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Cohen, 46, will join Cloudflare, a San Francisco-based technology company aimed at helping businesses improve their internet security and performance. It will be a familiar role, as she served as Goldman's strategy chief from 2018 to 2020. Having spent 20 years inking deals within Goldman Sachs' investment banking unit, Cohen is no stranger to the boardroom. "But the reality is, Goldman Sachs is not a technology firm," Cohen said. When she broke the news to Argenti, he told her, 'This is exactly what you should do… this is exactly the right company," Cohen recalled.
Persons: Stephanie Cohen, Cohen, " Cohen, David Solomon, Goldman, Beth Hammack, Cloudflare, Solomon, John Waldron, Matthew Prince, Michelle Zatlyn, Goldman Sachs, it'll, Lloyd Blankfein, Brendan McDermid, Reuters Cohen, they're, I, Stephanie, Prince, she'll, Marco Argenti Organizations: Business, Cloudflare, IBM, University of Illinois, Goldman, Reuters, Financial Times Locations: San Francisco, Utah, Urbana, Champaign
Here are the top AI picks for 2024 from Baird
  + stars: | 2024-03-05 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +3 min
To try and offer up some alternate names, Baird released an updated 2024 edition of its stock picks targeting top ideas in artificial intelligence and machine learning in a 34-page report out Tuesday. "While the implications of AI vary across sectors, we collectively believe the AI tidal wave is still in the early innings," a team of analysts led by Tristan Gerra wrote. Another name Baird recommended was cloud cybersecurity firm Cloudflare , which surged last month after topping analyst expectations in its fourth quarter. "Though AI's impact on NET's revenue is still unfolding, the company is strategically positioning itself for the shift from AI training to inference," wrote Baird analyst Shrenik Kothari. "Cloudflare's focus on connectivity for AI applications and the optimization of its network for diverse AI use cases showcases its commitment to facilitating AI adoption and exploring new monetization avenues as the AI landscape evolves."
Persons: Baird, Tristan Gerra, Pinterest, Colin Sebastian, BofA, Shrenik Kothari, Marc Benioff's, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Kash Rangan, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Micro Computer, Apple, Bank of America, Wall Street, TAM
Cramer's Lightning Round: Cloudflare is a buy
  + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Public Storage's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Vistra's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon HubSpot's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Cloudflare's year-to-date stock performance. You must hold on to Cloudflare, and if it gets hit, you buy more [buy, buy, buy!]."
Persons: Let's, Cloudlfare, Matthew Prince, Carvana, Ernie Garcia, Jim Cramer's Organizations: AMN Healthcare Services, AMN Healthcare Locations: Cloudflare
"This a reacceleration of earnings," Jim Cramer said. The CNBC Investing Club's preferred cybersecurity stock is Palo Alto Networks . Pepsi shares fell nearly 3% Friday. "Going back to the office has really hurt" Pepsi, Jim said, because consumption habits have shifted away from the home toward more on-the-go situations, like buying snacks and drinks at convenience stores. "The long knives are out for Max Levchin," Jim said, referring to Affirm's CEO and co-founder.
Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Bitcoin, Pepsi, Max Levchin Organizations: Department of Commerce, CNBC, Palo Alto Networks, Coinbase, PepsiCo, Pepsi
The company's net loss of $27.9 million, or 8 cents per share, narrowed from $45.9 million in the year-ago quarter. On a conference call with analysts, Prince mentioned business from the U.S. Commerce Department. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected 12 cents per share in adjusted earnings and revenue of $372.3 million. The company sees 58 cents to 59 cents in adjusted earnings per share and revenue from $1.648 billion to $1.652 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for 56 cents in adjusted earnings per share and $1.652 billion in revenue.
Persons: Matthew Prince, David Paul Morris, Cloudflare's, Cloudflare, Prince, Mark Anderson, Marc Boroditsky, Michelle Zatlyn wouldn't, LSEG Organizations: Cloudflare Inc, Bloomberg, Getty, LSEG, U.S . Commerce Department, Clearlake Capital, Insight Partners Locations: San Francisco , California, Israel
Read previewA corporate employee is going viral online after she recorded and posted to TikTok a video of herself which appears to show her losing her job. Brittany Pietsch, who goes by the handle @brittanypeachhh on TikTok, posted the video on Thursday in which she seemed to be in a call with HR executives at Cloudflare, a cloud-based security firm. One person on Reddit even commented that she displays good sales skills in the video: "I've seen people saying this may negatively affect her career. Exposing a company online is a 'double-edged sword'Pietch's reaction to have her role terminated and uploading the recording online reflects how younger generations have higher demands and greater expectations for honesty at work. AdvertisementDaniel Space, an HR expert who has worked in the tech industry, shared similar views in a TikTok video , where he said companies may withhold severance pay as a result.
Persons: , Brittany Pietsch, Pietsch, you've, we've, I've, he's, that's, Matthew Prince, Erica Rivera, I'd, Ben Voyer, Voyer, Daniel Organizations: Service, Business, LinkedIn, Google, Gen Locations: Brittany
This chart should worry Elon Musk
  + stars: | 2023-07-10 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Twitter's traffic rank has been declining since January, according to a graph by Cloudflare's CEO. Elon Musk's takeover of the social media app has led to whiplash for users experiencing its changes. Meta's new competing Threads app reached 100 million users within days of launching. Predictions about Twitter's waning appeal have been a recurring theme of discourse around the app since Elon Musk took over last fall. Now, not only has Twitter threatened legal action against Meta over Threads, Musk has also tweeted the idea of a "literal dick measuring contest" against Zuckerberg.
Persons: Elon, whiplash, Elon Musk, Cloudflare's, Matthew Prince –, , Prince, Twitter, Cloudflare, David Belson, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk Organizations: Elon Musk's, Elon, Twitter Locations: .
Cramer's Lightning Round: Stay away from Gilead Sciences
  + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
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Persons: Ritchie, Matthew Organizations: Global, of Hawaii's, Gilead Sciences
Here are five stocks chosen by Wall Street's top analysts, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Nonetheless, several analysts, including Evercore ISI analyst Amit Daryanani, remain bullish on the stock. Foot LockerThis week, sneaker and athletic apparel retailer Foot Locker (FL) delivered upbeat results for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022. Guggenheim analyst Robert Drbul expects Foot Locker to benefit from CEO Dillon's "extensive knowledge and deep understanding of off-mall and big-box retailing." (See Foot Locker Stock Chart on TipRanks)Cisco Systems
Expedia — The travel company's stock toppled nearly 8% after falling short of analysts' revenue and earnings expectations for the recent quarter. Yelp — Yelp's stock jumped 4% after fourth-quarter revenue beat analysts expectations, according to Refinitiv. Deutsche Bank — Shares fell 3% after Bank of America downgraded Deutsche Bank to underperform from neutral, saying the European bank is "struggling to improve profitability." The decline in shares came despite a top-and-bottom line beat on analysts' expectations, according to FactSet. Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for the fourth quarter came in below analysts' expectations, according to FactSet.
Cloudflare's CEO called the "tenor of optimism" for the economy at the World Economic Forum "bizarre." Matthew Prince told Insider a prolonged downturn is likely, in an interview at Davos. Of the 22 chief economists surveyed by the WEF, around two-thirds think a global recession is likely this year, and 18% think it is "extremely likely." Some respondents to the WEC's economic outlook survey think some of these issues could become less threatening throughout the year. Two-thirds of survey respondents think the cost-of-living crisis could be less severe at the end of the year, while close to the same amount of survey respondents think the energy crisis in Europe will also improve by 2023's end.
Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince said his company is prepared for an upcoming recession. According to Prince, who spoke to Insider at the World Economic Forum, economic downturns can have a silver lining. See 4 reasons the CEO is "kind of excited" for an upcoming recession. Sign up for our newsletter for the latest tech news and scoops — delivered daily to your inbox. Nevertheless, Prince said he's looking on the bright side: "I guess it's a little masochistic or sadistic or something, but kind of excited about the upcoming recession."
Cloudflare is poised for a big comeback going forward, according to Wells Fargo. Analyst Andrew Nowinski upgraded the stock to overweight from equal weight, raising his price target to $65 from $62. He also said that a sign of the company's future health could come during its earnings call early next month. He added that this is helping the stock long term, while also making a beneficial short term play through consolidation. "Cloudflare had the best overall results in our 3Q22 Reseller Survey and were +19% net positive (up from +13% in 2Q22).
Fox Corp , News Corp — Fox shares dropped 8%, while News Corp gained more than 4% after Rupert Murdoch formed a special committee to explore a possible deal that would put his two media companies back together. Wells Fargo reiterated its equal weight rating on the streaming service ahead of the company's earnings this week. Speculative tech stocks — South American e-commerce stock Mercadolibre surged 11%, while Chinese tech stock Pinduoduo jumped more than 6%. Bank stocks — Several bank stocks moved higher Monday on positive earnings for the sector. Bank of NY Mellon gained 4.9% following its earnings beat and Signature Bank , set to report earnings on Tuesday, jumped 6%.
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