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☆ Cheap stocks to buy in the fourth quarter, according to HSBC
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

It's officially a new trading month, and HSBC recommends investors broaden their exposure in the fourth quarter by seeking out stocks with more reasonable valuations. "These 'big' companies represent the lion's share of equity index returns year to date." HSBC has a buy rating on the stock. In all, 16 of the 29 analysts covering GM have a strong buy or buy rating, and its average price target of $54.35 implies nearly 19% upside from Friday's close, per LSEG. The remaining 11 have a buy or strong buy rating.

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☆ There are 3 signs that generative AI might be reaching peak market froth — and it's not just OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-05 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

There are signs across AI models, chips, and new form factors that the market is getting frothy. Investors spent the summer wondering if top AI stocks could continue to justify soaring valuations in the face of absent returns from their massive AI spending. Now, signs have emerged that they're not yet done with generative AI mania. OpenAI reaches dizzying new heightsSam Altman's OpenAI secured a $157 billion valuation after raising $6.6 billion in its latest funding round. In short, a lossmaking startup must justify its $157 billion valuation.

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☆ Hedge fund manager Dan Niles says it's too early to buy beaten-up mega-cap tech stocks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-24 | by ( Stephanie Landsman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Hedge fund manager Dan Niles sees this week's tech sell-off as confirmation that the trade is in significant trouble. On July 11, Niles warned on X that earnings season could expose big risks in the megacap tech trade. He was particularly worried about the Magnificent Seven stocks, which include Tesla , Nvidia , Alphabet , Meta Platforms , Microsoft , Apple and Amazon . So, you're going to have a fall off some time next year in cap equipment that's going to be horrific because of that." Longer term, Niles thinks the bull case for megacap tech stocks is intact.

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☆ Semiconductor stocks just capped off a strong start to 2024. What to expect in the second half
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street is sticking with semiconductor stocks after its hot start to the year. SMH YTD mountain Share performance in 2024 That said, many investors and analysts expect another strong glide path for the industry in the second half. "The AI theme continues to remain very strong," said CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino, who holds a buy rating on Nvidia. Many on Wall Street view this upcycle as a significant tail wind for Micron Technology as the industry edges out of its trough. But many on Wall Street viewed the sell-off as a buying opportunity , with Goldman Sachs analyst Toshiya Hari expecting market share gains in high-bandwidth memory.

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☆ Stocks surged during the first half of 2024. What’s next?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Much of the S&P 500’s gains were concentrated in the Magnificent Seven big tech names, while other stocks lagged behind. Coming into this year, Wall Street projected that the Fed would ease rates as many as six times in 2024. What could be in store for the stock market during the second half of 2024? “I feel very, very good about the values of my three children, and I have 100% trust in how they will carry things out,” Buffett told the Journal. Previously, Buffett had said his will stated that more than 99% of his estate was earmarked for philanthropic usage to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the four charities connected to his family: the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation, Sherwood Foundation, Howard G. Buffett Foundation and NoVo Foundation.

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☆ Woods: Some frothiness in semiconductors but not the overall market
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWoods: Some frothiness in semiconductors but not the overall marketJay Woods, Chief Global Strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, discusses Nvidia and the broadening of the markets.

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☆ Early Facebook investor Accel raises $650 million fund to back European and Israeli startups
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-13 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

AccelVenture capital firm Accel said Tuesday it's raised $650 million for its eighth fund targeted at investing in European and Israeli early-stage startups, in a sign the venture capital market may be showing signs of a recovery. "The environment has dramatically changed since then," Nelis told CNBC. Climate-focused VC firm World Fund closed a 300 million euro fund in March. "We're lucky that with DeepMind here in London and with Fair [Facebook AI Research] in Paris, there's at least two big centers that have great AI expertise," Nelis told CNBC. "My expectation is Europe is going to generate some really interesting AI application companies," Nelis told CNBC.

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☆ There's a bit of 'frothiness' in the markets, says Neuberger Berman's Joe Amato
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThere's a bit of 'frothiness' in the markets, says Neuberger Berman's Joe AmatoJoe Amato, Neuberger Berman president and CIO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, state of the economy, the Fed's interest rate outlook, and more.

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☆ Nvidia's current price will be very hard to maintain, says Sarah Kunst
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNvidia's current price will be very hard to maintain, says Sarah KunstSarah Kunst, Managing Director at Cleo Capital, discusses frothiness in the market, led by mega-cap tech.

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☆ Singapore’s wealth boom hits most sensitive phase
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Anshuman Daga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

REUTERS/Edgar Su Acquire Licensing RightsSINGAPORE, Sept 6 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Singapore’s wealth boom may be set for a pause. The amount involved has almost doubled and banks, realtors and jewellery dealers have been caught up in the ring. It is the most eye-catching saga since 2015 when Singapore’s banks were involved in the 1MDB Malaysian sovereign fund mess. As Singapore’s success as a financial centre grows, so too does its vulnerability to dirty money. A thornier problem is Singapore’s desire to avoid perceptions it is capitalising on the troubles of China, its top trade partner.

Persons: Edgar Su, Una Galani, Katrina Hamlin, Pranav Kiran Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, realtors, DBS, Deutsche Bank, Bloomberg, Reuters Graphics Reuters, Monetary Authority of, U.S, Police, Thomson Locations: Marina Bay, Singapore, Rights SINGAPORE, China, Malaysian, Hong Kong, Monetary Authority of Singapore

☆ Collective embrace of soft landing economic scenario extends 2023 rally after welcome drop in CPI
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-15 | by ( Michael Santoli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Now, especially after the sturdy June jobs report as week ago and the reassuringly cool CPI print on Wednesday, this is something closer to the prevailing view. The market all year has been acting as if inflation and the Fed's aggressive war against it were mostly 2022 problems. The wobble in early July after a blockbuster ADP employment report sent Treasury yields flying was over in a day. Passing these tests, and now having seen market strength broaden significantly since the end of May, belief is replacing doubt. And last quarter, the S & P went choppily sideways for the first month of reporting season.

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☆ The worst liquidity crunch since the Lehman Brothers crisis will be the stock market's biggest obstacle this summer, JPMorgan's chief equity strategist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The worst liquidity crunch since the 2008 Lehman Brothers collapse will be a big headwind for the stock market this summer, according to JPMorgan. The bank's chief market strategist Marko Kolanovic warned that the expected liquidity decline could add to recession fears. "Broad liquidity in the US... will contract by another $1.1 trillion from here till year-end," Kolanovic said. In year-over-year terms, this would represent the worst US broad liquidity contraction since that seen after the Lehman crisis," Kolanovic said. A sharp liquidity decline in the US is unlikely to be offset by the rest of the world, Kolanovic said.

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☆ Litecoin, XRP and other altcoins rise Wednesday as 'blue chip' bitcoin hits a lull
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Tanaya Macheel | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Litecoin and XRP were each higher by about 5%, according to Coin Metrics, while the Sandbox token jumped 4%. On Wednesday Ripple, the global payments company behind XRP, announced its acquisition of Metaco, a Swiss crypto custody services firm. Still, realized 30-day volatility for both bitcoin and ether are off their record lows of the year, according to Glassnode. In recent months, bitcoin and ether have been regarded by many as so-called "blue chip" or "flight to safety" assets in crypto. Bitcoin and ether continued to hover around the flat line Wednesday at the $27,000 and $1,800 levels, respectively.

☆ Short investor Hindenburg erases fifth of Icahn empire’s value
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

In a report published on Tuesday, Hindenburg accused IEP of overvaluing its holdings and relying on a “Ponzi-like” structure to pay dividends. The subsequent plunge in IEP shares wiped $2.9 billion off Icahn’s net worth, leaving him with an estimated $14.7 billion, according to Forbes. NAV is a key gauge of a fund’s performance, measuring the market value of securities held by the fund. Driving the frothiness in IEP’s stock, Hindenburg argued, is its dividend yield of 15.8%, the highest of any US large cap company by far. Hindenburg also offered examples it said showed IEP itself was valuing its holdings way above their market value.

In a report published on Tuesday, Hindenburg accused IEP of overvaluing its holdings and relying on a "Ponzi-like" structure to pay dividends. The subsequent plunge in IEP shares wiped $2.9 billion off Icahn's net worth, leaving him with an estimated $14.7 billion, according to Forbes. NAV is a key gauge of a fund's performance, measuring the market value of securities held by the fund. Driving the frothiness in IEP's stock, Hindenburg argued, is its dividend yield of 15.8%, the highest of any U.S. large cap company by far. Hindenburg also offered examples it said showed IEP itself was valuing its holdings way above their market value.

☆ ChatGPT and generative AI look like tech's next boom. They could be the next bubble.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-12 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Generative AI is the catchall term for artificial intelligence that can create something new — text or images for example — from existing data, when given prompts. OpenAI's generative AI tools can seemingly do anything from write poetry and code to producing frame-worthy art, triggering huge excitement in the space. How generative AI generates revenue is unclearAll of this might be justifiable if there was a clear path for AI firms to make money. Some of the hype around generative AI may be justified and the technology feels genuinely exciting. But to avoid another bubble, investors would do well to quiz the fundamentals of generative AI businesses, before handing out hefty valuations.

☆ Market doesn't have to hit new lows due to frothiness, says Hightower’s Stephanie Link
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMarket doesn't have to hit new lows due to frothiness, says Hightower’s Stephanie LinkHightower’s Stephanie Link joins 'Closing Bell: Overtime' to react to legendary investor Leon Cooperman's earlier comments on the market.

Disney Chief Executive Officer Bob Chapek said he'd love to own Comcast's 33% stake in Hulu "tomorrow" but acknowledged the chances of an early deal are "less and less" as 2024 approaches. Comcast has an existing mutual agreement with Disney to sell its minority Hulu stake as early as January 2024. Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said Wednesday he would also like to own Hulu if Disney decided to put the streaming service up for sale. The best way to value Hulu is to figure out what it would sell for in a theoretical auction, Roberts said Wednesday at the conference. Chapek told Faber this year's dip in the public valuation of Netflix should factor in to the eventual sale price.

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