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☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls of the day: Nvidia, Tesla, Duolingo, Disney, Allstate, & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-07 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Bank of America downgrades Solaredge to underperform from neutral Bank of America says Solaredge is at risk of tariffs in a Trump administration. Barclays downgrades Coty to underweight from equal weight Barclays downgraded the beauty stock following earnings and says it sees "strategy creep." Baird upgrades McKesson to outperform from neutral Baird upgraded the healthcare and medical supply company following earnings. JPMorgan upgrades Clearwater to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the software company following earnings. " Seaport downgrades Duolingo to neutral from buy The firm downgraded the language App company mainly on valuation following earnings.

Persons: Solaredge, Jefferies downgrades Palantir, Jefferies, PLTR, Bernstein, Ford, Morgan Stanley, Wolfe, it's, Trump, Coty, Schneider, Schneider National's, Apple, it's bullish, Max, Baird, MCK, JPM, CWAN, Guggenheim, Sunrun, Raymond James, Tesla Organizations: Barclays, Qualcomm, Bank of America, of America, Intelligence, Allstate, Nvidia, AMD, Coty, underperform Bank of America, Citi, Apple, Deutsche Bank, Disney, HC, JPMorgan, UBS, Vulcan, Guggenheim, Technologies, USM Locations: Trump, 1Q23, China, F4Q

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Nike, Ferrari, Amazon, Instacart, Spotify & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Goldman Sachs reiterates Nvidia as buy Goldman said the stock is best positioned ahead of earnings later this month. JPMorgan upgrades Yum China to overweight from neutral JPMorgan upgraded the China operator of brands like KFC following earnings. Wedbush reiterates Tesla as outperform The firm said the EV maker is a big winner of a Trump presidency. Deutsche Bank reiterates Spotify as buy Deutsche said it's bullish heading into the streaming company's earnings report on November 12. JPMorgan downgrades Super Micro to underweight from neutral JPMorgan downgraded the stock following earnings citing too much regulatory uncertainty.

Persons: Bernstein, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, YUMC, Wedbush, Tesla, Trump, Jefferies, Raymond James, it's, Wells, BURL, Oppenheimer, TD Cowen downgrades Brown, Forman, Cowen, Needham, revs, Ferrari, it's bullish, Mizuho, Monness Crespi Hardt, Snowflake Organizations: Nvidia, JPMorgan, KFC, Trump, Ryman Hospitality, Citi, GE Healthcare, General Electric, Barclays, Tencent, Entertainment, Deutsche Bank, Spotify, Deutsche, Nike, Burlington, GAP, Super Micro, Services, UBS, Ferrari, Data Center, 2027E, Bank of America, of America Locations: China, 2Q24, Snowflake

☆ Apple deftly navigated Trump's first term. The second one brings new challenges
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-06 | by ( Morgan Chittum | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

The news Trump's decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election comes with varying implications for Apple investors. Apple got exceptions in Trump's first term that muted the impact of tariffs on Apple. Bottom line Apple deftly navigated a first Trump term, but it's way too early to say with certainty what Trump's second term in office will mean for the California tech giant. As for tariffs, Apple has wisely expanded its manufacturing capabilities outside of China in markets like India, and it should continue to do so. In Trump's second term, "Apple is going to need what I call special pleading," Jim Cramer said during the Morning Meeting.

Persons: Donald Trump, Kamala Harris, Trump, Apple —, Apple, Bernstein, Tim Cook, Cook, I've, Hillary Clinton, Rosenblatt, it's, Jim Cramer, they're, Jim, Jim Cramer's, Saul Loeb Organizations: Apple, Big Tech, Bank of America, Justice Department, Management, Nvidia, Microsoft, Club, Trump, Democratic, Rosenblatt, Samsung, DOJ, CNBC, American Workforce Policy, White, AFP, Getty Locations: China, U.S, India, California, Washington , DC

☆ Quantifying how much Nvidia will influence the Dow after it joins the storied average
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Nick Wells | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

What kind of influence will Nvidia have on the 30-stock index when it joins before the bell this Friday? Instead, share price determines how much a single stock can move the Dow on a daily basis. A $1 move in any Dow stock translates to roughly 6.6 points on the index. By considering both share price and historical volatility, we can estimate each stock's potential influence on the index. According to a CNBC analysis of FactSet data, Nvidia would rank as the eighth-largest influence on the Dow based on its share price and recent volatility.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Annabelle Chih, Dow, Goldman Sachs, it's Organizations: Nvidia, Bloomberg, Getty, Dow, Microsoft, Apple, Intel, CNBC Locations: Taipei, Taiwan, UnitedHealth

☆ What Nvidia's Dow inclusion means for the chipmaker, according to history
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Investors are expecting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to get a boost from the inclusion of the biggest artificial intelligence beneficiary of the last year. The 30-stock Dow has underperformed this year and last after failing to capitalize on the artificial intelligence boom that helped bolster the comparatively tech-heavy S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. By comparison, the S & P 500 has surged 20% in 2024, after climbing 24% last year. Nvidia shares have gained 179% this year, and last advanced 1.8% in midday trading. Meanwhile, Intel shares have tumbled more than 55% in 2024; on Monday, it was last off by another 3.5%.

Persons: Dow Jones, CFRA Research's Angelo Zino, Dow, Nvidia doesn't, Ned Davis, Zino, bullish Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow, Nasdaq, Nvidia, Ned Davis Research, Blackwell, Intel, Amazon, Walgreens, Alliance, Walgreens Boots Alliance

☆ Cramer raves about Salesforce's star-powered plan to raise awareness of its new AI agents
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. In his Sunday column, meanwhile, Jim Cramer looked at 11 earnings surprises , including a feeling that both presidential candidates would support solar. 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer, There's, that's, there's, Eli Lilly, Lilly, Stanley Black, Decker, Nextracker, Jim, Salesforce, Evercore, Agentforce, he's, Saleforce's, Matthew McConaughey, Stocks, Sherwin, Berkshire Hathaway, Jim Cramer's, NVDA Organizations: CNBC, Fed, Devices, Nvidia, Intel, Dow, Therapeutics, Depot, ISI, Abercrombie, Fitch, Constellation Energy Locations: Friday's, Williams, Berkshire, Marriott

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Meta, Roblox, Peloton, Charter, Walmart, Berkshire Hathaway & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-04 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as buy Morgan Stanley said it's sticking with the stock following the release of the company's annual 10-K analysis. " Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Amazon to $230 per share from $210. Morgan Stanley upgrades Entergy to equal weight from underweight Morgan Stanley said the energy company's outlook has improved. " Morgan Stanley upgrades Roblox to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of the stock that it sees a long runway for growth. " Morgan Stanley downgrades STMicroelectronics to underweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said it sees too many headwinds from the semis manufacturer.

Persons: Berkshire Hathaway, Price, Morgan Stanley, Apple, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's bullish, Rollins, William Blair, TSMC, Bernstein, Trip.com, Morgan Stanley downgrades STMicroelectronics, Hollister comps, Peter Stern, D.A, Davidson, AAPL Organizations: UBS, Berkshire, Citi, Apple, PlayStation, Barclays, Blackwell, Tencent, Entertainment, Trip.com, Bank of America, Inc, KeySight, Qs, Abercrombie & Fitch Citi, of America, " Bank of America, Meta, Walmart Locations: Kazakhstan, LA, China

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, Intel, Datadog, Uber & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Citi reiterates Amazon as buy Citi said the e-commerce giant has "multiple catalysts for growth" following earnings on Thursday. Gordon Haskett upgrades Uber to buy from hold The firm said investors should buy the dip in Uber following earnings on Thursday. Goldman Sachs initiates Penguin Solutions as buy Goldman called Penguin a "high performance hardware solutions for enterprise AI at an attractive valuation." Wells Fargo downgrades Estee Lauder to equal weight from overweight Wells downgraded the stock following a disappointing earnings report on Thursday. KeyBanc upgrades Atlassian to overweight from sector weight KeyBanc upgraded the software company following earnings.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Gordon Haskett, Goldman, Wells, Estee Lauder, it'll, Atlassian, Kinder Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Arista, Datadog, it's, CFRA, Berkshire Hathaway, Jefferies Organizations: Apple, Apple Intelligence, Citi, Amazon, Penguin Solutions, Penguin, Suncor Energy, " Bank of America, Nvidia, Artificial, TAM, Bank of America, UBS, Intel, Mizuho, IDA, Energy Locations: Asia

☆ Intel’s getting kicked out of the Dow
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-01 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Intel’s shares (INTC) have declined 54% this year, making it the worst performer on the index and leaving it with the lowest stock price on the price-weighted Dow. The stock fell about 1% in extended trading on Friday, while Nvidia (NVDA) was up 1.5%. Launched in 1968, the Silicon Valley pioneer sold memory chips before switching to processors that helped launch the personal computer industry. In the 1990s, “Intel Inside” stickers turned commodity electronic components into premium products and eventually became ubiquitous on laptops. The company’s 10-for-one stock split in June also helped pave the way for its addition to the index, making its soaring shares more accessible to retail traders.

Persons: Dow, TSMC, OpenAI Organizations: CNN, Intel, Dow Jones, Nvidia Locations: chipmaking, ChatGPT

☆ Meta's stock drop tells the wrong story on earnings — so, we're boosting our price target
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Don't let the after-hours stock action fool you, Meta Platforms delivered one heck of a strong third quarter and a current quarter revenue guide above expectations. Ok, now that the "bad" is out of the way, let's look at what investors should really be focused on as they consider what to do with Meta stock. Meta Platforms Why we own it : We value Meta Platforms for its targeted advertising dominance. Notably, Meta AI, the company's version of a ChatGPT-type generative artificial intelligence search/answer engine, now has over 500 million monthly active users. Looking ahead to 2025, the team noted on the release, "We continue to expect significant capital expenditures growth in 2025.

Persons: biggie, that's, China's ByteDance, Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang, Zuckerberg, we're, Meta, it's, haven't, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Andrej Sokolow Organizations: LSEG, Meta, People, Management, China's, Reality Labs, Nvidia, ., Facebook, CNBC, Getty Locations: Ray, capex

☆ What investors should look for as Meta, Microsoft report earnings Wednesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Another busy day of megacap technology earnings kicks off Wednesday with results from Meta Platforms and Microsoft after the bell. Wall Street expects Meta Platforms to post third-quarter earnings of $5.25 per share, up from $4.39 a year ago, per LSEG. For Microsoft, EPS and revenue are expected to reach $3.10 and $64.51 billion, respectively, for the fiscal first quarter . Meta Platforms For Meta Platforms, analysts are hunting for signs that AI is continuing to boost the company's core product and advertising spending. Microsoft Microsoft faces a tougher bar headed into the print, with many analysts leaning toward caution as the company lags some of its megacap peers and underperforms the Nasdaq Composite.

Persons: haven't, Davidson, Gil Luria, Citi's Ronald Josey, Citi's Josey, Mark Mahaney, Barton Crockett, Mark Shmulik, Bank of America's Justin Post, Keith Bachman, Citi's Tyler Radke, Morgan Stanley's Keith Weiss, Weiss, Goldman Sachs, Kash Rangan, Azure's Organizations: Meta, Microsoft, D.A, Revenue, Google, Bank of America's, Microsoft Microsoft, Nasdaq, BMO Capital Markets, BMO

☆ AMD still has a gap to close with Nvidia's AI chips
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Helen Li | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AMD aims to close the gap with Nvidia, which holds 80% of the GPU market. AMD still has a large gap with Nvidia, as it lags behind in GPUs or graphics processing units. Su responded that AMD's road map "actually closed a good part of that gap" with Nvidia's products and that AMD holds an advantage in data center retrofitting. Advertisement"As much as we still believe NVDA will be hard to shake from its 80-85% AI share, AMD still has done an enviable job from virtually zero to ~5% market share," Arya wrote in a note released on Wednesday. Even if this share remains unchanged, the underlying AI growth will still provide AMD "the chance to participate," he added.

Persons: —, Lisa Su, MI350, Blackwell, Vivek Arya, Su, Piper Sandler, Harsh Kumar, We've, Arya, Morgan Stanley Organizations: AMD, Nvidia, Service, Devices, Wall Street, Bank of America Securities, Analysts, Microsoft, Meta, Google

☆ What the charts are saying about the S&P 500 and Nvidia heading into the election
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Todd Gordon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

There is uncertainty abound about the future direction of the stock market heading into what many say is the most important presidential election of our lifetimes. In the elevated volatility levels that began in late September heading into the election. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX in black) trades with an inverse relationship to the S & P 500. As the S & P 500 goes lower, people become fearful as they buy put option protection pushing the general level of option prices (both puts and calls) higher. This creates the inverse relationship of VIX and S & P 500.

Persons: NVDA, we'll, we're, Todd Gordon, Gordon, Schwab Organizations: Nvidia, Google, Inside Edge, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: NVDA

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Spotify Walmart, Nio, Broadcom Roblox & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Morgan Stanley initiates FrontView REIT as overweight Morgan Stanley said the commercial real estate investment trust company is well positioned. " Morgan Stanley downgrades Global Foundries to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees rising competition for the semis company. " Morgan Stanley upgrades Nutanix to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said the cloud computing software company is well positioned. " Morgan Stanley downgrades Ciena to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees a more balanced risk/reward for the networking and systems software company. Wedbush adds Roblox to the best ideas list The firm said it sees robust revenue growth ahead.

Persons: Cantor Fitzgerald, Morgan Stanley, FrontView, Baird, AAON, Canaccord, Tesla, Jefferies, NTNX, Wells, Raymond James downgrades, Wolfe, DOV, Morgan Stanley downgrades Ciena, Piper Sandler, Bowlero, Piper, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, it's bullish, Marcellus, Bernstein, SARO, Stifel downgrades, Oppenheimer, Monness Crespi Hardt, Coinbase, Stifel, it's Organizations: Nvidia, Broadcom, MU, JPMorgan, Apple, Dell, Cisco, Spotify, Honeywell, Walmart, " Bank of America, Antero Resources, Bank of America, Macquarie, China EV, Stifel downgrades Colgate, Palmolive, Colgate, Commerce, ~$ Locations: AVGO, 1H25, Dover, Appalachia, Utica, West Virginia

☆ Tech stocks could be in for a reckoning, this chart shows
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Since then, the XLK is down 6% relative to the broad market index. "The level it peaked at almost exactly coincides with where the Tech ETF peaked on a relative basis in 2000. Not exactly what you want to see if you're an investor putting new money to work within Tech," he wrote. The SMH closed Friday at $252.96, and the strategist expects the $233 level to be tested near term. "We still exercise some degree of caution when we view Technology stocks, as short term trends and near-term momentum appear to be stalling," O'Hara wrote.

Persons: Wolfe, Rob Ginsberg, Ginsberg, Roth MKM, JC O'Hara, O'Hara, Wells Organizations: Wolfe Research, Tech ETF, VanEck Semiconductor, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Microsoft, Apple Locations: Wells Fargo

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Treasury yields are making a return, like an uninvited ex
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Brendan McDermid | ReutersThis 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. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineLike an unwelcome ex-partner who shows up during the most inopportune times and refuses to leave, Treasury yields too have made a return and are hogging the market limelight. It's not inconceivable, then, that the strong economy might prompt the Fed to slow down, or even hold back, its rate cuts. The stock market slumped as yields rebounded.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Brent Schutte, Paul Hickey, Hickey, Wells, they'll, —, Jeff Cox, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Brian Evans Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Reuters, CNBC, U.S . Federal Reserve, Fed, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq Locations: TY, New York City, U.S

☆ Here are Evercore ISI's top chip stock picks into earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Evercore ISI has its eyes set on a handful of chip stocks ahead of earnings, including Nvidia and Broadcom . Chip stocks will come into focus later in the season, with artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia slated to report on Nov. 20. Against this backdrop, Evercore ISI highlighted several stocks in the space it likes heading into their quarterly reports. The stock has gained more than 189% in 2024 and is the favorite semiconductor play over the next 12 months for investors polled by Evercore ISI in a survey. Other semiconductor stocks Evercore ISI is eyeing heading into earnings include Marvell Technology and AMD .

Organizations: ISI, Nvidia, Broadcom, Semiconductors, VanEck Semiconductor, Evercore ISI, Taiwan Semiconductor, Marvell Technology, AMD

☆ Earnings season is getting chaotic — plus, Jim Cramer sees a great opportunity in Disney
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-22 | by ( Kevin Stankiewicz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Investors also are grappling with the beginning of a "chaotic" period in earnings season, Jim Cramer said. "I think this is a great opportunity to buy the stock of Disney," Jim said, highlighting improvements to its ESPN and movie business despite theme-park weakness. 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 .

Persons: Jim Cramer, Danaher, Jim, Jensen, Huang, buildouts, Morgan Stanley, James Gorman, Bob Iger, Stocks, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Treasury, Nvidia, Disney, ESPN, GE Aerospace, RTX Corp, General Motors, Verizon Communications Locations: Mumbai, India

☆ Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Amazon, Reddit, Tesla, RH, Warby Parker, UPS and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Piper Sandler reiterates Tesla as overweight Piper says it's sticking with Tesla heading into earnings later this week. Morgan Stanley initiates BioAge Labs at overweight Morgan Stanley says the biotech company is well positioned. " Goldman Sachs upgrades Warby Parker to buy from neutral Goldman sees customer growth for the eyewear company. Morgan Stanley reiterates Home Depot as overweight Morgan Stanley raised its price target on Home Depot to $450 per share from $380. Morgan Stanley downgrades ServiceNow to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said that expectations are already priced in to the stock.

Persons: John Donovan, Piper Sandler, Tesla, Piper, it's bullish, Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Warby Parker, Needham, Reddit, Gary Friedman, Jack Preston, Baird, TD Cowen, Cowen, Prologis, Goldman, Craig Felenstein, Jim Bombassei, Morgan Stanley downgrades ServiceNow Organizations: Deutsche Bank, GE Vernova, Deutsche, General Electric, BioAge, Barclays, UPS, FedEx, Dominion, Goldman, Nvidia, AMD, Mohawk Industries, JPMorgan, China EV, Catalyst, Bank of America, Fortune Locations: GitLab, NVDA, Europe, U.S, Las Vegas, China

☆ Wall Street keeps raising price targets for sky-high Nvidia stock. Here's why analysts are still so bullish.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-21 | by ( Jennifer Sor | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Bank of America and Goldman Sachs are among the banks that have raised price targets in recent weeks. AdvertisementNvidia stock is trading at record highs, but that's not deterring top Wall Street analysts from being bullish. Goldman Sachs, $150 price targetGoldman analysts raised their price target to $150 from $135 a share, implying 6% upside from the stock's current levels. AdvertisementStrategists said they changed their price target after a meeting with Huang. Bernstein, $155 price targetBernstein raised its price target to $155 a share shortly after the chipmaker reported its second-quarter earnings in August.

Persons: Blackwell, Goldman Sachs, —, Jensen Huang, Goldman, Huang, CFRA, Angelo Zino, NVDA, Zino, Bernstein, Rasgon Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, Service, Wall, Bank, Blackwell, Accenture, Microsoft, ServiceNow, Foundry, CNBC Locations: bullish, CY23, Blackwell

☆ Top Wall Street analysts like these stocks for their growth prospects
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-20 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

To this end, top Wall Street analysts, with their expertise, can help investors understand the key drivers that could support a company's long-term growth and pick stocks that are likely to deliver lucrative returns. Here are three stocks favored by the Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. Also, the analyst is confident about his Q4 revenue growth estimate of 12%, given "healthy closure rates and further pipeline building into a seasonally strong 4Q24." The company has been seeing stellar revenue growth rates, driven by robust demand for its advanced GPUs (graphics processing units) in building artificial intelligence models and applications. The analyst thinks that Blackwell's launch and ramp-up are not just near- and medium-term revenue growth drivers, but also key factors that will enhance Nvidia's competitive advantage.

Persons: Cowen, Shaul Eyal, Eyal, TipRanks, Gregg Moskowitz, Microsoft's GitHub, Moskowitz, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Hari Organizations: Wall Street, Lacework, Mizuho, Nvidia, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Locations: billings

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

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

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

☆ Bank of America hikes Nvidia price target, says shares can rally almost 40%
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia could be positioned for even more growth ahead, according to Bank of America. Analyst Vivek Arya reiterated his buy rating on the chip giant and raised his price target by $25 to $190. That would add to the monstrous rally it has already seen this year, with shares surging more than 176% in 2024. Not only that, Arya cited "underappreciated" enterprise partnerships with companies such as Accenture and ServiceNow as catalysts for more growth. The stock advanced around 1% in the premarket on Friday following Arya's price target change.

Persons: Vivek Arya, Jensen Huang, Blackwell, Arya, Nvidia's Organizations: Nvidia, Bank of America, Accenture, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Foundry, Apple Locations: Taiwan

☆ Investors may be too bullish on chip stocks. This options strategy can hedge against a pullback
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-18 | by ( Jeff Kilburg | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

That bullish consensus makes this former CBOT pit trader take pause, and I believe now is the time to hedge some semiconductor exposure. I want to use put options in the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) to mitigate downside risk. That came in the wake of better-than-expected results from contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor , which counts NVDA as one of its biggest customers. Lastly, I want to consider the technicals setup, as when emotion gets injected into the marketplace, technical typically take over. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR.

Persons: Jensen Huang, ASML, SMH, Kilburg Organizations: VanEck Semiconductor, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor, CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL Locations: Chicago

☆ Best Buy and Danaher are on the move Thursday — here's what is behind their different fates
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a "Morning Meeting" livestream at 10:20 a.m. Jim said he has previously debated selling some Danaher shares around their current levels of $275 but now he has "cold feet." 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.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Sartorius, Stocks, Jim Cramer's Organizations: CNBC, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Commerce Department, Nvidia, Broadcom, Club, CSX, Elevance, AMD Locations: Blackstone

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