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☆ These Seven Tech Stocks Are Driving the Market
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Karl Russell | Joe Rennison | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

These Seven Tech Stocks Are Driving the MarketThe S&P 500 is at a new high, and investors have just a handful of stocks to thank for it. Market value of S&P 500 companies These seven companies account for 29% of the S&P 500’s market value Alphabet $1.8 tril. Amgen Linde Qualcomm Intel Pfizer These seven companies account for 29% of the S&P 500’s market value Market value of S&P 500 companies Thermo Fisher Scientific McDonald's Cisco Sys. Berkshire Hathaway UnitedHealth Costco These seven companies account for 29% of the S&P 500’s market value Market value of S&P 500 companies Thermo Fisher Scientific Abbott Labs. Indeed, based on price alone, the seven big tech stocks were not the best performing in the S&P 500.

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☆ What the global elite are saying about AI behind closed doors
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Matt Turner | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe annual World Economic Forum just wrapped up in Davos, Switzerland, and talk of artificial intelligence was just about everywhere. AdvertisementPlenty of companies touted their AI wares at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year. Related storiesAt Automation Anywhere, which, as its name suggests, works on automating work, the customer-service team shrank when AI was implemented. Others I spoke to agreed: Many businesses have small-scale AI experiments running, often with promising results so far. These AI projects are expensive, and not every company has the financial or human capital to pursue an ambitious AI strategy.

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☆ Why Singapore is so attractive to business leaders looking to make a real difference in their careers, lives, and the world
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Sponsor Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

This article is part of our "Business for Good" series spotlighting business leaders and companies that are driving meaningful changes from Singapore. Currently based in Singapore, he's serving as our trusted resource for the innovative projects unfolding in one of the world's most advanced and progressive business hubs. The city-state's government is nimble and efficient; the business atmosphere is open and collegial; and the quality of life is unparalleled. NesteSingapore is considered a global business hub thanks to its great sea and air connectivity, developed infrastructure, stable political and regulatory environment, and skilled workforce. Bartholomeusz shares my appreciation for Singapore's public safety.

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☆ Check out the pitch deck interactive video startup Adventr used to raise $8 million as it looks to become the 'Photoshop of connected media'
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Lara O'Reilly | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Adventr offers a cloud-based platform that lets users upload assets and connect to their databases to create interactive videos for free. To that end, Harris hopes Adventr will become like the "Photoshop of connected media," where it becomes the standard platform people use to access such technology. Adventr first raised a roughly $5 million seed round in 2021, led by Paladin Capital, with participation from Reinventure Capital, In/Visible Ventures, and music artist John Legend. Check out the investor deck that helped Adventr secure $8 million in seed funding below.

Persons: —, Marc Jacobs, Devo Harris, Tom Cruise's, Harris, Adventr, John Legend, Edward Dugger, Dugger Organizations: Service, Business, Amazon, Cisco, Paladin, Reinventure, Ventures Locations: New York

☆ Cisco CEO Chuck Robbins: Everybody believes we're much further along with AI than we really are
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCisco CEO Chuck Robbins: Everybody believes we're much further along with AI than we really areCisco CEO Chuck Robbins joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the AI race, the company AI strategy, Splunk acquisition, 2024 outlook, and more.

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☆ Private company valuations 'going nuts again' amid AI boom, Cisco CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The valuations of some private companies are "going nuts again," returning to highs not seen since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Cisco's chief executive. Chuck Robbins told CNBC Tuesday that businesses focused on new technologies like artificial intelligence were garnering price tags akin to those seen during the era of low interest rates. "When you get into gen [generative] AI and some of these other things, we are seeing some of the private valuations are going nuts again," he said during a CNBC-moderated panel event at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Robbins said that it was "ironic" that the cycle had recurred so soon after higher interest rates had put an end to the era of easy money and seemingly corrected sometimes overinflated valuations. "It is ironic to me that we're so quickly doing this after what we experienced 48 months ago.

Persons: Chuck Robbins, Robbins Organizations: CNBC, Economic Locations: Davos, Switzerland

☆ Synopsys to acquire graphics software maker Ansys in $35 billion tech deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Semiconductor design and software firm Synopsys on Tuesday announced it would acquire Ansys , an engineering and product design software firm, in a cash-and-stock deal valued at approximately $35 billion. Synopsys will pay consideration of roughly $390 per share: $197 per share in cash and roughly one-third of a Synopsys share for each Ansys share. Synopsys shares were up 3% on Tuesday morning, after a 12% slump since The Wall Street Journal reported in December that the two companies were in advanced talks. Ansys shares slipped 5% but were up more than 14% in that same period since December. The remaining $3 billion nonequity consideration will come from Synopsys' cash.

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☆ Top money managers pick the stocks they like for 2024 that aren't the Magnificent Seven
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-11 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There are plenty of stocks other than the so-called "Magnificent Seven" that are appealing right now, top money managers told CNBC on Thursday. The mega-cap tech stocks that make up the " Magnificent Seven " — Apple , Alphabet , Meta , Microsoft , Amazon , Nvidia and Tesla — each gained at least 48% last year. They make up about a quarter of the S & P 500's total market share. For one, software stocks such as Salesforce are adjacent to the Magnificent Seven, have done well and have a "very long trajectory," she said. The energy names Simpson owns are Chevron and ConocoPhillips .

Persons: Bryn Talkington, Bob Pisani, Talkington, Kevin Simpson, Simpson Organizations: CNBC, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Capital Management, Wealth, Broadcom, Cisco, IBM, Diamondback Energy, Chevron, ConocoPhillips

"Not only are we seeing exuberance by investors, but certainly we're seeing exuberance by analysts," Yardeni said. "They dramatically increased their earnings expectations for Nvidia ," and that drove down the stock's forward P/E multiple to the 20s from the 80s. "But look, it's a hot stock, and it's probably going to remain a hot stock as long as AI delivers. I think it's going to take somewhat longer for AI to deliver as much as the market seems to expect." What's more, investors are expecting too many interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in 2024, Yardeni said.

Persons: Ed Yardeni, Yardeni, it's, we're, — Scott Schnipper Organizations: Federal Reserve, Nvidia, Cisco

☆ Juniper Networks jumps after WSJ reports on potential sale to HPE
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-08 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Juniper Networks shares soared more than 20% in extended trading on Monday after the Wall Street Journal reported that Hewlett Packard Enterprise is in "advanced talks" to acquire the company for around $13 billion. In the latest quarter, HPE reported 2% revenue growth from a year earlier. Since the split, HPE has largely avoided making splashy acquisitions. Read the full Wall Street Journal report here. WATCH: HPE CEO: AI interest is much higher than I ever anticipated, and we see an enormous pipeline

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☆ These are the cheapest stocks with upside in the Dow Industrials to start 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-04 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Here are the most appealing names right now in the 30-stock Dow average. Forward P/E also lower than its five-year average P/E. Consensus price target calls for at least 5% upside ahead. The consensus price target from Wall Street analysts suggests 17% potential upside in the next 12 months for Chevron. Other stocks on the list of cheap Dow stocks were Cisco Systems , Coca-Cola , Procter & Gamble , Walmart , McDonald's and Visa .

Persons: Dow Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, Tech, CNBC, Stock, Wall Street, Chevron, Nike, Cisco Systems, Procter, Gamble, Walmart, McDonald's, Visa

Here are 6 signals investment bankers are watching as they pray for an M&A rebound in 2024. By contrast, activity from private equity firms "was off almost 40%," he said. In 2021, private equity firms transacted $1.5 trillion across 2,869 deals, according to Dealogic. Last year, private equity M&A made up 40% of total activity, according to Goldman Sachs. AI companies, many of which are only now being formed, need to mature, and the winners and losers need to come into focus, bankers said.

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Evan McPherson's 48-yard field goal in overtime was the difference and ended a three-game losing streak on the season and a nine-game road skid on MNF. It ended an otherwise stellar night for Lawrence, who completed 22 of 29 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns. Browning completed 32 of 37 passes and directed the overtime drive that set up McPherson's field goal. Beathard put the Jaguars in position for Brandon McManus’ 40-yard field goal with 26 seconds remaining in regulation. “It should have been a game-winning field goal,” said Jaguars coach Doug Pederson, pointing to the 48-yarder McManus missed early in the fourth.

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☆ Tech firms, Wall Street lead job cuts in Corporate America
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

TECHNOLOGY, MEDIA AND TELECOM SECTORMeta Platforms (META.O):The Facebook-parent said it would cut 10,000 jobs, just four months after it let go 11,000 employees. read moreMicrosoft Corp (MSFT.O):The U.S. tech giant said it would cut 10,000 jobs by the end of the third quarter of fiscal 2023. The company laid off under 1,000 employees across several divisions in October, Axios reported, citing a source. Workday (WDAY.O):The software company will cut roughly 500 jobs, or 3% of its workforce, citing a challenging macroeconomic environment. Morgan Stanley (MS.N):The Wall Street powerhouse was planning to cut about 3,000 jobs in the second quarter ended June 30, Reuters reported in May.

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☆ A major CEO backer of the remote office model concedes one big work from home failure
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Deborah Kong | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Sallie Krawcheck, CEO of Ellevest, an investment and financial literacy platform for women, has been a vocal advocate for remote work. The various benefits — lower fixed costs, a larger talent pool, and added flexibility for women and under-represented groups — factor into why Ellevest has remained fully remote since the pandemic. Not many people do it, and you can't run into each other at the coffee machine when you're on Zoom," Krawcheck said. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon has referred to remote work as "an aberration." Meta , which vocally embraced fully remote work, now has many employees back three days a week.

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☆ Signs of a sector rotation — plus 2 more themes to watch in the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Historically, November is the best month of the year for the stock market, and December is third, according to the Stock Trader's Almanac. Under the surface this week, we also saw signs of a possible market rotation in the works. Rotation watch : We must look to next week's trading for confirmation that we're in the grips of a rotation or simply a head fake. Signs of the former were on display this week as the two of the biggest sector winners of the year, communication services and technology , trailed the market. Jobs, jobs, jobs : The most important release of the week comes Friday in the form of the November nonfarm payrolls report.

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☆ These stocks are overbought following November's big market surge
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

On the flip side, some oversold names could be due for some near-term gains. A 14-day RSI reading above 70 typically indicates that a stock is overbought and could face a pullback. Here are some of the most overbought names: Equifax was the most overbought name on the list, with a 14-day RSI reading of 97.13. Other overbought names on the list include BlackRock and Northern Trust . Stocks that are oversold include Cigna , which has a 14-day RSI of 20.49.

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☆ Here's why we're not worried about Starbucks shares sliding below $100 each
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

There was weakness in shares of Starbucks (SBUX) with shares 0.5% lower in late day trading Friday hitting below the $100 mark. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB.

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As technology titans jockey to back hot new startups, they are extracting explicit or implicit promises of revenue in return. loadingMicrosoft’s injection of $10 billion into OpenAI in January helped kick off the craze. As part of their deal, the ChatGPT operator agreed to exclusively use its new investor’s cloud computing services. Much of the invested capital should be returned relatively quickly as AI firms buy back-end services. Nvidia (NVDA.O) has at least 80% and as much as 95% of the AI market, according to estimates by analysts.

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☆ Activist fund Anson takes Twilio stake, urges board to sell
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Rohan Goswami | In Rohangoswamicnbc | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Activist investor Anson Funds has built a stake in Twilio and sent a letter to the enterprise software company's board pushing for the sale of the entire business, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. The letter to the board urges Twilio to either sell itself or at a minimum, divest its data and applications business, the person familiar said. "Twilio regularly engages with shareholders and appreciates constructive input that furthers our goal of creating sustainable long-term value," a Twilio spokesperson told CNBC in a statement. The continued activist attention caps off a challenging year for Twilio, which makes software that helps businesses engage with their customers. In March, Silver Lake and CPP Investments announced a deal to take survey software company Qualtrics private in a $12.5 billion deal.

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☆ Splunk beats quarterly revenue estimates on robust cybersecurity demand
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 28 (Reuters) - Splunk (SPLK.O) beat quarterly estimates for revenue on Tuesday, helped by resilient demand for its cybersecurity offerings in an uncertain economy. Cisco Systems (CSCO.O), which cut its annual revenue and profit forecasts earlier this month, entered into an agreement to buy Splunk for about $28 billion in September to strengthen its software business. Splunk is known for its strengths in the area of data observability, which helps companies monitor their systems for cybersecurity risks and other threats. Splunk's total annual recurring revenue for the third quarter ended Oct. 31 rose 15% to $4 billion. It reported total revenue of $1.07 billion, beating analysts' expectations of $1.03 billion, according to LSEG data.

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☆ Goldman's rising star stocks are seeing the biggest increase in popularity among hedge funds
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Rising popularity from hedge funds can be a strong signal of outperformance in the near future for stocks, and Goldman Sachs highlighted which names the smart money is loving right now. The Wall Street bank analyzed the holdings of 735 hedge funds with $2.4 trillion of both long and short equity positions at the start of the fourth quarter, based on regulatory filings. Goldman then identified a slew of Russell 1000 stocks with the largest increase in number of hedge fund owners during the quarter. Kenvue , the consumer health business that Johnson & Johnson spun out as an independent company earlier this year, saw 48 hedge funds in total adding it as a holding last quarter, Goldman said. Hedge funds also piled into two merger arbitrage plays — Splunk and Capri Holdings — last quarter.

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☆ Forget Big Tech? Fund manager names 6 lesser-known tech stocks to buy instead
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

One portfolio manager, however, is shifting his focus to other tech players — particularly small mid-cap names. His comments come despite the sharp gains registered by big tech stocks which pushed the price-to-earnings ratio of the S & P 500 index to around 20 times. By contrast, the ratio is trading below 14 times when the seven Big Tech stocks are excluded, he noted. Another stock in Kharmandarian's AI and Robotics Fund fund is cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike . Electronic Design Automation Another theme on Kharmandarian's watchlist is electronic design automation — specifically companies designing the latest generations of semiconductors.

Persons: Karen Kharmandarian, Kharmandarian, bullish, Splunk Organizations: Big Tech, Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Tesla, Thematics Asset Management, CNBC, Robotics Fund, Cisco Systems, Cadence Design Systems, Pharmaceuticals, BioXcel Therapeutics

☆ Final Trades: Cisco, Burlington & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFinal Trades: Cisco, Burlington & moreThe "Halftime Report" traders give their top picks to watch for the second half.

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☆ Exclusive: This pizza box-sized equipment could be key to Ukraine keeping the lights on this winter
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Officials from multiple US agencies played a quiet role in getting the Cisco equipment into Ukraine, sources say. In this undated photo, an employee at Ukraine’s state-owned grid operator, Ukrenergo, works on the power grid. As the world’s largest maker of computer networking equipment, Cisco had resources to spare. The switch allows an electric substation – which has the crucial task of converting power from high to low voltage – to communicate with other parts of a power grid. Years of Russian attacks on Ukraine’s gridBehind the scenes, US officials are often coordinating the delivery of key technology to Ukraine.

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