insider in an interview. Our bet is that the GPT Store will be the best way right now to position yourself to create."

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☆ Fundstrat's Tom Lee keeps making bold stock calls — and nailing them
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

For example, a call that the S & P 500 would rise 100 points on a positive consumer price index print came true last year. That's true so far, with the S & P 500 jumping 4.8% in May after finishing April down 4.2%. As equities struggled, (the S & P 500 fell almost 20% in 2022), Lee felt like the risk of inflation was being mispriced. Because of that, he foresaw a rebound in 2023, a year that sent the S & P 500 more than 24% higher. "There was a pretty widely-held view that the Fed had to crash the economy in order to contain inflation," Lee said.

Persons: Fundstrat's Tom Lee, Lee, it's, that's, Lee doesn't, Russell, hiccups, Salomon Smith Barney Organizations: Fundstrat, CNBC Pro, Wharton School, selloff, Apple, Netflix, Nasdaq, JPMorgan

☆ The Justice Department is coming for AI: 'If your AI fixes prices, you're just as responsible'
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Lakshmi Varanasi | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The Justice Department is cracking down on anticompetitive uses of artificial intelligence. The DOJ has been investigating RealPage for using AI algorithms to set high prices since 2022. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The Department of Justice is now cracking down on such anticompetitive uses of the buzzy new technology. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ UBS says AI may be one of the 'largest investment opportunities in human history.' Here's the bank's 4-step approach for investing in the technology.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Christine Ji | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Big Tech companies are pouring billions of dollars into building data centers to train it. The AI Value ChainAccording to UBS, investors should approach the overall AI industry as three interconnected layers: enabling, intelligence, and application. By understanding the major players in the AI space and investing in the most critical parts of the AI value chain, according to UBS. The bank predicts that the AI landscape will be marked by "vertically integrated" and "monolithic" firms with the scale to reach across the AI value chain. However, its stock hasn't seen the price appreciation that domestic tech companies have, suggesting that there's ample room for valuations to expand.

Persons: Ulrike Hoffmann, UBS's Organizations: Service, Apple, Big Tech, UBS, Business, Nvidia, Dell, Broadcom Locations: China

☆ Nvidia’s shares are on fire. The broader stock market looks less rosy
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

New York CNN —Nvidia’s eye-popping gains this year have helped propel the stock market to repeated record highs. Can Nvidia’s blockbuster gains continue, and what does its outsized market cap mean for the stock rally? Now everyone says, “the market is dependent on Nvidia’s earnings.” You’re going to see a kind of a shift in market cap over the years. “These lower mortgage rates coupled with the gradually improving housing supply bodes well for the housing market.”Still, mortgage rates remain higher than anything seen in the decade before 2022, the year the Federal Reserve began to raise interest rates to combat inflation. The Fed doesn’t directly set mortgage rates but its actions do influence them through the benchmark 10-year US Treasury yield, which moves in anticipation of the Fed’s policy moves.

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☆ AI stock frenzy resembles dot-com bubble and may explode disastrously, experts warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Experts say the AI mania has shades of the dot-com and housing bubbles and could end painfully. AdvertisementExperts say the frenzy around AI stocks resembles the last two major market bubbles — and could end in disaster if investors get spooked. "This is the goofiest and likely most dangerous concentration of overvaluation I've seen in 34 years investing and throughout financial history," Bloomstran said. Some experts have compared Nvidia to Cisco, the network hardware company whose stock ballooned during the dot-com bubble before ultimately crashing. No one can predict if the AI craze will end with a devastating crash like the dot-com and housing bubbles, or usher in a new market regime led by Nvidia and its kin.

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☆ The best-funded generative AI startups in Europe have something in common: Big Tech experience
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

That figure rose to more than a third (38%) for the top 40 European and Israeli generative AI companies in terms of venture funding raised, and 60% for the top 10 generative AI companies for funding levels. Google bought British AI lab DeepMind in 2014, and the firm's tech is now key to AI products including its Gemini generative AI tools. Many AI founders are professors, tooAccel noted universities play a major role in the creation of generative AI startups. British universities are the most popular study destination for generative AI founders, Accel's research found. France's Ecole Polytechnique is the second-highest academic founder factory in Europe, with 7% of generative AI founders having studied there.

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☆ Bitcoin is sending a warning that the stock market is about to sell off, Stifel says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Bitcoin's 10% sell-off since June 7 signals a warning for the broader stock market. AdvertisementBitcoin's 10% sell-off since June 7 is sending a warning sign to the broader stock market, according to Stifel strategist Barry Bannister. Bitcoin's inability to hit new record highs suggests the stock market is likely to play catch-up as it's set to decline in line with the cryptocurrency, according to the note. Bannister isn't the only analyst on Wall Street taking stock market cues from bitcoin. AdvertisementAdding to Bannister's conviction of an imminent stock market sell-off is the Federal Reserve, which could keep interest rates higher for longer to combat still-elevated inflation.

Persons: Barry Bannister, Bannister, —, bitcoin, Bannister isn't, Katie Stockton, Stockton, " Bannister Organizations: Nasdaq, Service, Nvidia, Apple, Wall, Fairlead, CNBC, Federal Reserve, Big Tech

In 2023, Texas led the nation in solar installations on its power grid, surpassing California for its second consecutive year. Explosive power demand poses a challenge to the Biden administration's goal of converting the U.S. power grid to 100% clean electricity by 2035. Nextracker is a leading U.S. solar firm, building systems that allow panels to track to the position of the sun, improving the efficiency of solar power plants. Shugar pointed to the massive number of renewable projects in the U.S. seeking connection to the power grid. But as energy demand increases, the value of each additional hour should rise, eventually making longer duration batteries more cost effective, he said.

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☆ New AI deepfake porn bill would require big tech to police and remove images
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Emily Wilkins | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are scrambling to address the boom in deepfake AI pornographic images, which have targeted everyone from celebrities to high school students. Now, a new bill will seek to hold social media companies accountable for policing and removing deepfake porn images published on their sites. The measure would criminalize publishing or threatening to publish deepfake porn. Additionally, the sites would also have to make a reasonable effort to remove any other copies of the images, including ones shared in private groups. They will be joined in the Capitol by victims of deepfake porn, including high school students.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Sen, Ted Cruz, Taylor Swift, Alexandria Ocasio Organizations: WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON — Lawmakers, Capitol, CNBC, Federal Trade Commission, Rep Locations: Texas, Alexandria, Cortez

☆ Nvidia is shaking up this big tech ETF. Here’s what it means for investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Bob Pisani | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The usual rebalancing of the S & P 500 index and the exchange traded funds around it is a quarterly event occurring Friday. There are exchange-traded funds that follow the broad market benchmark and ETFs that track the S & P 500 sector indexes, including technology. The S & P 500 indexes are pure indexes. Nvidia could become 99% of the S & P 500 by market capitalization, and it would be reflected in the index. This trio dominates the S & P 500 technology index.

Persons: Dow, Matthew Bartolini, Bartolini, We've Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, SPDR Technology, Broadcom, P Technology, SPDR, SPDR Americas Research, Regulators Locations: Americas, SPDR Americas

☆ Apple has 'very serious' issues under sweeping EU digital rules, competition chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-18 | by ( Arjun Kharpal | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Apple has a number of "very serious" issues under the European Union's sweeping rules aimed at reining in Big Tech, the bloc's competition chief Margrethe Vestager told CNBC on Tuesday, following reports that regulators are preparing charges against the iPhone maker. In March, the European Commission, the EU's executive arm, opened a probe into Apple, Alphabet and Meta, under the sweeping Digital Markets Act (DMA) tech legislation that became applicable this year. "We have a number of Apple issues, I find them very serious. I was very surprised that we would have such suspicions of Apple being non-compliant," Vestager told CNBC's Silvia Amaro. Apple did not immediately respond to a CNBC request for comment.

Persons: Margrethe Vestager, Vestager, CNBC's Silvia Amaro, Apple Organizations: Apple, CNBC, European Commission, Markets Locations: Big Tech

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