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☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: GameStop, AMC, Alibaba, Sony and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Meme stocks -- GameStop soared 120%, adding to the 74.4% it gained Monday , after the man who fueled the 2021 GameStop frenzy "Roaring Kitty" posted online for the first time in about three years. Shares of AMC popped 106%, while Reddit and Robinhood added 4% and nearly 6%, respectively. Alibaba -- U.S.-listed shares shed nearly 5% after the Chinese e-commerce giant reported an 86% drop in profits for its fiscal fourth quarter . However, Alibaba beat revenue expectations, coming in at 221.9 billion Chinese yuan ($30.7 billion) versus the LSEG consensus estimate of 219.66 billion yuan. Sony -- U.S.-listed shares added 3% after the PlayStation maker reported quarterly revenue of 3.5 trillion yen, topping the 2.89 trillion yen, per LSEG.

Persons: Kitty, Robinhood, FactSet, —, Jesse Pound, Alex Harring Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Home, LSEG, Revenue, Sony, PlayStation, Vodafone, Walmart, Wall Street Journal, United Airlines, Novo Nordisk

☆ Hackers really, really like trying to take over your food delivery apps
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewYour DoorDash or other food delivery apps are a prime target for hackers. One reason: food delivery apps use two-factor authentication — like those codes texted to you before you can log in — less often than other kinds, Sift found. Just 3.5% of log-ins on food delivery apps asked for that kind of verification, making it easier for hackers to get in. Related storiesHackers also target food delivery accounts since many customers only use them periodically — meaning they're less likely to notice if someone takes control. AdvertisementDo you work for DoorDash, Instacart, Uber Eats, or another gig delivery service and have a story idea to share?

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☆ West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will win Republican nomination for Manchin’s seat, CNN projects
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Eric Bradner | David Wright | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice will win the state’s Republican US Senate primary, CNN projects, positioning the two-term governor as the clear favorite to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin in the deep-red state. The West Virginia Senate seat has long been seen as the most likely to flip this cycle and will be key to GOP hopes of winning the Senate this November. National Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, largely coalesced in the West Virginia Republican primary around Justice, who was barred by term limits from seeking reelection as governor. Still, in the closing weeks, the Senate contest turned bitter as Justice and Mooney traded sharp jabs on air.

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☆ GameStop, AMC attracting a fraction of retail trader interest seen during 2021's meme mania
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

GameStop and AMC are seeing big buying from mom-and-pop investors, but the purchases pale in comparison to the meme stock explosion seen three years ago. The video game seller and movie theater chain saw more than $15.8 million and $37.5 million, respectively, in net retail trader inflows on Monday, data from Vanda Research shows. But that is dwarfed by peak daily inflows of about $87.5 million for GameStop and $170 million for AMC seen in late January 2021. AMC and GameStop, along with other names associated with 2021's blitz including BlackBerry and Koss , were well off session highs in Tuesday afternoon trading. Still, GameStop and AMC on Tuesday were up more than 55% and 40%, respectively, as of 2:15 p.m.

Persons: Keith Gill Organizations: GameStop, AMC, Vanda Research

☆ Goldman's 'short basket' is jumping as hedge funds rush to cover positions during meme rally revival. Here are the stocks in it
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

As meme stocks once again dominate discourse on Wall Street, a Goldman Sachs basket is benefiting as hedge funds try to cover themselves. Goldman's "short basket," known officially as the GS Most Short Rolling Index, has jumped along with the resurgence of the meme-stock craze seen this week. When the original meme-stock mania took place, hedge funds rushed to cover their short positions as everyday investors squeezed them. GameStop short sellers lost almost $1 billion in Monday's rally. That experience even led to the demise of some hedge funds like Melvin Capital .

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☆ West Virginia U.S. Senate Primary Election Results
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Jim Justice, the two-term governor, is heavily favored against U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. Joe Manchin, a Democrat who currently holds the seat, is not running for reelection and Republicans are almost certain to flip it.

Persons: Jim Justice, Alex Mooney, Joe Manchin Organizations: U.S . Rep, Republican, U.S . Senate, Democrat

☆ OpenAI may have finally cracked the code on voice interactions with AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In today's big story, everyone's talking — literally — about the big update for OpenAI's ChatGPT that could make your job a lot easier . AdvertisementOpenAI may have finally cracked the code on voice interactions with AI, though. OpenAI says GPT-4o's average response to audio inputs is 320 milliseconds, which is on par with a typical human-to-human conversation. "They've essentially made text input almost be the barbaric form of communicating with ChatGPT (or any AI) now," the developer said. ChatGPT, Tyler Le/BIOpenAI's big reveal shows the shockwaves the startup keeps sending through the tech world.

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☆ Comcast offers subscribers Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ bundle
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Sara Salinas | In Saracsalinas | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Comcast said Tuesday it will introduce a streaming bundle for its cable, broadband and mobile subscribers, tying together Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+ at a discounted rate. Comcast's offer follows a model similar to several bundles from Verizon : Its streaming bundle will be offered to existing Comcast subscribers, which could help prop up its pay-TV subscribers. The company lost 487,000 cable TV customers during the first quarter, Comcast reported during earnings on April 25. Peacock subscription plans start at $5.99 per month, though that's increasing to $7.99 per month this summer. Netflix plans start at $6.99 per month, and Apple TV+ costs $9.99 per month.

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☆ No, ChatGPT-4o isn't coming for your job. Yet.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Matthew Loh | Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewOpenAI unveiled its latest ChatGPT tech on Monday, presenting a new voice mode that can show and detect emotion in a sophisticated, conversational style. They also cautioned that most people have been reacting to a tech demo, which can often be highly tailored and might not necessarily reflect the product's true capability. pic.twitter.com/ZncytI234K — Allen T (@Mr_AllenT) May 13, 2024OpenAI also showed potential adopters new use cases, such as translation and teaching services. AdvertisementThe new video camera and voice features do wonders for ChatGPT's potential in roles like customer support, van Rossum added. But it's going to be much more difficult for ChatGPT to take over customer support, teaching, or negotiation, Leong said.

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☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: AMC, GameStop, Sony, Planet Fitness and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Meme stocks — Meme stocks roared for a second day with GameStop surging more than 65% and AMC popping over 70%. AMC's Tuesday rally came even after the movie theater said it completed a $250 million stock sale during Monday's wild trading. Sony — U.S.-listed shares jumped 5.3% after quarterly revenue came in at 3.5 trillion yen, topping the consensus expectation of 2.89 trillion yen from analysts polled by LSEG. On Holding — The shoe maker jumped 16% after first-quarter earnings came in well ahead of analysts' expectations. Boston Beer Company — Shares added 1% after the beer brewer was upgraded by Jefferies to buy from hold.

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Here's what will likely be topics of discussion during Upfronts week, whether it's on stage, in the audience or in private. That dependsMedia companies just finished reporting quarterly earnings, which showed traditional TV is still lagging behind streaming and digital when it comes to ad revenue. Streaming advertising was up 22% across media companies, and now makes up 18% of total advertising. Tech companies including Snap , Roku , Google and Microsoft each saw digital advertising revenue make a comeback this past quarter. Streaming advertising revenue jumped 70%, but the overall number is much lower — just $175 million.

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Something new is coming from OpenAI, and Sam Altman will reveal more at 1 p.m. The OpenAI CEO said the news will include updates to ChatGPT and GPT-4. AdvertisementOpenAI is gearing up to introduce new — and possibly magical, according to its CEO — updates to ChatGPT. Cofounder and CEO Sam Altman has teased "new stuff" coming to ChatGPT and GPT-4, the AI model that powers its chatbot, and told his followers to tune in Monday at 1 p.m. Altman did rule out a couple of things you shouldn't expect — specifically GPT-5 or a new OpenAI search engine, which is reportedly in the works.

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Jefferies raised its price target on the artificial intelligence chipmaker, calling for more than 30% upside. Analyst Biju Perincheril downgraded shares to neutral from positive and slashed his price target by $36 to $56. Ramnani's $531 price target implies upside of 16.2% for Mastercard, while he sees Visa shares advancing 14.7% to $322. — Alex Harring 5:39 a.m.: Jefferies raises Nvidia price target Nvidia's gains won't stop anytime soon, according to Jefferies. After an analyst change, the firm kept its buy rating and raised its price target to $1,200 from $780.

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☆ Meet the group preparing for a Soviet Union-type collapse of the US economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

In today's big story, we're looking at the people preparing for the collapse of the financial system . The big storyPreparing for the worstAdobe; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIOpinions fluctuate on the economy, but one group has a decidedly strong take. In the subreddit r/economiccollapse, users are preparing for a Soviet Union-type fall of the US economy , writes Business Insider's Jennifer Sor. Further down the economic totem pole, ALICEs (asset limited, income constrained, employed) are struggling to make ends meet . 3 things in techAlex Wong/Getty Images, STR / Contributor/Getty Images, Stephane De Sakutin/Contributor/Getty Images, Abanti Chowdhury/BIHow Mark Zuckerberg turned against the news.

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☆ GameStop mentions surge on Reddit, surpassing Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

GameStop has once again become a hot topic on Reddit 's famed WallStreetBets page Monday after the man who helped make it a meme stock reappeared online. GameStop was the most talked about equity on WallStreetBets by far on Monday, with more than 700 mentions in the last 24 hours. Monday's jump in discussion comes as "Roaring Kitty," the user who helped catalyze the GameStop stock craze in 2021, posted online for the first time in nearly three years. It marked his first post on Reddit or X, formerly known as Twitter, since 2021. Multiple Reddit users shared screenshots of their GameStop positions on the WallStreetBets page following the return of "Roaring Kitty," though it appeared that many posts on the topic were being filtered out.

Persons: Keith Gill Organizations: Nvidia, Trust, GameStop

☆ David Sanborn, Saxophonist Who Defied Pigeonholing, Dies at 78
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alex Williams | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

David Sanborn, whose fiery alto saxophone flourishes earned him six Grammy Awards, eight gold albums and a platinum one, and who established himself as a celebrity sideman, lending indelible solos to enduring rock classics like David Bowie’s “Young Americans,” died on Sunday. He died after a long battle with prostate cancer, according to a statement on his social media channels. The statement did not say where Mr. Sanborn died. Drawing from jazz, pop and R&B, Mr. Sanborn was highly prolific, releasing 25 albums over a six-decade career. In contrast, he continued, “Hideaway” had a “stripped-down, funky” quality that showed off his “passionate and distinctive saxophone sound.”

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☆ Goldman's picks from here as resilient consumer starts to show some cracks
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While companies are painting a picture of a struggling consumer, Goldman Sachs has ideas for which names can still perform. That marks a turn from the story of the surprisingly resilient consumer that has shocked experts since the Federal Reserve began hiking interest rates. On the alcohol side, Herzog pointed to Constellation Brands as one that should not feel the consumer cracks. The average analyst surveyed by LSEG has a buy rating on the stock and foresees shares climbing another 15% over the next year. In addition to having a buy rating, the typical analyst surveyed by LSEG foresees the stock running up another 8.2%.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Bonnie Herzog, Herzog, Clark, LSEG, Noel Wallace Organizations: Federal Reserve, Pepsi, Molson Coors, Monster Beverage, Colgate, Palmolive, Constellation Brands, Walmart, LSEG, Modelo, Pacifico, Analysts Locations: Kimberly

☆ Atlanta Hawks land No. 1 pick in 2024 NBA Draft Lottery despite 3% odds
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Homero De La Fuente | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —The Atlanta Hawks will be selecting first in the 2024 NBA Draft after winning the Draft Lottery conducted at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago on Sunday. Atlanta had a 3% chance at landing the top pick after finishing 10th in the Eastern Conference this season with 36-46 record. The Hawks have never had the first pick since the NBA moved to a Draft Lottery in 1985. The Washington Wizards, who were tied with the Detroit Pistons for the highest odds to land the top pick at 14%, will have the second pick. The 2024 NBA Draft will take place from June 26-27, in the first-ever two-day event at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

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☆ Colgate-Palmolive executive celebrates his AANHPI heritage
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | 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 EmailColgate-Palmolive executive celebrates his AANHPI heritageColgate-Palmolive Chief Information Security Office Alex Schuchman thanks his mother for encouraging him to have a strong work ethic.

Persons: Alex Schuchman Organizations: Colgate, Palmolive, Palmolive Chief

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walgreens, GameStop, Intel, Robinhood and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

GameStop — Shares in the video game retailer soared more than 65% on Monday after "Roaring Kitty," the man who fueled the 2021 GameStop mania, posted online on Reddit for the first time in roughly three years. Reddit , Robinhood — Shares of the two companies that were involved with the meme stock mania in 2021 rose on Monday as GameStop surged. Reddit rose more than 9%, hitting its highest level since March, while retail brokerage stock Robinhood gained about 6.2%. Intel — The chipmaker gained nearly 4% after The Wall Street Journal reported that it is in talks for an $11 billion deal with Apollo Global Management to build a factory in Ireland. Airlines — American Airlines gained 4.4%, while United Airlines and Delta Air Lines added 2.9% and 1.7%, respectively, after HSBC initiated coverage with buy ratings.

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☆ ChatGPT may be about to make your job way easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Alex Bitter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

You'll soon be able to pull ChatGPT up on your screen and get real-time feedback on your work. ChatGPT was able to suggest fixes to errors in code in a live demo on Monday. OpenAI debuted the feature as part of ChatGPT-4o, the latest version of the AI tool. AdvertisementThe latest version of ChatGPT could turn the artificial-intelligence tool into a personal assistant — including at work. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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The billionaire has shared videos of the Argentine president attacking “social justice” with his 182 million followers. One doctored image, which implied that watching a speech by Mr. Milei was better than having sex, is among Mr. Musk’s most viewed posts ever. Mr. Musk has helped turn the pugnacious libertarian into one of the new faces of the modern right. But offline, he has used the relationship to press for benefits to his other businesses, the electric carmaker Tesla and the rocket company SpaceX. “Elon Musk called me,” Mr. Milei said in a television interview weeks after taking office.

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☆ Kari Lake wants to look forward as abortion keeps dominating the conversation in Arizona
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Arit John | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

For Arizona Republicans, the resurgence of the state’s Civil War-era abortion ban was a political catastrophe that threatened to tip competitive races toward Democrats. In March 2022, in the midst of the midterm election and months before the US Supreme Court’s June Dobbs decision ended federal protections for abortion, Arizona Republican Gov. A handful of prominent Senate Republicans have visited Arizona to fundraise and campaign with her. To cut all that in half, at least we’re going in the right direction.”A political mistakeAs Democrats focus on abortion, Lake has focused on the border, crime and the economy. During her last campaign Lake famously alienated the wing of the party loyal to the late Sen. John McCain.

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☆ ‘Civil War’ sends a message that’s more dangerous than the violence it depicts onscreen
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( John Blake | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +15 min

In “Civil War,” tanks trample democracy. But the messages they send may be more dangerous than the violence depicted onscreen: The collapse of democracy is inevitable. In the film, Humphrey Bogart plays Rick, the cynical owner of a Moroccan nightclub at the onset of World War II. John Springer Collection/Corbis Historical/Getty ImagesOther World War II-era films like “Don’t be a Sucker,” which emphasized racial and religious tolerance in America, emphasized the same message. The box office success of “Civil War” ensures, though, that more “American carnage” stories are likely headed our way .

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☆ Gig work is the new Ellis Island for immigrants looking for work. But many drivers feel trapped in the long hours and low pay.
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-12 | by ( Noah Sheidlower | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Immigrants nationwide are relying heavily on gig work driving for Uber and Lyft to make ends meet. AdvertisementThe major ride-hailing companies told BI they aim to support immigrant drivers. BI spoke with a dozen immigrant Uber and Lyft drivers who moved to South Florida from countries including Cuba, El Salvador, Haiti, and Venezuela. Dozens of ride-hail drivers from across the country who spoke to BI over the last few months said they've recently noticed more immigrant drivers on the apps. AdvertisementDespite the challenges of earning enough, some drivers are set on perfecting strategies to make driving work for them.

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