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A prominent digital rights activist, who is transgender, confronted Rep. Nancy Mace at a public event Thursday, days after the congresswoman from South Carolina introduced a resolution to ban transgender women from using women’s bathrooms in the U.S. Capitol. A representative for Mace and Project Liberty, the organization that hosted the summit and invited Greer, didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. Greer’s organization is known for its viral protest efforts against internet censorship and surveillance and in support of net neutrality. McBride, whom Mace has repeatedly misgendered, said in a statement that she would follow the new bathroom rules as outlined by Johnson, even if she disagrees with them. In her congressional office, McBride will have a private bathroom, while all other public bathrooms in the Capitol will be banned for transgender people.

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☆ Chase is driving the future of banking through a digital and tech overhaul
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Sponsored Chase | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Chase, with Chief Product Officer Rohan Amin and CIO Gill Haus at the helm, is focused on advancing technology and modernizing digital experiences. Tech, product, design, data, and digital teams collaborate to serve customer needs, operating as a product-focused organizationInternally called PXT, the organization is the heart and brain driving the future of digital banking at Chase. This prompted rapid deployment of tech solutions for employees supporting digital experiences. This prompted rapid deployment of tech solutions for employees supporting digital experiences. Enhanced customer experience: Improved satisfaction ratings in the Chase Mobile ® app and other digital platforms.

Persons: Chase, Rohan Amin, Gill Haus, Rohan, Gill, JPMorgan Chase Organizations: Chase, Chase Mobile, Insider Studios, JPMorgan, Disability, JPMorgan Chase & Locations: United States, Mobile

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Meta, Tesla, Costco, Walmart, Disney, First Solar and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Loop initiates AppLovin as buy Loop said the software publisher is an "indispensable infrastructure for the mobile gaming industry." Citi upgrades First Solar to buy from neutral Citi said the solar company is a winner no matter who wins the election. KeyBanc initiates Zeta Global as overweight KeyBanc said the marketing software company has an attractive platform. Stifel initiates Braze as buy Stifel said the software company is best positioned. Stifel initiates Klaviyo as buy Stifel said it is bullish on the software company.

Persons: Bernstein, Mizuho, Jefferies, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Meta, Redburn, KeyBanc, Stifel, Disney, JPMorgan downgrades Hertz, Itron Organizations: Costco, Walmart, omni, Citi, Democratic, Republican, Cadence, Apple, LT, Microsoft, " Bank of America, Meta, Bank of America, Zeta Global, ZETA, Disney, JPMorgan, Hertz Global Holdings, Jefferies, Guggenheim

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, McDonald's, Adobe, Tesla & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-15 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Mizuho upgrades Duke Energy to outperform from neutral Mizuho said investors should buy the dip in the energy company. Barclays upgrades Doximity to overweight from equal weight Barclays said it sees growth potential for the online networking services provider for medical professionals. TD Cowen upgrades SM Energy to buy from hold TD Cowen said the energy company has "multiple resource catalysts." Barclays initiates Bruker as overweight Barclays said it's bullish on the analytical biotech solutions company. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Adobe as buy The firm said it sees "growth tailwinds" after attending the company's Adobe MAX conference.

Persons: Stephens, it's, Wells, Tesla, Berenberg, it's bullish, Wedbush, Mizuho, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, BTIG, Morgan Stanley, McDonald's, TD, TD Cowen, Price, Crane Organizations: Valvoline Inc, YouTube, Cadence Design, Netflix, Nvidia, AMD, Citi, Consolidated Edison, Duke Energy, Mizuho, Barclays, Etsy, Global, RBC, BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Energy, Holdings, TD Cowen, BMO, AIG, Adobe, MAX, Constellation Energy Locations: China, North America

☆ Job seekers are getting increasingly bold by 'cheating' in interviews — and AI is making it worse
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-14 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Job seekers sometimes use AI to cheat in interviews, which highlights flaws in the hiring process. It can feel like there are endless ways to dupe a hiring manager in a job interview — especially one that doesn't involve meeting IRL. It all points to a hiring process that can be terrible for job seekers — and for employers. Is using AI during a job interview cheating? Kanny uses reviews from a job candidate's colleagues — past and present — to rate the person's integrity, accountability, respect, humility, confidence, and grit.

Persons: —, Lindsey Zuloaga, Greg Yang, he'd, claude, Yang, HireVue's, Zuloaga, Kirthiga Reddy, Reddy, Sean Vassilaros, It's, Octavius A, Newman, didn't, Jennifer Schielke, Schielke, Ravin, Mercer, I'm Organizations: Service, Executives, xAI, Employers, Facebook, BI, Group Solutions Locations: India, South Asia

☆ Cashmere, a tech startup helping wealth managers find clients, just raised $3.6 million using this 12-slide pitch deck
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cashmere has raised $3.6 million in seed funding to automate client acquisition for wealth managers. The Los Angeles-based startup addresses the lack of tech solutions in the wealth management industry. Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. AdvertisementCashmere, a tech startup that's automating client acquisition for wealth managers, has raised $3.6 million in a seed funding round. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: Cashmere, — Organizations: Canapi Ventures, Service, Business Locations: Los Angeles

☆ A recent big tech plan for carbon removal is at the center of a major climate change emissions debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Trevor Laurence Jockims | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

"Nature-based carbon removals, such as soil carbon sequestration, store carbon temporarily in living biomass," said Dr. Allanah Paul, a CO2 removal and carbon accounting expert based in Europe. Nature-based carbon removal does have advantages. The rise of negative emissionsOther climate experts view the criticisms of nature-based carbon removal as missing the central point. "As an emitter, every company should focus on reducing their emissions, but as a purchaser looking to offset residual emissions, they should prioritize purchases of robust negative emissions," he stated. "My understanding is that Symbiosis intends to create a demand for high-quality nature-based carbon removal by setting very high standards for removal quality," Leslie-Bole said.

Persons: Paul, Allanah Paul, Strong, Julia Strong, Salesforce, Paul Davies, Haley Leslie, Bole, Leslie Organizations: Symbiosis, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Symbiosis Coalition, Coalition, Council, US, World Resources Institute Locations: Europe, Symbiosis, The State

☆ A crypto data leak led the FBI to America's most wanted sex trafficking fugitive. Now, the victims want his bitcoins.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Laura Italiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Four bitcoin wallets that led to sex-trafficking fugitive Michael Pratt's capture are seen in the bottom left corner. AdvertisementFrom Michael Pratt's 2019 criminal complaint. Federal prosecutors say Pratt increased traffic by forwarding each victim's video link to her school, work, family, and social connections. Michael Pratt's Swiss ID and Barcelona Mailboxes Etc. AdvertisementThese days, DeBarber runs the Baltimore-based Phoenix AI cybersecurity firm with cofounder Justine Li, a Girls Do Porn victim and plaintiff.

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☆ There are 3 new types of fintech consumers. Here's who they are and what they want from their banking experience.
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Sponsor Post | Sponsored Visa | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Relevance to this demographic starts with understanding the subtle nuances among these three different groups of fintech consumers. Fintech Pioneers: the big spendersYoung affluent consumers are embracing a variety of payment methods, from cryptocurrency accounts to cross-border payment accounts. The technology revolution in banking lets these "Fintech Pioneers" accrue benefits and manage their finances in an efficient way that doesn't disrupt their lifestyles. They don't want to constantly vet new fintech solutions, or risk encountering technical glitches that can jeopardize their finances. The combination indicates their embrace of age-old exchange methods while still being open to fintech and new payment methods.

Persons: Fintech isn't, it's, aren't, They're Organizations: Fintech, Tech, Visa's, Insider Studios, Visa

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, Netflix, Alphabet, United, JPMorgan, Carvana, Broadcom & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said it's sticking with its buy rating on the stock. JPMorgan upgrades StoneCo to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said in its upgrade of the fintech solutions company that it has "appealing" potential for earnings growth. Morgan Stanley reiterates JPMorgan as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's even more bullish on the stock after a meeting with company management. " JPMorgan reiterates Alphabet as overweight JPMorgan said the company is on the "offensive in Gen AI." JPMorgan reiterates Broadcom as overweight The firm said it's sticking with its overweight rating on shares of Broadcom.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Oppenheimer, DA Davidson, Davidson, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Bernstein, FANG, Redburn, it's bullish, osteogenesis, it's, Robinson, JPMorgan, Disney, Evercore, Moffett, Carvana Organizations: Walmart, Apple, company's, Conference, Nvidia, Energy, Midland shaleco, Endeavor Energy Resources, Airlines, United, Citi, eBay, JPMorgan, BMO, UBS, Mizuho, SEE, P Containers, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, Google, Jefferies, DFS, Disney, Netflix, CTV, Broadcom Locations: China, Midland, Rocklin

☆ Airport security ordered a woman to remove her artificial breast in front of a crowd of people
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-11 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An airport apologized for asking a woman to remove her prosthetic breast while in a security line. AdvertisementDublin Airport has apologized after a passenger was told by security staff to remove her prosthetic breast in public as she passed through airport scanners. After telling airport security that the alert was caused by her prosthesis, she was told to remove it, she told BBC Radio Ulster. Advertisement"I think that's when the woman, the female security guard, maybe realized she hadn't been going down the right road," Ní Leannáin told BBC Radio Ulster. Dublin Airport representatives later apologized after Ní Leannáin complained, she said, but wouldn't commit to saying it wouldn't happen again.

Persons: —, Ní Leannáin, they'd, wasn't, hadn't, Ní, Harry Reid Organizations: Dublin Airport, Service, BBC Radio Ulster, Harry Reid International Locations: Donegal, Las Vegas

☆ Venture capital firm's plan to buy nonprofit hospital system has Ohio community on edge
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-02 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +17 min

In late 2022, Harrison joined venture firm General Catalyst, which has backed tech highfliers like Stripe, Snap and Airbnb . This is the first holistic transformation of a health system to a thoughtful combination of digital and in-person care." "It just makes people a little nervous, and it doesn't feel quite aligned with this concept of health care being a human right." To revolutionize how we care for patients, we in health care are doing the same." "This is not like a turnaround, this is not a distressed system," Harrison said.

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☆ Ukraine should forget about help from the West to fight Russia and focus on 'cheap' unmanned vehicles instead, says its army chief
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine's military chief, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, said that the country must prepare for a decline in Western support in its war against Russia and instead win using unmanned vehicles and other technologies. While Russia has the advantage when it comes to brute force, Ukraine has often countered attacks using advanced and, at times, improvized tech solutions. He said that Ukraine must place its military on a new footing if it is to defeat Russia. Advertisement"Perhaps the number one priority here is mastery of an entire arsenal of (relatively) cheap, modern and highly effective, unmanned vehicles and other technological means," he said. He noted that Western support and supplies of key weapons from the West are running low.

Persons: —, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Zaluzhnyi, Volodymyr Zelenskyy Organizations: Service, CNN, Business, Union, Technology, The New York Times Locations: Russia, Ukraine

WHERE DEEPFAKES SHOW UPArtificial intelligence hit the mainstream last year like never before, enabling people to create ever-more realistic deepfakes. Photos You Should See View All 45 ImagesThere's pornography — taking advantage of celebrities like Swift to create fake compromising images. California and Illinois have given victims the right to sue those who create images using their likenesses. Minnesota’s law also targets using deepfakes in politics. He warns that lawmakers should not target the technology that can be used to create deepfakes, as that could shut down innovation with important other uses.

Persons: Taylor Swift, Taylor, Swift, Drake, Joe Biden, Siwei Lyu, Lyu, “, ”, Jake Morabito, ALEC, Todd Helmus, “ It's, Helmus, OpenAI, Jenna Leventoff, Karine Jean, Pierre, WHAT'S, —, They're, Marty Jackley, ” Jackley, RAND's Helmus Organizations: deepfakes, University, Buffalo, American Legislative Exchange Council, RAND, guardrails, ACLU, White, Democrats, Republicans, GOP, Facebook, Associated Press Locations: New Hampshire, . Georgia, Hawaii , Texas, Virginia, California, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Indiana, Missouri, South Dakota

Publicly listed data company LiveRamp's $200 million acquisition of data clean room provider Habu looks set to fire the starting pistol for a more buoyant year of adtech and martech M&A, experts have predicted. He noted that while ad teams aren't using these clean rooms en masse, many have activated them, which bodes well for the Habu acquisition. ID5's technology is deployed by the most online publishers of any identity service, according to Sincera , which measures which adtech companies are used across the industry. LiveRamp, also, could be an acquisition target, Salmon noted, as it builds out new data offerings like the clean rooms it will inherit from Habu. But not everyone is predicting the Habu acquisition will necessarily lead to an influx of M&A around cookieless adtech.

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☆ Over half of all jobs driving the US economy could be impacted by AI, new study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Cork Gaines | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

New study predicts that companies will rapidly adopt AI technology over the next decade. The study also found that over half of all jobs driving the US economy will be significantly impacted by AI, with a small percentage of workers losing their jobs and struggling to find new employment. AdvertisementCompanies will quickly adopt AI technology, impacting jobsThe model first examined how quickly businesses will adopt AI. AI will cause an economic boomThe surge in AI adoption by companies signifies a huge impact on the US economy, the study found. AdvertisementThis is supported by a recent McKinsey study showing that AI is more likely to enhance jobs than replace them.

Persons: —, OpenAI, What's, Goldman Sachs, Cognizant Adrian Cooper, Cooper, Sam Altman, FABRICE COFFRINI Organizations: Service, Oxford Economics, McKinsey, Oxford

☆ Tech startup Jellysmack laid off staffers in the US and France last month. Read the memo its CEO sent to employees about the restructuring, which includes a focus on AI.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-19 | by ( Amanda Perelli | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

The creator economy startup Jellysmack laid off staffers in the US and France last month, Business Insider has learned. Jellysmack works with creators on distributing their content across platforms like Facebook and Snapchat to earn additional ad revenue, among other initiatives. We have to realign our resources around areas of the business where Jellysmack is seeing the most success. We encourage everyone to support impacted employees by reaching out to your networks to help our colleagues find their next opportunities. Jellysmack Technologies - Led by Robin (interim), this unit will continue to develop self-serve tech solutions that solve the pain points of creators.

Persons: Jellysmack, Snapchat, Michael Philippe, Philippe, Michael Philippe ,, What's, Sean, Axel, , Robin, Michael, Swann Organizations: Business, Facebook, BI, CSE, Works, Our, Jellysmack, Network Media Locations: France, French

☆ Upwork's Kelly Monahan on why 2024 should be about embracing job disruption
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-16 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewKelly Monahan wants to use "data-driven empirical insights to help guide" the conversation around the future of work. As the managing director of Upwork's Research Institute, Monahan knows this is an uphill battle. I'm going to make kind of a bold statement: I'm really excited for job disruption. As leaders, and as workers, we can begin to really think about redesigning the job itself. I thought we'd be much further along in that conversation, which is why as a researcher, I'm really willing to dive back into it going into 2024.

Persons: —, Kelly Monahan, It's, Monahan, I've, it's, Kelly, There's, that's, we'd, I'm Organizations: Service, Upwork's Research, Business

☆ 5G is set to make watching the Paris Olympics more accessible and intimate
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-01 | by ( Chris Stokel-Walker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

5G and other connections will also power access to the venues: The 2024 Paris Olympics will be the first to operate solely with digital — not paper — tickets. The opening ceremony will also use 5G: At the Paris Olympics, instead of the traditional parade around a stadium, the athletes will move down the Seine River in boats. "Ahead of the Olympic Games, Orange is reinforcing its 5G coverage across France, including on all Olympics sites," he added. But the 5G mobile capacity won't just be useful for those who want to share moments. "Our 5G mobile capacity will also allow additional services, such as haptic tablets for blind people to follow the events in real-time," Rojat said.

Persons: —, Paris Olympics Bertrand Rojat, Rojat, Bruno Marie, Rose, Marie, It's, There's, It'll Organizations: Olympic, Service, Paris Olympics, Orange Locations: Paris, Orange, France

☆ The noise from pickleball courts is driving everyone crazy. Scientists are trying to come up with a solution.
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

AdvertisementNow, scientists are looking into everything from acoustic fabrics to court spacing in a bid to come up with a solution. Why is pickleball noise so annoying? The engineer founded Pickleball Sound Mitigation LLC, a firm that specializes exclusively in the sport, per The Hustle. AdvertisementThe organization hopes the "quiet category" could soon "encompass a wide range of products, including paddles, balls, paddle covers, and noise mitigation screens for pickleball courts," the statement. USA Pickleball is also compiling a list of acoustic experts trained to help dampen the noise of the game, per Axios.

Persons: —, Sue, Ellen Welfonder, she'd, Nicole Laffan, Laffan, RJ Sangosti, Kausik Sarkar, Braxton Boren, WUSA9, Boren, Bob Unetich, Unetich, Pickleball, Carl Schmits Organizations: Service, Washington Post, Fitness Industry Association, New York Times, Northeastern Global, MediaNews, Denver, Getty, George Washington University, University, Carnegie Mellon University, USA Locations: British Columbia, Washington, Denver , Colorado, USA

☆ Analysis: Three years after DirectBooks, US bond market still phoning it in
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Shankar Ramakrishnan | Thomson Reuters | Shankar Ramakrishnan Has Nearly Years Of Financial Journalism Experience In Writing | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

There is also some concern about job losses and loss of market access by smaller banks. Changing an organization's behavior is difficult and takes sustained effort, said DirectBooks CEO Rich Kerschner. Interest in automation grew as desks struggled with corporate bond volumes that touched a record $1.78 trillion in 2020. Three years into it, only a small proportion of orders and allocation messages for a new bond were going through DirectBooks. Once in place, hundreds of investors using OMS platforms could send their order messages and receive allocation messages through DirectBooks, said Kerschner.

Persons: Carlo Allegri, Rich Kerschner, Spencer Lee, salespeople, Daniel Botoff, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, DirectBooks, Chris Sztam, BlackRock's Aladdin, RBC's Botoff, Shankar Ramakrishnan, Anna Driver Organizations: New York Stock, REUTERS, Bloomberg, underwriters, RBC Capital Markets, Bank of America, Barclays, BNP, Citi, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan, P Global Market Intelligence, Development, Thomson Locations: Manhattan, New York City , New York, U.S, Wells, DirectBooks, Charles

☆ Opinion: Israel ground attack on Gaza would be a long, deadly ordeal, say urban warfare experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +18 min

That’s the way two leading experts on urban warfare described the prospect of a ground attack by Israel on Hamas’ base in the streets and tunnels of Gaza. It’s in a body of knowledge on how to do this big of an urban operation as fast and effectively as possible. Israel continues to deploy soldiers and armored vehicles along the Gaza border in Zikim kibbutz of Ashkelon, Israel on October 14. In the concrete jungle of urban warfare, most of your weapons may not even penetrate the building the enemy is in. BERGEN: Doesn’t this have some implications for the “mass” involved when you launch a military operation in Gaza?

Persons: Peter Bergen, ”, Liam Collins, John Spencer, ” Collins, Spencer, ” PETER BERGEN, JOHN SPENCER, LIAM COLLINS, SPENCER, Mostafa Alkharouf, You’re, Liam Collins SPENCER, COLLINS, It’s, Nir Oz, David Kilcullen, you’ve, BERGEN, There’s, Yoav Gallant, Ronen Zvulun, We’re, Let’s, Liam, John Spencer BERGEN, Ukraine that’s Organizations: New, Arizona State University, Apple, Spotify, CNN, Hamas ’, Warfare, Madison Policy, New America, US Army Special Forces, Modern, US Military Academy, West, Israel Defense Forces, Hamas, Getty, IDF, Israel's, ISIS, Twitter, Facebook Locations: New America, Israel, Gaza, US, Madison, Afghanistan, Iraq, United States, Jerusalem, BERGEN, Gaza . Israel, Zikim, Ashkelon, Anadolu, COLLINS, Palestinian, Hamas, Israel's, Mosul, That’s, Ukraine, Russia, Let’s, Berlin, SPENCER

☆ Ad giant IPG merges embattled data unit Kinesso with media agency Reprise after major shakeup
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ad giant IPG has officially figured out what to do with its embattled data and technology unit Kinesso, which went through a massive shakeup over the summer that saw many of its top execs depart, as Insider first reported. Kinesso has now been merged with Reprise, an agency within Mediabrands, IPG's group of media-buying agencies. "We're trying to create an end-to-end media engine that fuels the rest of IPG Mediabrands," Martin told Insider. But the areas where the new KINESSO specializes in — like data expertise, technology, and AI — are expected to be a means for growth. KINESSO has about 6,200 employees, roughly a third of the 18,000 staffers Mediabrands has across its global network.

Persons: Kinesso, Jarrod Martin, IPG, Martin, Eileen Kiernan, Kiernan, Philippe Krakowsky, it's, Mediabrands Organizations: Reprise, UM, Initiative, Revenue, Bank of America Locations: Mediabrands

☆ Beware Tech Billionaires Building Brand New Cities - The New York Times
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Molly Turner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +3 min

But with so many tech investors at the helm who are eager to pilot new technologies like flying cars, I’m not optimistic. It’s challenging to transform our existing cities and to pilot new tech solutions on our streets. Wouldn’t it be easier to test new technologies, business models and government structures in cities free of pesky people? Market them to people who choose to join and see what the world learns.”But, these new cities are never really built from scratch. Follow The New York Times Opinion section on Facebook, Twitter (@NYTopinion) and Instagram.

Persons: Technotopians, they’ve, they’re, That’s, Lonsdale, Solano, They’ve, ” John Garamendi, we’ll, Molly Turner Organizations: Democrat, Haas School of Business, University of California, New York, Facebook, Twitter Locations: Toronto, Polynesia, Solano County, University of California Berkeley, ”

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, BJ's, Etsy, Carnival, Blackrock, FedEx & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Bank of America downgrades J.M. "Our prior Buy rating was based on the view that SJM would focus on a more optimized portfolio of core brands, following several years of divestitures of low growth/margin assets. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America said it's standing by its buy rating on the stock due to "AI innovation & potentially lower expenses." Bank of America reiterates Blackrock as buy Bank of America said the company is the "leading platform for investing & tech solutions." Goldman Sachs reiterates FedEx as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating heading into earnings next week.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Wells, JPM, PENN, VIRT, William Blair, Jefferies, MET's, Semtech, Wolfe, TD Cowen, Redburn, BLK, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Organizations: Bank of America, Amazon, Nvidia, NVIDIA, JPMorgan, Apple, Wave7 Research, Deutsche Bank, Penn Deutsche, Penn, Citi, Google, BMO, Jefferies, MetLife, Susquehanna, Blackrock, FedEx

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