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☆ Cramer: I wouldn't boot any of our 12 core stocks. If anything, I'd add one more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The 12 core Investing Club portfolio stocks that we identified at our Annual Meeting in February are the 12 we still stand by. Wells Fargo Why we own it We bought Wells Fargo as a turnaround story under CEO Charlie Scharf. Why we own it GE Healthcare is the global leader in medical imaging, diagnostics, and digital solutions in health care. Fed interest rate cuts can also help hospitals finance the MRI and CT scan machines that GE Healthcare is known for. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Eli Lilly, Jim, Wells, Charlie Scharf, He's, Scharf, Wells Fargo, Lilly, Jim Cramer's Organizations: Apple, Costco, GE Healthcare, Linde, Microsoft, Nvidia, TJX Companies, Bank of America, Citigroup, GE, General Electric, Philips, Siemens, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC Locations: Danaher, Eaton, Wells Fargo

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Friday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. A biotech stock and an energy company were among the names being talked about by analysts on Friday. — Sean Conlon 6:19 a.m.: Pivotal says buy TKO Group A competitive media landscape could mean gains for TKO Group , according to Pivotal Research Group. TKO Group shares are up nearly 41% year to date. TKO YTD mountain TKO in 2024 — Sean Conlon 5:49 a.m.: JPMorgan downgrades Moderna to underweight JPMorgan sees a rocky road ahead for Moderna .

Persons: Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, — Sean Conlon, Jeffrey Wlodarczak, Jessica Fye, Fye, it's, Ameet, Thakkar, he's, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, JPMorgan, Moderna, BMO Capital Markets, GE Vernova, ARM, Research, JPMorgan downgrades Moderna, Food and Drug Administration, BMO, GE, General, Gas Power, General Electric Locations: Thursday's

☆ How investors should play Wells Fargo stock after newly announced regulatory action
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

"This is the bank stock to buy, if you want to buy a bank stock," Jim offered, arguing that the regulatory snag shouldn't be a huge surprise to the market either. The agency said in a statement that Wells Fargo has already started to take corrective steps to remedy these issues. During Thursday's September Monthly Meeting, he said he would consider Wells Fargo as an honorary 13 core portfolio holding . Investors appear to have brushed off worries as well, with Wells Fargo stock up more than 1% on Friday. A person walks past the entrance to a Wells Fargo bank branch on Amsterdam Avenue on June 25, 2024, in New York City.

Persons: Wells, Jim Cramer, haven't, Jim, Wells Fargo, they're, We're, Charlie Scharf, Raymond James, Jim Cramer's, Gary Hershorn Organizations: Currency, OCC, Federal Reserve, Wall, RBC Capital Markets, CNBC, Corbis, Getty Locations: Wells Fargo, Wells, Amsterdam, New York City

☆ 2-year Treasury yield slides as investors assess interest rate outlook
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Sophie Kiderlin | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

ET, the yield on the 10-year Treasury was down by over four basis points to 3.6364%. The 2-year Treasury yield was last more than six basis points lower to 3.5824%. Attention began to turn to the Federal Reserve meeting next week at which the central bank is widely expected to cut interest rates. Traders were last pricing in a 59% chance of a 12-basis-point rate cut and a 41% probability of a 50-basis-point reduction, according to CME Group's FedWatch tool. The Fed's meeting is set to begin Tuesday before concluding Wednesday, with the interest rate decision and a post-meeting press conference.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Treasury, U.S, Federal Reserve, Traders, PPI, Dow

☆ A big Fed meeting looms in the week ahead as economic concerns percolate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The Federal Reserve is set to meet Tuesday and Wednesday — and is is widely anticipated to make its first interest rate cut after embarking on a hiking campaign in March 2022. As it is, stocks are headed for a winning week ahead of the meeting. On Friday, the CME FedWatch tool showed markets were split how big the rate cut would be. Investors will also watch what Fed policymakers will signal in its summary of economy projections regarding future policy moves. He worries that stocks will rally heading into the central bank meeting, with investors possibly selling the news afterward.

Persons: It's, disinflation, Chadha, CNBC's, Dave Sekera, Giuseppe Sette, Sette, BTIG's Jonathan Krinsky, Morningstar's Sekera, Bank Asset Management Group's Bill Northey, Mills, homebuilder Organizations: Federal, Deutsche Bank, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Morningstar, U.S, Bank Asset Management Group's, Olive, Darden, FedEx, Index, Retail, Manufacturing, Housing, Philadelphia Fed Locations: U.S, Olive Garden, NAHB

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailBitcoin nears $60,000 as consumer sentiment hits four-month high: CNBC Crypto WorldCNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, discusses the company's embrace of AI compute and what the 2024 election could mean for crypto.

Persons: explainers, Adam Sullivan Organizations: CNBC Crypto, CNBC, Core

☆ Adobe shares fall 9% on weak fourth-quarter guidance
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, Feb. 20, 2024. Shares of Adobe fell more than 9% on Friday, a day after the software company released third-quarter results that offered worse-than-expected guidance for the fourth quarter. Adobe reported $5.41 billion in revenue for the quarter, up 11% year over year and above the $5.37 billion expected by analysts according to LSEG. Analysts at Bank of America said Adobe reported results and outlook that were somewhat mixed but healthy overall. "No change to our positive view on Adobe," they wrote in a Friday note.

Persons: Shantanu Narayen, LSEG, Goldman Sachs, Adobe's, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Kif Leswing Organizations: CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, Adobe, Bank of America, Microsoft, UBS Locations: New York City

☆ A market and tech hedge ahead of an uncertain Fed decision next week
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Federal Reserve has telegraphed the kickoff of their interest rate cutting campaign to begin next week. I believe a quarter-point interest rate cut is their first step but, a half-point interest rate cut (which has the ability to roil markets) has recently been floated strongly. The Nasdaq-100 dropped 6% last week and is now up nearly 5% this week, these are not normal market conditions. QQQ YTD mountain Invesco QQQ Trust, YTD The Cboe Volatility Index , yet elevated, is not showing current signs of panic. The trade The CME Fedwatch tool is narrowly favoring a 25 basis point interest rate cut but, it is oddly closer to a coin toss than it was last week.

Persons: pont, QQQ Organizations: Federal Reserve, Fed, Nasdaq, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL

☆ It looks like the commercial real estate market has finally bottomed out — and experts say it's time to invest
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThe embattled commercial real estate market may finally have a few things going its way, according to recent data. AdvertisementAnd yet, lending volumes are slightly improving, Moody's said. As these lenders are most exposed to commercial real estate, some analysts have warned that hundreds of banks risk failing in the next few years. Now, some see opportunity in the real estate market. "We think this will be an attractive vintage for real estate credit," analysts Matt Salem and Dakota Sagnelli wrote, later adding: "A growing number of commercial real estate transactions should increase the number of opportunities to lend, while the dearth of bank capital should keep yields attractive and spreads relative to corporate credit elevated."

Persons: —, Moody's, they've, Matt Salem, Dakota Sagnelli Organizations: Service, Business, Wall, KKR Locations: Dakota

☆ To pop or not to pop: the smart way to invest in AI without worrying about the bubble
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

It's also common to draw parallels between the dot-com bubble and today's hype, leading investors to wonder if there's an AI bubble that's about to pop, too. Goldman Sachs' big AI headline of the month is "To buy, or not to buy, that is the question." The note from September 5, led by Peter Oppenheimer, suggests the answer is "to buy" but also to diversify. And the third is the application providers, which are the companies creating services for end users to harness AI. It comes from machine learning or big data workloads that various companies and governments use, Belton noted.

Persons: —, Goldman Sachs, Peter Oppenheimer, John Belton, doesn't, Brian Colello, Nancy Tengler, that's, it's, Tengler, Wall, Larry Ellison, Colello, Belton Organizations: Service, Business, Gabelli Funds, Morningstar Equity Research, Investments, Nvidia, Companies, Microsoft, Intel, Oracle, IBM, Broadcom, AMD, Cadence Design Systems, Google, AWS, Eaton Corporation Locations: GenAI, Belton

The Fed is expected to cut rates multiple times this year and in 2025, which means mortgage rates should continue decreasing. Will mortgage rates drop when the Fed cuts rates? If he or other Fed officials indicate that bigger rate cuts could be coming, mortgage rates may inch down. How Fed rate cuts affect mortgage ratesChanges to the federal funds rate don't directly impact mortgages, but mortgage rates tend to trend up when the Fed raises rates and go down when it lowers rates. The Fed could lower rates substantially by the time we reach the 2025 buying season, which means mortgage rates may be a lot lower, too.

Persons: Freddie Mac, Dan Burnett, Burnett, Jerome Powell, Powell, Fannie Mae, Scott Haymore Organizations: Fed, Federal Reserve, Housing Survey, TD Bank

☆ CNBC Daily Open: All key data is in — and it's made the Fed's policy path more uncertain
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Last Friday, the August employment report showed the number of jobs added was lower than expected but higher than the previous month. Wednesday's CPI report showed the lowest 12-month inflation rate in two-and-a-half years. In short, the data hasn't cleared up whether the Fed will cut by 25 or 50 basis points. They think there's a 57% chance of a 25 point cut and 43% of a 50 point one, according to the CME FedWatch tool.

Persons: Stefani Reynolds, We've, Wednesday's, Jeff Cox, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Eccles Federal Reserve, Bloomberg, CNBC, U.S . Federal Reserve, PPI Locations: Washington ,

☆ Core Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan on why the company has embraced AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Mackenzie Sigalos | Kaan Oguz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailCore Scientific CEO Adam Sullivan on why the company has embraced AICNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Adam Sullivan, CEO of Core Scientific, discusses the company's embrace of AI compute and what the 2024 election could mean for crypto.

Persons: Adam Sullivan, explainers Organizations: CNBC, Core

☆ Trump loses 'Electric Avenue' lawsuit as judge finds he has zero defense for tweeting the song
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-13 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In Trump's case, Electric Avenue was used for a commercial purpose, not for an allowable non-profit, research, or educational purpose, the judge wrote. The second factor looks at whether the copyrighted work was "creative" or "factual." The third factor weighs how much of the copyrighted work was taken for an unauthorized use. AdvertisementThe final factor asks "whether, if the challenged use becomes widespread, it will adversely affect the potential market for the copyrighted work," the judge wrote. "In this case, there is no public benefit as a result of the defendants' use of 'Electric Avenue'" the judge wrote.

Persons: —, Donald Trump, Eddy Grant's, Trump, Grant, Brett Van Benthysen, Brian Caplan, Mr, Caplan, Van Benthysen, Grant's, Eddy Grant, Dan Scavino, Joe Biden feebly puttering, Pence, John G, Koeltl, Scavino Organizations: Service, Business, Trump Locations: Manhattan, Barbados

☆ The world’s best airline rewards programs, according to Point.me
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Marnie Hunter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —Having trouble navigating the complicated, often frustrating, world of airline loyalty programs? 1 airline rewards program, according to the rankings. Last week, the US Department of Transportation announced a consumer protection probe into US airlines’ loyalty programs. World’s top 10 airline rewards programsHere are the top 10 programs globally and their scores on a 100-point scale, according to Point.me’s analysis:1. SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg/Getty ImagesNorth America’s top 10 airline rewards programsHere are the top 10 programs in North America and their scores on a 100-point scale, according to Point.me’s analysis:1.

Persons: CNN —, ”, Tiffany Funk, Point.me, Canada’s Aeroplan, Funk, Delta, Avianca, they’re, ” Funk, SeongJoon Cho, Allegiant Organizations: CNN, Air France, KLM, Air, United, ” United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, JetBlue, Delta Air Lines, Delta, North, Canada’s, Qatar Airways Privilege, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer, US Department of Transportation, American Airlines, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines, Air Canada, British Airways Executive, Virgin Atlantic Flying, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue TrueBlue, Bloomberg, Getty, Southwest Airlines Rapid, Airlines, Spirit Airlines, Qatar Airways, Cathay Locations: Alaska, Latin America, East, Africa, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles, Asia, Pacific, Air France, North America, Europe, Middle East, Oceania

☆ Wholesale prices rose 0.2% in August, in line with expectations
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jeff Cox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Wholesale prices rose in August about in line with expectations, the final inflation data point as the Federal Reserve gets set to lower interest rates. The core increase was the same when excluding trade services. On a 12-month basis, headline PPI rose 1.7%. On the PPI measure, services prices pushed much of the gain, with a 0.4% monthly increase driven by a rise in services less trade, transportation and warehousing. The release comes a day after the BLS reported that consumer prices rose 0.2% on the month in line with expectations.

Persons: Dow Jones Organizations: Federal Reserve, of Labor Statistics, PPI, Labor Department, BLS

☆ The current market is 'directionless,' one CIO says, naming 6 stocks he likes right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Amala Balakrishner | In Amala-Balakrishner | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Defensive and dividend plays Alexander's strategy in playing the market right now is through defensive sectors and dividend players. As for dividend plays, Alexander is bullish on the utilities and telco sectors amid falling Treasury yields . Big pharma plays Alexander is also likes health-care and biotech players, especially big pharmaceutical companies producing products serving medical needs. Names he likes include AbbVie , AstraZeneca , Novartis and Johnson & Johnson . Johnson & Johnson, meanwhile, has been building out a "pipeline of drugs," Alexander added.

Persons: Ted Alexander, we've, we're, Alexander, it's, bullish, Durex, They've, Mead Johnson, Johnson Organizations: U.S, U.S . Federal, Sydney, Telecommunications, AT, Verizon, Frontier Communications, London Stock Exchange, Big pharma, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Johnson Locations: U.S ., South Dallas, U.S

☆ Wholesale inflation slowed again last month
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Alicia Wallace | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —US producer prices continued to cool overall in August, showing that inflation across the economy is improving. But a closely watched measure of underlying inflation remained stubbornly elevated, reflecting the bumpiness in reining in price hikes. August’s monthly increase was driven by a 0.4% gain on the services side, as goods prices were unchanged, thanks in part to falling energy prices. Economists had expected that prices would increase 0.2% on a monthly basis and 1.8% annually, according to FactSet estimates. Excluding the more volatile categories of food and energy, core PPI advanced 0.3% from July, countering a 0.2% decline seen the month before.

Persons: Price Organizations: CNN, of Labor Statistics, PPI, Federal Reserve Locations: US, reining

☆ Jensen Huang says if 'anything were to happen' in Taiwan, Nvidia could have GPUs made somewhere else
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

When Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spoke to Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon on Wednesday, the banker raised this relationship — and how precarious it is due to rising tension in the Taiwan Strait. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Last year, Huang said he felt "perfectly safe" relying on manufacturing in Taiwan. Though Samsung has some of the same capabilities required to produce the most advanced chips, TSMC is the clear leader. Huang went on to praise TSMC for scaling up to meet the demand that created Nvidia's "hockey stick" earnings in recent years.

Persons: —, Jensen Huang, Goldman Sachs, David Solomon, Solomon, Huang, Dylan Patel, Chris Miller, TSMC, Patel Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Wednesday, Business, Samsung, Intel, SEC, Blackwell Locations: Taiwan, Asia, China, Pacific, TSMC, South, Arizona

☆ Investors expecting an aggressive Fed cut are getting too 'ahead of the curve,' UBS CEO says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The CEO of Swiss banking giant UBS said Thursday that the fight against inflation isn't over yet, and some investors seem to be getting too ahead of themselves in expecting that the U.S. Federal Reserve could pull an aggressive rate cut this month. "I think the market seems to be a little bit too ahead of the curve in expecting the Fed to go so aggressively," Sergio Ermotti, Group CEO of UBS Group AG, told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia." The question of whether the Fed will lower rates at the end of its next policy meeting September 18 has largely been answered. The only question that remains is: by how much. The "most important" issue that the Fed needs consider is still inflation, which remains sticky and not yet "totally under control," Ermotti added.

Persons: Sergio Ermotti, CNBC's, Ermotti Organizations: UBS, U.S . Federal, UBS Group AG, Fed Locations: U.S

☆ New high yield funds are hitting the market as Fed prepares to cut interest rates
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The firm launched two high yield ETFs on Thursday, aimed at different sections of the high yield market: the Columbia U.S. High Yield ETF (NJNK) and Columbia Short Duration High Yield ETF (HYSD) . The state of high yield So far this year, high yield debt is outperforming the bond market as a whole. The biggest high yield index ETF, the iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (USHY) , has returned 7.2% year to date, compared with 4.9% for the firm's Core U.S. High yield when rates fall When market interest rates go down, the price of long-term bonds tends to rise. Some other recent examples include the BlackRock High Yield ETF (BRHY) and the AB Short Duration High Yield ETF (SYFI) .

Persons: Marc Zeitoun, Zeitoun, Dan DeYoung, Columbia Threadneedle, That's, DeYoung, NJNK, Kris Keller, Keller Organizations: Columbia, Columbia U.S, Federal Reserve, firm's, Aggregate Bond, Morningstar Locations: America, Treasurys, BlackRock

☆ Boeing faces strike threat as union members vote on tentative labor deal today
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Chris Isidore | Vanessa Yurkevich | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Among other benefits increases, the contract would increase union members’ pay by last least 25% over four years. Union members have launched a series of protests this week outside of Boeing plants and may ultimately reject the new contract union leaders negotiated with Boeing management. The deal will be officially approved if more than 50% of the members vote in favor of the tentative agreement. That would prevent a strike, no matter how many workers vote to strike. If just more than a third of members vote against a strike, then the contract takes effect, no matter the results of the ratification vote.

Persons: we’ve, Kelly Ortberg, Jon Holden, ” Holden, Ortberg, “, ”, Holden Organizations: New, New York CNN —, Boeing, Union, Alaska Airlines, International Association of Machinists, IAM, The Seattle Times, CNN Locations: New York, Oregon, Seattle, What’s, Washington

☆ General Mills sells North American yogurt operations in $2 billion deal to focus on stronger brands
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —General Mills will sell its North American yogurt business to French dairy firms Groupe Lactalis and Sodiaal in a $2.1 billion deal, the Cheerios maker said on Thursday. Reuters reported in April that General Mills was working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase to attract interest from potential buyers for the business, which houses brands such as Yoplait and Liberté. The North American yogurt business contributed about $1.5 billion to General Mills’ fiscal 2024 net sales. Bloomberg News earlier on Thursday reported that General Mills was in talks to sell the North America yogurt operations to Groupe Lactalis and Sodiaal. In 2021, General Mills sold the European operations of Yoplait to Sodiaal.

Persons: Mills, Lactalis, Sodiaal, Jeff Harmening, Yoplait, General Mills Organizations: CNN, Groupe Lactalis, Canadian, Reuters, JPMorgan Chase, Bloomberg, General, PAI Partners Locations: U.S, Valley , Minnesota, North America, Yoplait, Sodiaal

☆ Stock market today: Indexes rise as investors assess producer inflation and jobless claims data
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Kelly Cloonan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Indexes rose Thursday as investors digested new inflation and labor market data. Jobless claims last week rose slightly following two weeks of consecutive declines. The producer price index logged a 0.2% monthly rise, in-line with expectations. In the second inflation reading of the week, the producer price index rose 0.2% from July to August, in line with expectations. This corner of the stock market is set to outperform once the Fed starts cutting interest rates, Goldman Sachs says.

Persons: —, Harris, Ed Yardeni, Goldman Sachs Organizations: Service, Federal Reserve, Labor Department, Here's, Trump

☆ Intel getting help from Commerce Secretary Raimondo as part of effort to spur U.S. production
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Seema Mody | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The company is turning to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for help. In a recent meeting with Raimondo, Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger voiced frustration over the heavy reliance that U.S. companies have on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing , the world's largest contract chipmaker. Intel is currently building out plants in four U.S. states as it seeks to become more of a foundry business, manufacturing chips for other suppliers. It's an increasingly important initiative for Intel, which is getting trounced in the market for microprocessors. Concerns have been rising for years that China could invade Taiwan, creating a massive risk for the U.S. chip industry.

Persons: Gina Raimondo, Joe Biden, Raimondo, Pat Gelsinger, chipmaker, Biden, It's, David Zinsner, Zinsner, Jensen Huang, Goldman Sachs, Huang, David Solomon Organizations: Semiconductors, America, White, Intel, U.S, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Nvidia, Apple, CNBC disbursements, Devices, U.S . Commerce Department, AMD, Google, Broadcom Locations: U.S, Taiwan, Arizona, China

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