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☆ Product managers rule Silicon Valley. Not everyone is happy about it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Amanda Hoover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Several companies, from Airbnb to Snap, are now reconsidering the utility of product managers entirely, while others claim that the product manager's reign will only expand in the age of AI. Advertisement"The shift in power moved from engineering to product managers," says Hubert Palan, the CEO of Productboard, a company that provides software for product managers. "The product manager is at the center of everything," says Avi Siegel, a former product manager who's working on his own startup, Momentum. Whether their coworkers are happy about it or not, product managers are gaining recognition. "The future really does belong to product managers," says Frank Fusco, a product manager turned CEO of a software company called Silicon Society.

Persons: Elle, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, YouTube's Neal Mohan, Gamble, Hubert Palan, doesn't, Avi Siegel, who's, Aaron, he's, ZipRecruiter, Zippia, I've, they're, Palan, Meg Watson, Watson, Brian Chesky, Paul Graham —, Frank Fusco, Fusco Organizations: LinkedIn, Procter, Hewlett, Packard, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Companies, Big Tech, Carnegie Mellon University, . News, McKinsey, Software, Spotify, Chesky, Silicon Society

☆ The Department of Justice asks court to force Google to spin off Chrome
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Google has promised to appeal; the company didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on Wednesday’s filing. “Google is a monopolist, and it has acted as one to maintain its monopoly,” Mehta wrote in his opinion. The Microsoft case has been credited with paving the way for Mozilla’s Firefox and Google’s Chrome browsers, which ultimately allowed Google to promote its search engine to billions of internet users. The Microsoft parallels in the Google case are clear, Mehta wrote in his August opinion. Even as Google fights the Justice Department on remedies in the search case, the company is embroiled in another antitrust battle just across the Potomac River in Alexandria, Virginia.

Persons: didn’t, Amit Mehta, Mehta, Satya Nadella, Bing, OpenAI, Trump, Joe Biden, – Mehta, Sherman, ” Mehta, “, ” Organizations: CNN, Google, Justice Department, Apple, Samsung, DOJ, Microsoft, Verizon, Court, District, Columbia, Chrome, Windows, Netscape, Department Locations: California, Alexandria , Virginia

☆ Federal jobs are known for their stability. Now they could be in jeopardy as Musk pushes for deep spending cuts.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Tech: We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers are shouldering much of it . We're in the middle of a white-collar recession, and tech workers . AdvertisementElon Musk's government efficiency commission has been tasked with cutting government spending, raising questions about the future of millions of jobs. Tech jobs are mired in a recession. White collar hiring is in a huge slump, and tech workers are some of the hardest hit .

Persons: Trump hasn't, Tesla, Chelsea Jia Feng, Madison Hoff, Vivek Ramaswamy, Musk, Alice Tecotzky, John L, Dorman, Allison Robbert, Scott Bessent, Cantor Fitzgerald, Howard Lutnick, Marc Rowan, Kevin Warsh, Trump, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Natalie Ammari, Uber, Verily, —, Rebecca Zisser, Elon Musk, Bluesky —, Jake Paul's, Netflix's Jake Paul, Mike Tyson, wasn't, Donald Trump's, Satya Nadella, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen, Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Google, Trump, Tech, Getty, Elon, Department of Education, Veterans Affairs, Department of Government, Social Security, Medicare, Twitter, Getty Government, Allison, Treasury, BCA Research, Goldman, BI, LinkedIn, Microsoft, China Economic, Security, Walmart Locations: Washington , DC, China, Brazilian, New York, Chicago, London

☆ Microsoft introduces PC that has one job: connect users to their computers in the cloud
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella watches from the audience during a press briefing at Microsoft's campus in Redmond, Washington, on May 20, 2024. Microsoft is previewing a new PC that's designed to connect corporate workers to their programs and files in the cloud. The Windows 365 Cloud Link is available in limited use in the U.S., Canada and a handful of other countries. After years spent failing to crack the list of top PC manufacturers with its Surface product line, Microsoft is trying something new in an established category of hardware. It runs a stripped-down operating system called Windows CPC, with no local applications or local users, and has a strict application control policy that can't be disabled.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Jalleen Ringer Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC, Windows Locations: Redmond , Washington, U.S, Canada

☆ Microsoft Copilot's underperformance is the latest red flag for investments in AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-18 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The big storyA Copilot conundrumMicrosoft; Chelsea Jia Feng/BIMicrosoft's challenges with its flagship AI product could be another red flag for an industry with high hopes for the tech. Earlier this year, analysts at Barclays highlighted an under-the-radar risk to AI bets: the depreciation costs related to AI chips . A potential Trump trade plan beneficiary: US semiconductor jobs. If Trump's proposed trade plan is enacted, the American semiconductor industry could see hiring growth. Walmart might be just fine under Trump's proposed trade plan.

Persons: Copilot, Chelsea Jia Feng, Insider's Ashley Stewart, Satya Nadella didn't, doesn't, Ashley, It's, Sam Altman, Alistair Barr, Alyssa Powell, Jared Spataro, OpenAI, Biden, Carlyle, Will Matt Gaetz, Will Trump, Rob Arnott, Arnott, ANGELA WEISS, Trump's, Ilya Sutskever, Mira Murati, Rebecca Zisser, homebuyers, Trump, Bob Iger, Dan DeFrancesco, Grace Lett, Ella Hopkins, Hallam Bullock, Amanda Yen, New York.Milan Sehmbi Organizations: Business, Microsoft, Chelsea, Getty, Lumen Technologies, Barclays, Trump, Treasury, UFC, Republican, Getty Images, Elon, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, Walmart, Walmart US, Shoppers, The Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Chicago, London, New York.Milan

☆ Inside Microsoft's struggles with Copilot
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +23 min

In September 2023, Microsoft's famously soft-spoken CEO, Satya Nadella, unveiled the company's flagship AI product, Copilot, with sweeping fanfare. Some of Microsoft's own employees and executives are privately concerned that Copilot won't be able to deliver on its ambitions. Copilot's struggles have created an opening for Microsoft's rivals, some of whom have seized on the opportunity to promote their own agendas. "Now, when Joe Blow logs into an account and kicks off Copilot, they can see everything," said one Microsoft employee familiar with customer complaints. As complaints and questions over Copilot mount, so does the pressure to justify Microsoft's unprecedented level of spending on AI.

Persons: Microsoft's, Satya Nadella, Gartner, Copilot, it'll, Copilot's, Marc Benioff, Benioff, Goldman Sachs, Marc Andreessen, Andreessen Horowitz, Ethan Miller, Jared Spataro, Spataro, —, Joe Blow, Joe, Nadella, Gary Marcus, Marcus, Wile, Coyote, Brontë, Judson Althoff, Jason Zander, Zander, We've, OpenAI, Tasos Katopodis, Steve Jobs Organizations: Microsoft, Venture, Getty, Goldman, BI, Fortune, Excel, Lumen Technologies, Honeywell, Gartner, Wall Street, Initiative, Department of Homeland Security, Employees, San Francisco, Software, Apple, Jobs Locations: Microsoft's, Copilot, New York City

☆ Big Tech CEOs send well wishes to Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Is A Tech Reporter For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

Trump’s win came about with the help of Musk and his wealthy tech friends including investors Peter Thiel and David Sacks. They boosted Trump with financial contributions, fundraising help and public endorsements on subjects such as the economy and deregulation. Few other major tech executives publicly endorsed in the presidential race, though some of them made vague comments praising one or the other candidate. Trump has a complicated history with many tech CEOs. In their social media posts, several tech CEOs used the word “decisive” to describe Trump’s victory and they employed popular buzzwords like “innovation” in an apparent attempt to identify common ground.

Persons: Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Tim Cook, Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Andy Jassy, Trump, ” Zuckerberg, ” Trump, Zuckerberg, —, Musk, Trump’s, Peter Thiel, David Sacks, Bezos, Reid Hoffman, — wouldn’t, ”, bitcoin, Musk’s, Parler, Jeff, Mike Davis, Ivan Raiklin, Cook Organizations: Tech, Trump, titans, Meta, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, The Washington, Democratic, Trump’s, Pentagon, The Washington Post, III, Trump Tower, Google Locations: Silicon Valley, Butler , Pennsylvania, Tesla, Coinbase, County, State

☆ Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Tim Cook and other tech leaders congratulate Trump on election win
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Amazon founder and Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos celebrated Trump's win in a post on X, calling it an "extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory." Trump repeatedly took aim at Bezos' ownership of the Post, Amazon's tax record and its relationship with the Postal Service. Apple CEO Tim Cook congratulated Trump on his victory in a post on X. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in a post on X that he hopes Trump will see "huge success in the job." Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg called Trump's election win a "decisive victory" and said he looks forward to working with the Trump administration.

Persons: Sam Altman, Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, JD Vance, Trump, Bezos, Kamala Harris, Andy Jassy, Jassy, Tim Cook, Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Elon, Musk, Trump's, Tesla, Sundar Pichai, he's, Satya Nadella, Reid Hoffman, Hoffman, Harris, Gelsinger, Arvind Krishna, Chuck Robbins, Uber, Dara Khosrowshahi, Aaron Levie, Michael Dell Organizations: Economic, Amazon, U.S, Washington Post, Postal Service, Trump, Post, Democratic, Apple, Facebook, SpaceX, White, America PAC, Google, Microsoft, Venture, LinkedIn, Intel, Biden, IBM, Cisco, Dell Technologies Locations: Davos, Switzerland, Glasgow, Scotland, Pennsylvania, Bezos, United States, U.S

☆ Analysts tout an 'underappreciated growth driver' at Microsoft that can benefit from AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-05 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The news In a note to clients on Tuesday, RBC Capital Markets described LinkedIn as an "underappreciated growth driver." Revenue rose roughly 10% to $4.29 billion in fiscal Q1, driven by growth across all lines of its business. While not a crucial part of Microsoft's overall top line, it's still an incremental driver of revenue growth and can help the company further diversify its income streams. The morning after last week's earnings Jim Cramer said Microsoft shares below $400 each would be an interesting buy level. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Satya Nadella, OpenAI, Jim Cramer, Jim Cramer's, Jim, Beata Zawrzel Organizations: Microsoft, RBC Capital Markets, RBC, LinkedIn, Revenue, CNBC, Nurphoto, Getty Locations: India, Brazil

☆ What Wall Street learned from the week's Big Tech earnings flurry
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-02 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Among the megacap stocks, Alphabet , Amazon and Microsoft grew year-over-year, cloud-based revenue by 35%, 19% and 20%, respectively. But of the five largest companies that have so far reported results — Meta Platforms , Alphabet, Amazon, Apple and Microsoft — only two finished the week higher. META 5D mountain Meta, 5 days Commentary from some of the tech companies signaled that AI demand remains robust. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy justified stepped up AI spending, saying that investors will be rewarded over the long haul. AMZN 5D mountain Amazon, 5 days Meanwhile, the still enormous spending patterns among megacap technology companies signals no downturn for de facto AI leader Nvidia.

Persons: Gene Munster, Sundar Pichai, Andy Jassy, Ray Wang, Wang, Mark Malek, Constellation's Wang, Satya Nadella's, Eric Clark, Clark Organizations: Microsoft, Apple, Constellation Research, Brands, Nvidia

☆ Microsoft's stock heads for worst day in two years after disappointing forecast
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Microsoft 's better-than-expected earnings report wasn't enough to prevent the stock's steepest selloff in two years, as investors instead focused on the company's forecast for the current period. Microsoft shares fell more than 5% on Thursday and headed for their worst day since Oct. 26, 2022, when they dropped 7.7%. Amazon , which leads the cloud infrastructure market, is scheduled to report results after the close on Thursday. Net income rose 11% to $24.67 billion from $22.29 billion in the year-ago quarter.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Amy Hood Organizations: Microsoft, Revenue, Google, BofA Global Research Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia

☆ Microsoft is still spending massively on AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Investors have been focused on Big Tech AI spending and returns. That's a worry at Microsoft partly because feedback on the company's Copilot AI has been mixed. Others have been concerned that Big Tech spending on artificial intelligence is outpacing results. Goldman said Microsoft has been counting on its AI Copilot and other generative AI efforts at Windows, Edge, and Microsoft 365 to draw enterprise clients. AdvertisementMuch of Microsoft's spending has been going toward data centers, graphics processing units, and other AI projects.

Persons: —, Jeremy Goldman, Goldman, it's, Satya Nadella, Francine McKenna Organizations: Investors, Big Tech, Service, Microsoft, Apple, Windows, Bloomberg Locations: Redmond, Washington, OpenAI

☆ Microsoft CFO says OpenAI investment will cut into profit this quarter
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft 's massive investment in OpenAI is weighing on earnings. The accounting approach refers to a company's share of the invested company's profit or loss in a given period, a Microsoft spokesperson said. The OpenAI investment disclosure was new for Microsoft, but the company has registered over $2.3 billion in other expense in the past four quarters. On the earnings call, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said the collaboration with OpenAI has benefited both parties and that the company feels good about "our investment stake in OpenAI." WATCH: Oppenheimer downgrades Microsoft: OpenAI losses are not properly priced in

Persons: Satya Nadella, Sam Altman, Amy Hood, OpenAI, Hood, Microsoft's, OpenAI's, OpenAI didn't, Oppenheimer Organizations: Microsoft, Google, OpenAI Locations: San Francisco, OpenAI

☆ Microsoft set to report quarterly results after the close
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Microsoft will report results for its fiscal first quarter after the close of regular trading on Wednesday. Mobility and security services, along with some Windows revenue, will now be part of the Productivity and Business Processes unit, which includes Office software. Analysts expect $24.04 billion in revenue from the Intelligent Cloud segment that includes Azure cloud infrastructure. Amazon , which leads the cloud infrastructure market, is slated to report results after the close on Thursday. During the quarter, Microsoft worked to help customers recover after a flawed update to CrowdStrike security software brought down Windows PCs globally.

Persons: Satya Nadella, OpenAI Organizations: Partnership for Global Infrastructure, Microsoft, Productivity, Gartner, Windows, BlackRock, UBS, Capital, Nasdaq Locations: Borgo, Savelletri, Italy

☆ We reiterate our 1 rating on Microsoft despite its softer guidance — here's why
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Nearly 70% of the Fortune 500 is using Microsoft 365 Copilot and the company is seeing faster customer adoption than any other new Microsoft 365 Suite. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft YTD Despite these positive trends and innovations, revenue guidance for next quarter fell a touch short of expectations. Microsoft 365 Commercial cloud revenue growth increased 16% year over year with seat growth up 8%. Microsoft 365 Consumer cloud revenue growth increased 7% year over year with subscribers increasing to 84.4 million from 82.4 million one quarter ago. Revenue growth ticked down sequentially to 33% annual growth, or 34% on a constant currency basis.

Persons: Nvidia's Blackwell, That's, —, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella, Chalinee Thirasupa Organizations: Microsoft, Revenue, Fortune, Productivity, Dynamics, CNBC, Activision, Windows, Gaming, Microsoft Corporation Locations: OpenAI, Bangkok, Thailand

☆ What to know about the new way Microsoft will report cloud numbers Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Announced in August , and reported this way for the first time this week, Microsoft decided to change which revenue streams fall under its three main reporting segments. In Microsoft's upcoming report, search and news advertising revenue will move from the More Personal Computing (PCP) segment into the Intelligent Cloud (IC) segment. Another change includes Microsoft removing revenue from Power Business Intelligence data analytics and the Enterprise Mobility and Security group of products from the IC segment. MSFT YTD mountain Microsoft (MSFT) year-to-date performance Some Wall Street analysts are upbeat on the new reporting structure. He also touted Microsoft's AI prospects ahead of quarterly earnings — citing the company's first-mover advantage in integrating AI.

Persons: Piper Sandler's Brent Bracelin, Bracelin, Morgan Stanley, there's, Jim Cramer, I'm, Jim, Amy Hood's, Jim Cramer's, Satya Nadella, Dimas Ardian Organizations: Microsoft, Web Services, Power Business Intelligence, Enterprise Mobility, Security, Piper, CNBC, BI, Guggenheim, Big Tech, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: OpenAI, Jakarta, Indonesia

☆ Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay soars to $79 million despite asking for a smaller bonus
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's pay rose 63% to $79.1 million for the year to June 30. Microsoft stock has soared as investors bet it'll be a big winner from the AI boom. The software giant's boss received a $2.5 million salary, $71.2 million of stock awards, a $5.2 million cash incentive, and $170,000 in other compensation, per a proxy filing on Thursday. Nadella had been in line for a $10.7 million cash incentive, but asked the board for less following several high-profile cybersecurity breaches in the period. Apple CEO Tim Cook was paid $63.2 million for the company's last financial year, while Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang pocketed $34.2 million.

Persons: Satya Nadella's, it'll, —, Nadella, OpenAI, Tim Cook, Jensen Huang Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Revenue, Big Tech, Apple, Nvidia

☆ Microsoft CEO Nadella asked for pay reduction after security slip, but total comp still rose 63%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Jordan Novet | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at an event on the company's Redmond, Washington, campus on May 20, 2024. Microsoft gave CEO Satya Nadella a pay raise for the 2024 fiscal year of more than $30 million. The board's compensation committee said Nadella asked that the cash incentive portion reflect the security issues. It was originally supposed to be $10.66 million, but the full board approved a $5.2 million cash incentive instead. Microsoft's security business generated over $20 billion in revenue in 2022, more than total revenue for many security companies.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Nadella Organizations: Apple Inc, Microsoft, U.S . Department of Homeland Security Locations: Redmond, Washington

☆ Microsoft to roll out new autonomous AI agents next month, fending off challenge from Salesforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Starting next month, they'll move into public preview, meaning more organizations can start building AI agents of their own. AI agents can act as virtual workers that can carry out a series of tasks without supervision. Microsoft demonstrated how its autonomous AI agents work. Competition is fierceMicrosoft is doubling down on AI agents at a time when competition is intensifying up in the red-hot artificial intelligence space. Microsoft 365 Copilot is a service offered by the tech giant that embeds generative AI into its suite of productivity apps.

Persons: Satya Nadella, Dimas Ardian, they'll, Jared Spataro, Salesforce, Zahra Bahrololoumi, —, Bahrololoumi, I'm, Marc Benioff Organizations: Bloomberg, Getty, Microsoft, Copilot, Dynamics, McKinsey, CNBC, Crown Commercial Service Locations: Jakarta, Indonesia, Salesforce, London, U.S, San Francisco, Ireland, Copilot

☆ Nvidia, Google, Microsoft and more head to Las Vegas to tout health-care AI tools
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-19 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesNvidia , Google , Microsoft and dozens of other tech companies are descending on Las Vegas next week to showcase artificial intelligence tools they say will save doctors and nurses valuable time. Based on the speaking agenda and announcements leading up to the conference, AI tools to conquer administrative burdens will be the star of this year's show. Tech companies, eager to carve out a piece of a market that could top $6.8 trillion in spending by the decade's end, argue that their generative AI tools can help. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty ImagesGoogle, for instance, said it's working to expand its health-care customer base by tackling administrative burden with AI. Vertex AI Search for Healthcare allows developers to build tools to help doctors quickly search for information across disparate medical records, Google said.

Persons: Alex Schiffhauer, Josh Edelson, Satya Nadella, Dimas Ardian, DAX Copilot, that's, Shiv Rao, Abridge Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, Las, CNBC, Mercer, Tech, AFP, Healthcare, Google's, Bloomberg Locations: Hangzhou, China, Las Vegas, Mountain View , California, Jakarta, Indonesia

Here's a rapid-fire update on all the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. Broadcom: Of course, we love the company's AI business — both its custom silicon solutions for companies such as Alphabet and its networking chips that help stitch data centers together. Stanley Black & Decker: Jim said that this stock is the "most significant beneficiary" from lower rates in the entire portfolio. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, Jim, there's, Lisa Su, Wells, Salesforce, CrowdStrike, it's, we've, Walt Disney, —, Eaton, we're, Kamala Harris, Harris, Jim's, Linde, Eli Lilly, Lilly isn't, That's, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, D.A, Satya Nadella's, Palo, cybersecurity, Brian Niccol, We're, Stanley Black, Decker, TJX, Charlie Scharf, Wells Fargo's, Jim Cramer, Angela Weiss Organizations: Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, CNBC, Club, Apple Intelligence, Abbott Laboratories, Devices, AMD, Nvidia, Broadcom, Apple, Federal Reserve, Costco Wholesale, Costco, Coterra, DuPont, Disney, ESPN, GE Healthcare, Democratic, Biden, Honeywell, Linde, Adobe, Microsoft, Davidson, Palo Alto Networks, Constellation Brands, Modelo, Corona, TJX, Jim Cramer's Charitable, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: Wells Fargo, BlackRock, Dover, Eaton, China, U.S, Chipotle, New York City

☆ We're bending our investment rules and starting positions in 2 of our Bullpen stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-16 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

We're initiating positions for Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust in BlackRock and CrowdStrike . BlackRock is the world's largest asset management manager and leading provider of investment, advisor, and risk management solutions. There's a good whitepaper on CrowdStrike's website published by IDC that explains the value of the CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform. It was a major blow for a cybersecurity company, especially one with a pristine reputation. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, CrowdStrike, Larry Fink, Fink, George Kurtz, Jim, Satya Nadella, They've, Jim Cramer Organizations: BLK, CRWD, BlackRock, Trust, Investing, Retail, Blackrock, Global Infrastructure Partners, Management, Money, We're, IDC, Falcon, Microsoft, Palo Alto Networks, Alto Networks, SEC, CNBC Locations: BlackRock, CrowdStrike, Blackrock, Palo, Cybersecurity, We're

☆ Satya Nadella reportedly calls 2 different CEOs every day — and has 2 favorite questions
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-11 | by ( Jaures Yip | Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft's CEO likes to schedule daily calls with CEOs to expand his network, The Information reported. Satya Nadella's networking reportedly includes leaders from AI but also non-tech industries. AdvertisementSatya Nadella's daily routine consists of waking up at 7 a.m., practicing mindfulness exercises, and, in a new twist, apparently making multiple phone calls to different CEOs. The Microsoft CEO reportedly asks staff to set up two calls a day with other executives of various companies, according to a new report from The Information detailing Nadella's networking strategies. Nadella, who reportedly remained in close contact with Suleyman for several years, eventually hired him to head up Microsoft AI.

Persons: Satya Nadella's, —, Satya, Aravind Srinivas, Pete Carroll, Sam Altman, Rebecca Arnold, Root, Arnold, Nadella, Mustafa Suleyman, Suleyman, There's Organizations: Service, Microsoft, Seattle Seahawks, Consulting, UAE Locations: Nadella

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Microsoft, Netflix, CVS, Honeywell, Nike, AIG, Sunnova & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-10 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +14 min

Barclays upgrades CVS to overweight from equal weight Barclays said the stock is a "new margin story." JPMorgan downgrades Honeywell to neutral from overweight JPMorgan said it's downgrading the stock after 15 years with an overweight rating. UBS upgrades Tronox to buy from neutral UBS said it's bullish on the chemical manufacturer. "We upgrade shares of EVGO from Neutral to Buy, following the $1.05bn DOE loan conditional commitment announced last week. "Our bullish view of AIG reflects its outsized EPS growth, lower exposure to risks facing commercial lines carriers (casualty reserves and higher cat loads), high capital flexibility, and attractive valuation."

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's bullish, Jefferies, TD Cowen downgrades, Cowen, Bernstein, Brinker, Kevin Hochman, Truist, it's, BIRK, Cantor Fitzgerald, Mara, Cantor, MARA, Wolfe, Google's, Satya Nadella, Lucas Jackson Organizations: Nvidia, Netflix, Barclays, JPMorgan, Honeywell, Microsoft, UBS, TD Cowen downgrades Pepsi, U.S, Department of Energy, DOE, RBC, PayPal, Cirrus, Bank of America, underperform Bank of America, Nike, Mara Holdings, AIG, DOJ, Google, Reuters Locations: EVGO, EAT's, LHX, New York City

☆ Nvidia's value soars by $400 billion in 5 days. That's more than Costco is worth.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-09 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia stock climbed 4% on Tuesday, extending its rally to 14% in five days. The chipmaker's market value soared by $400 billion — more than Costco is worth. Its $400 billion increase in value within a week is worth underscoring. Costco, which generated $254 billion of revenue and $7.4 billion of net income last year, is worth less than that. There's been no greater beneficiary than founder and CEO Jensen Huang, whose net worth has ballooned from about $14 billion to $106 billion in under two years.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Blackwell, —, There's, Amancio Ortega, Michael Dell, Huang, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, OpenAI's Sam Altman, Oracle's Larry Ellison, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, Andy Jassy, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai Organizations: Costco, Nvidia, Service, Microsoft, Apple, Bloomberg, Big Tech

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