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☆ These stocks reporting earnings next week have momentum on their side
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Lisa Kailai Han | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A handful of companies reporting results in the upcoming week could see an earnings-powered boost. Megacap titans Microsoft , Amazon and Apple will headline the week, alongside other names within the travel, pharmaceuticals, energy and restaurant sectors. CNBC Pro screened FactSet for the companies reporting earnings next week that could receive a positive earnings surprise and see a jump in their shares. More than eight out of 10 of analysts covering Amazon view it as a buy, and the average price target suggests about 31% upside. Shares of Aptiv could rise another 29% from here, according to the average price target.

Persons: TD Cowen, Cowen, Andrew Kligerman, Aptiv, Wells, Colin Langan Organizations: Dow Jones, Megacap, Microsoft, Apple, CNBC, Insurance, MetLife, Bank of America, Citi, Amazon, Mastercard, Visa

☆ Wall Street braces for a big week ahead of the election, with megacap tech earnings, key data on tap
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Investors will contend with earnings results from five of the Magnificent Seven companies next week. .SPX 1M mountain S & P 500 "I sort of refer to this period that we're in right now as like a strange brew," said Mark Malek, investment chief at Siebert. On Friday, the Nasdaq Composite hit an all-time high , but the S & P 500 snapped a six-week win streak. In fact, the high concentration of the mega-cap leaders in the S & P 500 spurred Goldman Sachs' David Kostin this month to release a dim long-term forecast for the overall market. HSBC head of equity strategy Nicole Inui upped her S & P 500 year-end target to 5,900.

Persons: Mark Malek, Siebert, Goldman Sachs, David Kostin, Siebert's Malek, they've, Nicole Inui, Inui, D.R Horton, Price, Eli Lilly, Lauder Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Apple, Nasdaq, U.S, Treasury, Big Tech, HSBC, FactSet, Richmond Fed, Dallas Fed, Ford, Semiconductor, Caesars Entertainment, Devices, Pfizer, Royal Caribbean Group, PayPal, ADP, Kraft Heinz, Caterpillar, GE Healthcare Technologies, Holdings, ECI Civilian Workers, PCE, PCE Deflator, Chicago PMI, Cruise Line Holdings, Uber Technologies, Lauder Companies, Mastercard, Generac, Jobs, PMI, Manufacturing, Exxon Mobil Locations: U.S, Chicago

☆ The last time markets were this good was 20 years ago. Can we keep it up?
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Until this week’s pullback, the market’s recent performance told a remarkable story. The S&P 500 rose for 37 of the last 51 weeks, matching a record reached in both 1989 and 2004. Political uncertaintyWith polls showing a tight race for the White House, investors have been increasingly on edge about the prospect of former President Donald Trump winning the election. While polls remain effectively dead even, political betting markets have swung in Trump’s favor since the start of this month. Deutsche Bank analysts warn that the recent rally may be difficult to sustain given these historically high valuations.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, ” Steven Ricchiuto, Henry Allen, it’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Dow, Nasdaq, White House, Mizuho Securities, –, Deutsche Bank, Apple, Microsoft, Presidential, Federal Locations: New York, Israel

☆ Just the Facts – US Population: Steve Ballmer Talks Through the Numbers
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Watch and get the facts about the US population and how America lives. I am Steve Ballmer, I spent 34 years growing Microsoft, 10 years owning the LA Clippers basketball team. For men, that's actually a six percentage point increase since 1960, but the share of young women living at home is up 20 percentage points. Let's look at six different groups of people based upon Census Bureau data. First, let's look at people who identify as white, but not Hispanic.

Persons: Steve Ballmer, USAFacts, That's, that's, I've Organizations: Insider Studios, Watch, LA Clippers, Census Bureau, US Census Bureau, Seattle, Medicare Locations: America, United States, Russia, China, Brazil, Canada, Texas, New York, North Dakota

☆ Big Tech is creating a new market for small nuclear reactors — these stocks are ways to play it
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Spencer Kimball | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Small modular reactors (SMRs) promise to reduce capital costs and accelerate construction timelines that typically plague nuclear plants, but the technology has struggled to reach the commercial stage. The difference now is the appetite of tech companies for fossil-free fuel. The market for SMRs could grow by two gigawatts to five gigawatts by 2035 assuming big tech companies make up a majority of the demand, Percoco said. The small, pure-play advanced reactor companies NuScale and Oklo are options, but their stocks are volatile and business outlook uncertain. SMR OKLO 1M mountain NuScale Power has climbed 54% and Oklo by 117% in the past month.

Persons: Paul Zimbardo, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Zimbardo, NuScale, Sam Altman, Kenneth Parks Organizations: Google, Jefferies, CNBC, Amazon, Tech, Microsoft, Constellation Energy, GE Vernova, GE Locations: Kairos, Pennsylvania, SMRs, Idaho, Ontario

☆ 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

☆ Jeff Bezos killed Washington Post endorsement of Kamala Harris, paper reports
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Dan Mangan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Washington Post Building at One Franklin Square Building on June 5, 2024 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty ImagesThe Washington Post said Friday that it will not endorse a candidate in the presidential election this year, breaking decades of tradition, and sparking immediate criticism of the decision. "The decision not to publish was made by The Post's owner — Amazon founder Jeff Bezos," The Post reported, citing two sources briefed on the events. Trump, while president, had been critical of Bezos and The Post. Nor in any future presidential election."

Persons: Andrew Harnik, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos, Trump, Boris Johnson, Michael M, Will Lewis, Lewis, Mariel Garza, Patrick Soon, Shiong, Garza, Marty Baron, Baron Organizations: Washington Post, Franklin, Democratic, GOP, —, Amazon, Pentagon, Microsoft, Trump, CNBC, British, Santiago, Getty, Post, Los, Columbia, The Locations: Washington , DC, New York City

☆ Inside Wall Street's efforts to value OpenAI: Who's involved, how it could work, and what's at stake for the banks
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Here's how the process could work and what Wall Street bankers stand to gain. AdvertisementAs third-quarter earnings demonstrated, Wall Street dealmaking appears to be bouncing back after three years of lackluster activity. Spokespersons for both Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley declined to comment or confirm their reported participation in the project. The two investment bankers – neither of whom are affiliated with Goldman, Morgan Stanley, OpenAI, or Microsoft — requested anonymity to preserve industry relationships. Largely speaking, however, Wall Street is poised to win, Roberts said.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, —, OpenAI, –, Morgan Stanley's, PwC, Michael Roberts, Morgan, Roberts, Wharton, dealmaker, Sam Altman, Altman, Elon Musk, Reed Alexander Organizations: Service, Wall Street Journal, Microsoft, The, BI, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Goldman, Wall Street, Wharton, dealmakers, Apple, Tesla Locations: San Francisco, Silicon Valley

☆ United Airlines, Morgan Stanley among the most overbought stocks on Wall Street. Here are the others
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stocks including United Airlines and Morgan Stanley have seen immense buying on Wall Street this week and could be in store for a pullback. United Airlines stock has surged more than 82% in 2024, and has a 14-day RSI of 85.9, which is the second-highest reading on the list. UAL YTD mountain United Airlines stock. Morgan Stanley stock is also overbought this week, with a 14-day of RSI of 79.5. MS YTD mountain Morgan Stanley stock.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, General Mills Organizations: United Airlines, Nasdaq, Microsoft, Nvidia, CNBC Pro, FactSet, Morgan, Moderna, Enphase Energy

Other airlines recovered more quickly than Atlanta-based Delta, which said the incident reduced revenue by $380 million and brought $170 million in costs. Days after the outage, Delta hired David Boies of law firm Boies Schiller Flexner to seek damages from CrowdStrike and Microsoft . Delta had disabled automatic updates from CrowdStrike but this one reached its computers anyway, the airline said in the suit. Microsoft discussed various potential enhancements with CrowdStrike and other endpoint security software sellers at a summit in September. WATCH: Delta fires back at CrowdStrike, says outage cost $380 million in revenue

Persons: John F, David Boies, Boies Schiller Flexner, Delta, CrowdStrike, Ed Bastian, didn't, George Kurtz Organizations: Delta Air Lines, Kennedy International Airport, CrowdStrike, Delta, Microsoft, CNBC Locations: Queens , New York City, U.S, Georgia, Atlanta, CrowdStrike

☆ Tech is the star Friday, and why we'd be buyers of the dip on CrowdStrike
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER . NO FIDUCIARY OBLIGATION OR DUTY EXISTS, OR IS CREATED, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR RECEIPT OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTING CLUB. Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Carahsoft, George Kurtz, We'll, Stanley Black, Decker, Eli Lilly, Eaton, Brian Niccol's, It's, we'll, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, ., Nasdaq, Communication, Newmont Corporation, Nucor, Universal Health Services, HCA Healthcare, Bloomberg, Carahsoft Technology, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Bloomberg News, Microsoft, Club, Nvidia, Devices, GE Healthcare, Nextracker, Linde, Coterra Energy, Starbucks, Federal, Boeing, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: U.S, China

☆ Cramer’s week ahead: Earnings from Alphabet, Meta, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Kristian Burt | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With massive corporations including Alphabet , Meta , Apple , Microsoft and Amazon set to report earnings next week, CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday urged investors to keep a level head. "Just please remember, the first move's been the wrong move almost half the time since this earnings season began. Monday starts off the week with earnings from Ford . Tuesday brings McDonald's earnings report, and Cramer said to expect "a full airing of the e-coli situation," but that it is too early to tell how much damage it will do to the fast food chain. The monster week for earnings will continue into Thursday, as both Apple and Amazon will report after the bell.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, Cramer, Chipotle, Brian Niccol's, Eli Lilly, Meta, Chevron's, Hess, Exxon doesn't Organizations: Apple, Microsoft, Federal Reserve, Ford, Disease Control, Prevention, Royal, PayPal, Caterpillar, Meta, Merck, Bristol, Oil titans Chevron, Exxon, Chevron Locations: Gulf of Mexico, Myers

CNN —US intelligence has assessed that Russian operatives were behind a fake video purporting to show someone destroying mail-in ballots in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that circulated on social media Thursday. CNN reported earlier Friday that US investigators suspected that Russian operatives were behind the fake video, according to two sources briefed on the matter. The Board of Elections in Bucks County, north of Philadelphia, was quick to debunk the video on Thursday. But the video was hatched by Russian operatives, according to Darren Linvill, an expert on Russian disinformation campaigns at Clemson University. Russian operatives have tried to denigrate Harris’ campaign, Iranians have tried to undercut Trump’s, while China has largely focused on down-ballot races.

Persons: ”, Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Darren Linvill, “, Linvill, denigrate Harris, Tim Walz, Patricia Poprik, ” Poprik, Poprik, “ It’s, it’s, Harris, Tim Lister Organizations: CNN, IC, Intelligence, National Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Infrastructure Security Agency, stoke, Bucks County, Russian, Clemson University, Storm, Democratic, Microsoft, Bucks County Republican Party, Facebook, Trump Locations: Bucks County , Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Bucks County, Philadelphia, Bucks, Russia, Iran, China, Trump’s, Russian

☆ Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in 2024 presidential election, breaking decades of tradition
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Hadas Gold | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —For the first time in decades, The Washington Post will not endorse a candidate in this year’s presidential election, the newspaper’s publisher announced Friday. “The Washington Post will not be making an endorsement of a presidential candidate in this election. Nor in any future presidential election,” Will Lewis said in a published statement. “We are returning to our roots of not endorsing presidential candidates.”The Post has endorsed a presidential candidate in every election since the 1980s. Trump called the Post “The Fake News Washington Post” and derided it as Amazon’s “chief lobbyist.”Trump directly accused Amazon of not paying enough taxes and taking advantage of the US Postal Service, among other claims.

Persons: “, ” Will Lewis, Lewis, ”, ” Lewis, Jeff Bezos, David Shipley, ” Shipley, Marty Baron, Donald Trump, Bezos, ” Baron, Trump, Amazon’s, ” Trump, Baron, Patrick Soon, Kamala Harris Organizations: New, New York CNN, Washington Post, Amazon, CNN, Bezos, News Washington Post, US Postal Service, Pentagon, Microsoft, Los Angeles Times Locations: New York, Washington

☆ CNBC Daily Open: In this time of uncertainty, logic is driving market moves
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-25 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. [PRO] Possible S&P 5% pullback Earlier this week, the S&P 500 fell for three consecutive days, the first time since early September. The influence of the meridian sunspot over the rising moon, for instance, could cast a shadow over the S&P and cause it to slip. The bad news is that markets might again be swayed more strongly by emotions – as the word "relief" suggests.

Persons: BTIG, Billy Zhang, John Maynard Keynes, Tesla, Dow, Andy Sieg, –, —, Sarah Min, Pia Singh, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: CNBC, Google, Microsoft, Wall, Nasdaq, Dow, Boeing, IBM, U.S

☆ Chinese influence operation targets U.S. down-ballot races, Microsoft says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

An army of Chinese-controlled social media bots is attempting to influence voters in Alabama, Texas and Tennessee while denigrating Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, according to research published Wednesday by Microsoft. The troll network has “parroted antisemitic messages, amplified accusations of corruption and promoted opposition candidates,” according to Microsoft. The bots amplified support for Blackburn’s election rival while spreading claims that she took money from pharmaceutical companies. Moore, McCaul and Blackburn are all running for re-election next month. The Microsoft researchers found the influence effort did not result “in high levels of engagement.” The report did not provide any metrics for how many Americans viewed the relevant social media posts.

Persons: denigrating Sen, Marco Rubio, Barry Moore of, Michael McCaul of, Sen, Marsha Blackburn of, Rubio, China “, Moore, McCaul, ”, Madison Green, Israel, —, China — Organizations: Microsoft, China’s Public Security Ministry, Embassy, Blackburn, Senate Intelligence Committee, Moore, Chinese Communist Party, CCP, National Intelligence, Reuters Locations: Alabama , Texas, Tennessee, Marco Rubio of Florida, Barry Moore of Alabama, Michael McCaul of Texas, Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, Washington, China, U.S, Israel, Russia, Iran

☆ OpenAI disbands another safety team, head advisor for 'AGI Readiness' resigns
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

OpenAI is disbanding its "AGI Readiness" team, which advised the company on OpenAI's own capacity to handle increasingly powerful AI and the world's readiness to manage that technology, according to the head of the team. On Wednesday, Miles Brundage, senior advisor for AGI Readiness, announced his departure from the company via a Substack post. Former AGI Readiness team members will be reassigned to other teams, according to the post. Madry will still work on core AI safety work in his new role, OpenAI told CNBC at the time. Leike added that OpenAI must become a "safety-first AGI company."

Persons: OpenAI, Miles Brundage, Brundage, Miles, Mira Murati, Bob McGrew, Barret Zoph —, Aleksander Madry, Madry, reassign Madry, Sam Altman, it's, Altman, Lina Khan, they've, OpenAI's, Ilya Sutskever, Jan Leike, Leike, Greg Brockman, Brockman Organizations: AGI Readiness, CNBC, Security Committee, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Princeton University, Democratic, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Justice, Nvidia Locations: OpenAI

☆ Crosby Leads Lawsuit Against OpenAI and Microsoft for AI Training Data
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Lucia Moses | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

Crosby, a partner at Susman Godfrey, is the lead attorney for The New York Times in its closely watched suit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming the Times' articles were used to train chatbots that compete with the newspaper. Nationally recognized for his work in IP and tech, Crosby has said he hopes the suit establishes that copyright holders must give permission and be paid for using their works to create AI products, especially ones that compete with journalism. "Nobody wins if AI consumes the livelihoods of creators whose original works make AI possible in the first place," he told Business Insider. OpenAI has called the suit without merit. See Business Insider's full AI Power List

Persons: Crosby, Susman Godfrey, OpenAI Organizations: The New York Times, OpenAI, Microsoft

☆ Chinese smartphone maker Oppo doubles down on AI, says in regular talks with Google and Microsoft
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chinese smartphone company Oppo ranks second in mainland China, and fourth worldwide, according to Canalys. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese smartphone company Oppo is doubling down on artificial intelligence as it holds weekly talks about AI with senior management at Google and Microsoft in the run-up to the launch of its flagship phone overseas. The rise of generative AI — tech that can produce human-like responses when prompted — has companies from Apple to Honeywell rushing to tap its capabilities. AI smartphones set for growthOppo in June announced it plans to integrate generative AI in 50 million of its devices this year. Apple next week is due to publicly release its first software update with AI tools.

Persons: —, Billy Zhang, Zhang, Xiaomi, Oppo Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Honeywell, CNBC, Samsung, Tech Locations: China, BEIJING, Shenzhen, Europe, Southeast Asia, U.S

☆ Inside Amazon's nuclear ambitions, its 'Piano Man' project, and CEO Andy Jassy's support
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Eugene Kim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The company's energy strategy team recently pitched CEO Andy Jassy on the benefits of nuclear power. AdvertisementIn June, Amazon's Global Energy Strategy team pitched CEO Andy Jassy the idea of doubling down on nuclear power to support its growing network of data centers. Jassy agreed, according to an internal Amazon document from the third quarter that was obtained by Business Insider. The company considered tapping into at least four additional existing nuclear power plants and sought even more small modular reactor deals. Nuclear power can be safer, more reliable, and more cost-efficient in the long term compared to other power sources, according to Jacopo Buongiorno, a nuclear engineering professor at MIT.

Persons: Andy Jassy, —, Thos Robinson, It's, Sam Altman, Jassy, Jacopo Buongiorno, Buongiorno Organizations: Service, Amazon's Global Energy, Business, Amazon, Amazon Web Services, Hulton, Google, Kairos, Microsoft, Amazon's Global Energy Strategy, BI, US Department of Energy, MIT, Global Energy Strategy Locations: Pennsylvania, Fukushima, Maryland, Texas

☆ 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

☆ Why some CEOs are afraid of publicly criticizing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

It may be driven by fears of retribution from Trump and what a second term would bring. AdvertisementBoth Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump have won support from America's business titans and CEOs. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that both JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and Microsoft founder Bill Gates support Harris, but won't say so publicly. On the flipside, it's also possible that there are pro-Trump CEOs who don't want to alienate liberal customers and employees. In an appearance on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday, billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman suggested that there's a well of silent Trump support among CEOs.

Persons: Jamie Dimon, Bill Gates, Kamala Harris —, Trump, —, Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Harris, Gates, didn't, Dimon, he's, hasn't, John Deere, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, They're, … Trump, Sonnenfeld, Joe Evangelisti, it's, Bill Ackman, Bill, Ackman, Mark Cuban, there's Organizations: Service, New York Times, Microsoft, Times, Yale School of Management, Leadership, Republican, JPMorgan, Trump Locations: Mexico, That's

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Tesla, Apple, Meta, IBM, Microsoft & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc downgrades Verizon to sector weight from overweight KeyBanc downgraded the telecom provider following earnings. Jefferies initiates California Resources at buy Jefferies says the energy company has a differentiated offering. " TD Cowen reiterates Microsoft as buy The firm recommended Microsoft heading into earnings next week. Bank of America reiterates Amazon as buy Bank of America touted Amazon ahead of earnings next week. Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight The firm says it's sticking with top pick Tesla following earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: KeyBanc, Jefferies, Bernstein, ServiceNow, TD Cowen, Wells, Susquehanna, Lisa Su, SRE, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, Rosenblatt, Apple Organizations: Verizon, " Bank of America, IBM, Bank of America, CRC, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche, JPMorgan, NextEra Energy Partners, NextEra Energy, AMD, Sempra Energy Locations: California, Regions

☆ Microsoft Copilot AI use accelerates inside companies, but cost concerns weigh
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | 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 EmailMicrosoft Copilot AI use accelerates inside companies, but cost concerns weighA majority of companies say they are using Microsoft Copilot AI, according to a bi-annual survey of the CNBC Techology Executive Council members, but many are stopping short of full deployment, express concerns about cost, and say they are still in the testing phase. CNBC's Steve Kovach reports.

Persons: Steve Kovach Organizations: Microsoft, CNBC

Both companies see massive potential for the technology, with a grand vision for AR glasses to usurp smartphones as the next generation of computing. Microsoft has also invested in AR technology for well over a decade, launching its HoloLens headset for enterprise in 2016. While Snap and Meta have debuted AR prototypes, they're still years away from selling those devices to consumers. Snap similarly plans to invest in building out its ecosystem, renting its AR glasses to developers who commit to paying $99 a month for a year for the Spectacles. Watch the video as CNBC's Julia Boorstin tries Meta and Snap's augmented reality glasses and explores the future of this cutting-edge tech.

Persons: Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Chris Cox, CNBC's Julia Boorstin, Apple, Tuong Nguyen, Gartner, they're, Zuckerberg, We're, We've, Spiegel, Boorstin, Julia Boorstin Organizations: Google, Microsoft, Meta

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