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By contrast, both funds received their highest monthly net inflows of 2023 in June, gaining $265.5 million and $29.74 million, respectively, according to Lipper data. But AI stocks have suffered along with broader markets in recent weeks, as Treasury yields hovering around 16-year highs dull investors' risk appetite. Retail investor flows into the sector have also cooled as the initial fervor surrounding AI wanes. September saw the lowest net monthly retail flows of $1.96 billion into AI-linked stocks since April, according to Vanda Research. "It is possible this negative sentiment could reverse again in Q4, particularly if large cap tech stocks like Nvidia held in AI-themed tech ETFs continue to show strong earnings growth," CFRA's Ullal added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Aniket, Mark Haefele, Bansari Mayur, Ira Iosebashvili, Mark Potter Organizations: REUTERS, Robotics, Intelligence, Global Robotics, Automation, CFRA Research, Vanda Research, Global, Nvidia, UBS Global Wealth Management, Thomson, & $ Locations: Bengaluru

☆ People are criticizing a major women-in-tech event, saying its jobs fair was dominated by pushy men
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

People are criticizing a women's tech conference after it was flooded by men. AdvertisementAdvertisementA tech conference celebrating women and non-binary people in computer science sparked a backlash after people said it was dominated by men. "Instead of feeling inspired and energized, I feel drained and overwhelmed," one woman named Nandini Agarwal wrote, saying she waited in line for hours to get in. "Chaos was the word of the day," wrote a woman named Preeti Ladwa. Another woman named Nivrithi Garimella said left one line "due to unchecked men displaying aggressive behavior, ganging up to trample women completely."

Persons: Grace Hopper, —, Gabby, Lily Li, It's, Li, Nandini Agarwal, I've, Preeti Ladwa, Nivrithi Garimella, AnitaB, Bo Young Lee Organizations: Service, US Navy, AnitaB Locations: Computing, Orlando

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Rivian, Apple, Domino's, Levi's, Meta, Micron & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

UBS reiterates Levi Strauss as buy UBS said Levi Strauss' earnings will be less bad than feared in early October. Oppenheimer names Domino's a top pick Oppenheimer named Domino's as a top pick and said the downward revision cycle has "bottomed." Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it's bullish heading into Meta's annual Connect conference event on Wednesday. "Given Meta's increased focus on integrating Al across surfaces, and CEO commentary on AI Agents on prior earnings calls, we believe the event may also include announcements on new AI/ML products." Citi reiterates Micron as buy Citi said its bullish heading into Micron earnings on Wednesday.

Persons: Baird, Levi Strauss, LEVI, Morgan Stanley, Oppenheimer, Domino's, Stifel, it's, Tesla, TSLA, Jefferies, Edwards, Goldman Sachs, Goldman Organizations: UBS, Barclays, Bank of America, Meta, Agents, JPMorgan, Apple, Nike, Citi, Micron, RBC, HSBC, AMC, ~$ Locations: Greater China, China

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Palantir, Exxon, Salesforce & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Salesforce as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on the Salesforce after its earnings report on Wednesday. JPMorgan initiates Establishment Labs as overweight JPMorgan said in its initiation of the med tech company that Establishment Labs has a "unique offering." JPMorgan initiates MP Materials as overweight JPMorgan said in its initiation of the rare-earths materials company that it sees "solid demand growth." JPMorgan downgrades Hostess Brands to neutral from overweight JPMorgan downgraded the stock mainly on valuation. Redburn Atlantic upgrades Exxon to neutral from sell Redburn upgraded the stock mainly on valuation.

Persons: Evercore, Morgan Stanley downgrades Palantir, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's, Salesforce, Rosenblatt, Wells, VSCO, Uber, Raymond James, it's bullish, Truist, Canaccord Organizations: BMO, Civitas Resources, Apple, Amazon, Shopify, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Bank of America, JPMorgan, Labs, Materials, Citi, Arista Networks, Arista, Evercore, JPMorgan downgrades Hostess Brands, Exxon, ExxonMobil Locations: United States, Sell

☆ India passes data protection law amid surveillance concerns
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017 REUTERS/Kacper Pempel/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Indian lawmakers on Wednesday passed a data protection law that will dictate how tech companies process users' data amid criticism that it will likely lead to increased surveillance by the government. The law will allow companies to transfer some users' data abroad while giving the government power to seek information from firms and issue directions to block content on the advice of a data protection board appointed by the federal government. The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023 gives the government powers to exempt state agencies from the law and gives users the right to correct or erase their personal data. The new legislation comes after India withdrew a 2019 privacy bill that had alarmed tech companies like Facebook and Google with its proposals for stringent restrictions on cross-border data flows. The Internet Freedom Foundation, a digital rights group, has also said that the law does not contain any meaningful safeguards against "over-broad surveillance", while the Editors Guild of India has said it affects press freedom and dilutes the Right to Information law.

Persons: Kacper, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Blassy Boben, Shivam Patel, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: REUTERS, Facebook, Google, Freedom Foundation, Guild of India, Thomson Locations: India

☆ Two measures of global corporate health flash red
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) lowered its estimate for global container trade this year as companies reduce inventories and higher interest rates and recession risks in Europe and the United States drag on global economic growth. The company, one of the world's biggest container shippers, said it expects container volumes to fall by as much as 4%. Maersk controls about one-sixth of global container trade, transporting goods for retailers and consumer companies such as Walmart (WMT.N), Nike (NKE.N) and Unilever (ULVR.L). The International Monetary Fund last week said that it expects global economic growth to slow this year, led by advanced economies even as food prices have come down and the March banking turmoil has been contained. It expects the global growth to slow to 3% this year and next, from 3.5% last year.

Persons: Jon Nazca, . Moller, Mark Read, Grey, Sophie Lund, Yates, Hargreaves Lansdown, Swift, David Jackson, Josephine Mason, Catherine Evans, Deepa Babington Organizations: Triple, Majestic, REUTERS, Maersk, WPP, Walmart, Nike, Unilever, Reuters, Ogilvy, Apple, Amazon.com Inc, Companies, Global, Nissan, Caterpillar, Monetary Fund, DHL Group, Thomson Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, Algeciras, Spain, U.S, Europe, United States, Beijing, slowdowns, China

☆ Two measures of corporate health flash red
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Persons: Jon Nazca, . Moller, Mark Read, Grey, Sophie Lund, Yates, Hargreaves Lansdown, Josephine Mason, Catherine Evans Organizations: Triple, Majestic, REUTERS, Maersk, WPP, Walmart, Nike, Unilever, Reuters, Ogilvy, Apple, Amazon.com Inc, Companies, Global, Nissan, Caterpillar, Monetary Fund, DHL Group, Thomson Locations: Strait, Gibraltar, Algeciras, Spain, U.S, Europe, United States, Beijing, slowdowns, China

The talks, announced with Kretinsky's EP Equity Investment (EPEI) vehicle, come on top of a 900 million-euro share-sale plan, aimed at further shoring up Atos' balance sheet, the company said. The expected sale would bring in 100 million euros in cash and cut 1.9 billion euros worth of liabilities from the tech company's balance sheet, Atos said. It gives an enterprise value of 2 billion euros to the sold division, named Tech Foundations. Tech Foundations, whose activities generated 4.5 billion euros of revenue last year, offers infrastructure management services. Following the sale of the tech unit, Atos will still rename as Eviden.

Persons: Daniel Kretinsky, Atos, Nathalie Senechault, Paul Saleh, Mathieu Rosemain, Sudip Kar, Edmund Klamann, Sharon Singleton Organizations: PARIS, Kretinsky's, Equity Investment, Tech Foundations, Tech, Casino, Thomson Locations: Czech, Paris, French, France

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Meta, Nvidia, Shopify, Netflix, Disney & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

Goldman Sachs initiates Amylyx Pharmaceuticals as buy Goldman said it sees an attractive entry point for shares of the biotech company. " Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said it's standing by its buy rating on Nvidia and that it likes stocks with "room for meaningful positive EPS revisions." UBS downgrades Tesla to neutral from buy UBS said in its downgrade of Tesla that strong growth is already priced in. Goldman Sachs initiates Savers Value Village as buy Goldman said the thrift store operator is a share gainer. Goldman Sachs reiterates ServiceNow as buy Goldman said it sees more upside in shares of ServiceNow as the stock remains a key beneficiary.

Persons: Piper downgrades Estee Lauder, Piper, Baird, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Wells, Evercore, it's, Stifel, Lam, Tesla, Moffett, Rosenblatt, Raymond James, Becton Dickinson, SLB, Horton, BTIG, Needham, ServiceNow Organizations: Express, Netflix, Amylyx Pharmaceuticals, Bank of America, NTR, RBC, Research, Nvidia, MU, UBS, Semiconductor, Deutsche Bank, Apple, Deutsche, Mac, Med Tech, Schlumberger, Disney, DIS, American Express Locations: China, underperform, ServiceNow

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Let’s talk about the Dow
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. For the second half, the bank thinks GDP will grow 1.3%, compared with 0.6%. "India and China combined will make up 2 million barrels a day of demand pick-up in the second half of this year," he said. The bottom lineLet's talk about the Dow Jones Industrial Average and why it did better than the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite last week.

Persons: Michael M, Tesla, Wood, Morgan Stanley, Joe Biden's, Ellen Zentner, Joseph McMonigle, McMonigle, Sarah Min, Dow, Goldman Sachs, Gamble Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty, CNBC, Nasdaq, KE Holdings, Joe Biden's Infrastructure Investment, Jobs, International Energy, Federal Reserve, Dow Jones Industrial, JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Microsoft, Nike, Procter, Nvidia, UnitedHealth, Dow Locations: New York City, China, U.S, India

☆ Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz to open first office outside of the US in London as it bets on the UK to become leader in crypto regulation
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-12 | by ( Callum Burroughs | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is set to open its first office outside of the US in London. The Silicon Valley giant is betting on the UK to become a leader in crypto regulation. Venture capital giant Andreessen Horowitz is set to open its first office outside of the US in London as it bets on the British government to become a leader in crypto regulation. Meanwhile, venture capital funding to crypto companies has collapsed over the past year. Andreessen general partner Chris Dixon said that crypto was still in its "early innings" and that technology takes "decades to develop," in a blog post announcing the London office.

Persons: Andreessen Horowitz, Chris Dixon, Sriram Krishnan, Binance, Rishi Sunak, Dixon, Sunak, there's Organizations: Venture, Twitter, Facebook, Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, School from, Catalyst, Bessemer, Lightspeed Venture Partners Locations: London, Europe, School from London, Silicon, Sequoia

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Netflix, Tesla, Honeywell, Amazon, Shopify, Hyatt & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

UBS upgrades Goldman Sachs to buy from neutral UBS said in its upgrade of the banking giant that it's "resilient." "We are upgrading GS to Buy from Neutral as the firm appears well positioned to outperform amidst elevated levels of market volatility." Morgan Stanley upgrades MongoDB to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the developer data platform that it has "share gain opportunities." Morgan Stanley names Box a top pick Morgan Stanley named the cloud content management company as a top pick and says it sees more margin upside ahead. Morgan Stanley upgrades Evercore to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the investment bank has "underappreciated resiliency."

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☆ The U.S. stock market keeps beating Europe in new listings. And it's no fluke
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( Silvia Amaro | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

People clap during the ringing of the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. The United States is more attractive than European exchanges for new listings and there is not much that Europeans can do to change that, analysts told CNBC. Both examples highlight how the U.S. stock market is more attractive to the corporate world. Roger Jones, head of equities at London and Capital, told CNBC there are two main reasons why this is the case. "Sellers or listers can get better prices in the U.S. which still trades on significantly higher valuations than Europe.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Apple, Coinbase, Shopify, Pinterest, Nvidia & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

"We are upgrading shares of Shopify to BUY from Neutral, as we believe the > 20% selloff post earnings has created an attractive entry point." Morgan Stanley reiterates Home Depot and Walmart as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight ratings on shares of Home Depot and Walmart after the company's reported earnings on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley also trimmed its price target on Walmart to $160 per share from $161. Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said the tech giant remains underowned among large-cap institutional investors. Morgan Stanley reiterates Salesforce as overweight Morgan Stanley said expectations are "low" and "mixed" ahead of the company's earnings report.

☆ We asked 4 expert tech investors how to invest in AI without getting sucked in by the hype. Here's what they told us.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-22 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Insider spoke to four tech fund managers about their ideas and approaches to the theme. This year, Open AI's ChatGPT has attracted even more hype — and much more money — as Microsoft invested $10 billion in Open AI. "Fads and themes are really common in technology," mutual fund manager Matthew Moberg told Insider. "A lot of the leading AI companies are using Cloudflare today, and we think that will increase." Michael Loukas is the CEO of TrueMark Investments, which launched its Tech, AI, and Deep Learning ETF three years ago.

☆ Compelling reasons to own stocks lift market — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

WHAT PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT ITHINK IS THAT THERE ARE STOCKSTHAT HAVE A LOT OF REASONS TOOWN. SO, YOU KNOW, GOOD THINGSHAPPENING THERE. WE CAN'T SEEM TO GET OUR ARMSAROUND WHAT APPLE IS GOING TODO, AND IT IS STILL VERYIMPORTANT IN THE MARKET. >> YEAH, LOOK, I THINK THATAPPLE IN THE END OF -- THERE'SMIXED EMOTIONS BECAUSE CHINA FORTHE MOST PART BECAUSE OF COVID. J&J, LOOK, I KNOW A LOT OFPEOPLE ARE CAUTIOUS ABOUT THECOMMENTS THE CEO MADE AT THEJPMORGAN CONFERENCE JUST THEOTHER WEEK, AND, OF COURSE,DEFENSIVE STOCKS ARE OUT OFFAVOR.

☆ Tech's ultimate nepo babies: Meet the Drapers, the first family of Silicon Valley
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

The billionaire Tim Draper is part of a lineage often lauded as Silicon Valley's premier VC family. As far as powerful professional networks go, it's hard to top the Draper family tree. Draper's venture-capital career began in the 1950s at his father's own trailblazing firm, Draper, Gaither, and Anderson, an early entrant in a new field. Meet the Draper family, the ultimate tech nepo babies and Silicon Valley royalty. Jesse DraperJesse Draper founded Halogen Ventures, which counts her father as an advisor.

☆ Tech stocks lead a Wall Street rally on week's final trading day — listen to 'The Homestretch'
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +10 min

THAT'S WHEN, REMEMBER, THE FEDWAS SAYING THAT INFLATION WASTRANSITORY OVER A YEAR AGO, ITWAS THE MARKET THAT SNIFFED THATOUT FIRST. THEN MICROSOFT, I THINK IT ISREACTING VERY WELL TO THE FACTTHAT IT DID LAYOFF THOSE PEOPLEINITIALLY. THEY WILL BE HIGHER AND THATMAKES THE STOCK LOOK CHEAPERTHAN WHAT IT WAS, SAY, AT THESTART OF THE YEAR. I THINK THE STOCK IS GOING TO200, SPLITTING INTO TWODIFFERENT DIVISIONS. >> LOOK, MICROSOFT IS A COMPANYTHAT I THINK, AS I SAID INYESTERDAY'S MEETING, THE CLASSICTECH THAT GOES UP IF THE FEDSTARTS TIGHTENING AND ONE DAYTHE FED WILL, INDEED, STOPTIGHTENING.

☆ Jim Cramer's Investing Club meeting Tuesday: 2023 mantra, infrastructure stocks, Apple
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-03 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Stick with the Club's mantra in 2023 Watch infrastructure stocks Wait to buy Apple 1. Watch infrastructure stocks We are bullish on infrastructure stocks going into this year, as we expect spending from the $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure law to ramp up. 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 .

☆ Tesla stock dive sends market cap of the green energy darling below oil giant Exxon Mobil's
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-21 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Tesla's valuation is now less than Exxon Mobil amid the electric-vehicle leader's worst stock slump ever. The record plunge in Tesla stock has brought the valuation of the electric car company below oil giant Exxon Mobil's. On Wednesday, Tesla's market cap was $436 billion compared to $445 billion for the oil giant. Tesla stock is enduring its worst sell-off since it debuted in public markets in 2010. Meanwhile, Exxon recently posted record quarterly earnings and is lavishing a $50 billion stock buyback on investors.

☆ For U.S. Tech, India’s Draft Privacy Bill Has Hidden Risks
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Megha Mandavia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A long-pending privacy bill, released for public consultation in November, would need the approval of the Indian parliament before becoming law. There isn’t much the Indian government and Meta Platforms see eye to eye on. And yet earlier this week, the U.S. social-media giant’s president of global affairs called a reworked draft of the country’s data-protection bill a promising turn of events. The fourth iteration of the long-pending privacy bill, released for public consultation in November, solves some big problems: Previously mooted versions had alarmed tech companies by proposing to treat social-media platforms as publishers, regulate the use of non-personal information such as traffic data, and bar companies from processing critical personal data outside India.

☆ A year out from Nasdaq's peak, it's been brutal for tech stocks and the pain's not over
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-18 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Leadership has shifted away from the tech sector and FANMAG. Two major challenges for tech names Clissold said the tech sector is facing two major challenges. Stockton said the peak in the Nasdaq last November was also the peak of its outperformance versus the S & P 500. The tech sector outperformed the S & P 500, but it was the materials sector that led the index higher, up about 19%. However, the S & P 500 has been up just 20%.

☆ Regulatory approvals for AbbVie, J&J bolster the Club investment case
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The technology platform — called Teligen — was developed by DePuy Synthes, a J & J subsidiary under the medical technology umbrella. J & J said Thursday it expects Teligen to be available in the U.S. later this year. J & J CEO Joaquin Duato, who took over the role earlier this year, has spoken about the complementary nature of the med tech and pharmaceutical divisions. That's where Johnson & Johnson is going to play, in that intersection. We like owning J & J for its defensive characteristics right now, while all three divisions are under the same roof.

☆ Billionaire Izzy Englander's hedge fund is hiring for more than 100 engineers and developers. Here's how to get a job at $57 billion Millennium, according to a top recruiter.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Alyson Velati | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Millennium Management, which houses multiple trading pods across the globe, is looking for more than 100 engineers and developers to help expand its footprint in top technology hubs. Izzy Englander's $57 billion fund is just one of many quant shops battling it out with the finance industry and top tech companies for hot talent. The firm is looking for back-end engineers, front-end engineers, data engineers, and quantitative researchers who are experts in Python, which is a popular computer programming language. Millennium looks for the typical attributes most financial institutions and big tech companies look for in engineers like experience and having an "entrepreneurial mindset," Talarico said. "You have to be able to communicate effectively with your client, whether that is an investment professional or someone else in the organization or someone else within technology" Talarico said.

☆ Walgreens Names Hsiao Wang as Next CIO
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-09 | by ( Isabelle Bousquette | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +3 min

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. said Thursday it would appoint Hsiao Wang as its new chief information officer, as tech leader Francesco Tinto departs. Mr. Wang, most recently CIO of arts-and-crafts seller Michaels Cos., steps into the new role on Sept. 26. Walgreens has named tech veteran Hsiao Wang as its new CIO. Mr. Tinto became Walgreens CIO in September 2019, just months before the Covid-19 pandemic began. Newsletter Sign-up WSJ | CIO Journal The Morning Download delivers daily insights and news on business technology from the CIO Journal team.

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