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☆ Jefferies upgrades Roblox, calls the video game stock one of the best internet names
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-10 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

It's "time to respect the community" around Roblox , according to Jefferies. "With regular rollouts of new user and creator features, we are comfortable RBLX will grow through NT competitor and macro pressures. We expect it to remain among the fastest growing internet companies earning multiple expansion, higher estimates, and investor interest," he added. Uerkwitz raised his price target to $48 from $30, implying upside of more than 20% from Thursday's close price. "The high level narrative is simple: Fast growing internet company with incoming margin inflection plus an advertising revenue stream call option," Uerkwtiz said.

☆ Taiwan is paying tourists to visit—here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-06 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Places like Hong Kong and regions in Italy have turned to offering free travel and even free houses to encourage people to visit and to help boost their economies. The government is offering tourists 5,000 New Taiwan dollars (about $163 USD) per traveler or NT$20,000 (about $653 USD) for up to 90,000 tour groups. Taiwan is focusing on attracting more visitors from places like Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macao, Europe, and the U.S. According to the Taiwan Tourism Bureau, it saw under 900,000 visitors in 2022 compared to a record 11.8 million international tourists in 2019. It's still unclear when and how Taiwan will start distributing the digital tourist cards, as the government hasn't yet released its plan.

☆ How to invest in the ChatGPT-driven AI boom: Credit Suisse shares 6 stocks they're labeling as "top picks" as their exposure to AI development opens them up to new revenue streams
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Badri's price 12-month price target for shares of Microsoft is $285. The analysts said that growing AI use cases will help Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and their high performance computing business, which has already doubled since 2016. Credit Suisse's 12-month price target for the stock is $330, which is upside of 16%. Chou has a price target of NT$1,100 for the stock, meaning 13.5% upside. Both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company and Baidu are traded on US exchanges, while Accton and Wiwynn are traded in Taiwan.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Tesla, Dick's, Costco, Snowflake, Meta, Dish & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-28 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Mizuho reiterates Tesla as buy Mizuho said it's standing by its buy rating heading into the company's analyst day on March 1. Barclays reiterates Apple as equal weight Barclays said low growth in the App Store is the "new norm" for Apple. Morgan Stand reiterates Dick's as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by its overweight rating heading into Dick's earnings on March 7. Bank of America downgrades Dish to underperform from buy Bank of America said it sees inflationary pressure for the satellite TV company. Deutsche Bank reiterates Salesforce as buy Deutsche Bank said it's standing by shares of Salesforce heading into earnings on Wednesday.

☆ More than 300 passengers were forced to stay on a plane for almost 7 hours after it diverted for a medical emergency
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-26 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Jetstar passengers were forced to stay on a plane for close to seven hours on Sunday. The flight from Bangkok to Melbourne diverted due to a passenger's medical emergency. The Jetstar flight from Bangkok to Melbourne landed in Alice Springs, in Australia's Northern Territory, at about 7.20 a.m. on Sunday. The 320 passengers on flight JQ30 had to wait on the plane for almost seven hours because the airport didn't have "customs processing facilities," Jetstar said in a statement. One passenger, Paul Tarrant, told ABC that the plane had issues with its air conditioning and the entertainment system was turned off.

☆ How Ukraine uses high-tech anti-drone guns to down Russian drones and recover intelligence from them
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine is using anti-drone guns to down Russian drones and collect intelligence from them. The Ukrainian company Kvertus Technology developed the KVS G-6, a long-range anti-drone gun that uses radio signals to jam Russian drones. While both Russia and Ukraine have used older anti-aircraft guns to shoot down drones, anti-drone guns disrupt drones without physically damaging them. It uses electromagnetic pulses to jam and down Russian drones. Samuel Bendett, an analyst and expert in unmanned and robotic military systems at the Center for Naval Analyses, told Insider that weapons like anti-drone guns are in high demand.

☆ Here are Friday's biggest analyst calls: Intel, Apple, Amazon, McDonald's, Tesla, Sunrun, Meta & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Citi reiterates Apple as buy Citi says it's sticking with its buy rating heading into earnings next week. We maintain our Buy rating." Citi reiterates Intel as neutral Citi says it's standing by its neutral rating on the stock, but that Intel's earnings report on Thursday was "bad news." Wells Fargo reiterates Amazon as overweight Wells says it's standing by its buy rating heading into Amazon earnings on February 2. Argus reiterates Tesla as buy Argus says it's sticking with its buy rating after the company's earnings report earlier this week.

☆ Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Disney, Target, AMD, Tesla, Coinbase, Amazon & more
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's standing by it's overweight rating on Apple shares heading into earnings on Feb. 2. Bernstein reiterates Apple as market perform Bernstein said it's "ambivalent" about Apple shares heading into earnings next month. Bernstein downgrades Advanced Micro to market perform from outperform Bernstein said it's concerned about a deteriorating PC market. Morgan Stanley upgrades Marathon Oil to overweight from neutral Morgan Stanley said Marathon Oil has "peer-leading FCF and shareholder returns." Morgan Stanley reiterates Ford as overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees opportunity for Ford to "to exercise its self-help muscle."

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond stock skyrockets 65% even as it reports a bigger-than-expected quarterly loss
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bed Bath & Beyond stock soared on Tuesday despite a downbeat earnings report. The home-goods retailer saw deeper quarterly losses than expected, after warning last week of a potential bankruptcy filing. On Monday, the meme stock saw a separate 30% surge amid speculation among Reddit users about a potential merger and acquisition deal. He explained how two December S-4 filings and an NT 10-Q document from Bed Bath & Beyond fueled the M&A theory. In early 2021, Bed Bath & Beyond was right there with GameStop as part of the meme-stock craze that dominated headlines and talks across Reddit's WallStreetBets page.

"RRR" stars N.T. Rama Rao Jr. and Ram Charan and is based on two real-life Indian revolutionaries, Alluri Sitarama Raju (Charan) and Komaram Bheem (Rama Rao), who form a friendship and fight against the colonialist British crown in the 1920s. The cast of "RRR" features big Bollywood names, like Ajay Devgn and Alia Bhatt and showcases Telugu-language stars like Junior NT Rama Rao and Ram Charan. "When we initially set out to make (the film), we don't have the critical acclaim in mind. We set out to make the movie for the audience, for them to love it, for them to experience the movie," Rajamouli told Reuters.

☆ Bed Bath & Beyond spikes 30% despite bankruptcy fears as Reddit crowd hopes for an M&A miracle
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Bed Bath & Beyond stock jumped 30% Monday after last week's heavy losses. However, Reddit users are speculating that a merger and acquisition deal could be looming to save the meme-stock company. The post cited an NT 10-Q form explaining why Bed Bath & Beyond may file earnings late as well as two December S-4 filings as fuel for the acquisition theory. However, shares tumbled 40% on August 18 when activist investor and GameStop exec Ryan Cohen sold his entire Bed Bath & Beyond stake — 9.45 million shares — via his firm RC Ventures. Bed Bath & Beyond is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday, following warnings that losses could be as steep as 40%, or about $385.8 million.

☆ Foxconn’s November Revenue Fell 11% After Covid Outbreak at iPhone Factory
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( Kosaku Narioka | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Foxconn said in its monthly revenue report that the Covid situation is under control and it is moving toward restoring normal production capacity. Foxconn Technology Group ‘s November revenue dropped 11% from a year earlier after shipments from Zhengzhou, China, the world’s biggest iPhone assembly site, were affected by a Covid-19 outbreak, the company said Monday. Foxconn’s November revenue fell to 551.1 billion new Taiwan dollars, equivalent to $18 billion, from NT$621.7 billion a year earlier, the company said.

☆ 'Dividend aristocrats' trounce the market when a recession hits — 10 names to buy now from Wolfe Research
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors considering the looming threat of a recession next year could snap up these "dividend aristocrats" that historically outperform in a downturn, according to Wolfe Research. What's more, these stocks typically outpace the broader market heading into and out of a recession, according to Wolfe Research. When the economy is in late deceleration, as it is now, dividend aristocrats typically return 8.9% relative to the S & P 500. Wolfe Research screened for companies that consistently grew dividends over the last 25 years, and have market caps greater than $3 billion. McDonald's has outperformed this year, and it has a 2.2% dividend yield, according to Wolfe Research.

☆ These 3 email templates could help you bring in thousands in sales and grow your business even during tough times
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Luisa Zhou | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Zhou suggests explaining to potential clients why now might be a better time than usual to hire you. But, it is possible to make sales right now. And then address how that doesn't minimize what your potential clients want help with. Here's the template:Hi [name],You might be thinking that now is not a good time to [describe the result that you help clients get in your business]. It's normally [describe what your offer normally looks like], BUT...[describe the special offer you're sharing, whether that's some bonuses, extra work, or a discount].

☆ 'Jeopardy!' fans frustrated by controversial Bible clue
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-17 | by ( Aj Willingham | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

“Jeopardy!” fans are confused and more than a little miffed after a controversial Final Jeopardy! But the correct answer is still a subject of debate, even among Biblical scholars. “(Romans is right if Paul didn’t write Hebrews),” he added. “Dear Jeopardy: But Paul didn’t write Hebrews!!!!!! In the middle of the confusion, He emerged as the night’s winner despite his incorrect Final Jeopardy!

☆ Coinbase jumps after Wall Street cheers cost-cutting measures, active user numbers
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Carmen Reinicke | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Active user jump Where analysts see the potential for optimism in Coinbase's report is in its reported active monthly users. While active monthly users dipped in the quarter to 8.5 million from 9 million, the company handily beat Wall Street's expectations of 7.84 million monthly active users. Budish also lowered his price target after management's guidance but maintained his equal weight rating on the Coinbase. The result was that lower trading volume drove Coinbase trading revenue to the lowest level since becoming a public company." Cowen has an outperform rating on shares of Coinbase and a $75 price target, albeit down from an earlier $85.

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Apple, Robinhood, Boeing, Qorvo, Tesla, Home Depot & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said recent disclosures indicate Apple's app store revenue may have bottomed. Morgan Stanley reiterates CVS as overweight Morgan Stanley said CVS's "strategic path & earnings targets [are] intact." Morgan Stanley reiterates Match as overweight Morgan Stanley said shares of Match are "compelling." Morgan Stanley downgrades Lincoln National to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees "sizable risk" in shares of the insurance company. Morgan Stanley reiterates New York Times as overweight Morgan Stanley said it sees "pricing power" and "tailwinds" ahead for The New York Times.

☆ Taiwan's navy wants to build smaller frigates to reduce the cost of shadowing Chinese warships near the island
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Lawrence Chung | South China Morning Post | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Instead of building a 4,500-tonne missile frigate, Taiwan's navy proposes two 2,000-tonne frigates. Taiwan's navy chief of staff says sending major ships to monitor Chinese ships has high costs. "This has significantly increased not only the operational and fuel costs of our ships but also the manpower," Chiang said. He said building the lighter frigates for the shadowing missions would be more cost effective. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory that must be brought back under its control, by force if necessary.

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Netflix, Apple, Exxon, Robinhood, Alphabet & more
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-19 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Here are Wednesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Apple as overweight Morgan Stanley said it's staying bullish heading into earnings next week. Evercore ISI downgrade Petco to in line from outperform Evercore said in its downgrade of the pet store that it sees too many headwinds. " Evercore ISI downgrades Lowe's to in line from outperform Evercore said in its downgrade of Lowe's that it sees slowing home improvement demand. Evercore ISI downgrades Boston Beer to in line from outperform Evercore said in its downgrade of Boston Beer that estimates are too high. Bank of America reiterates Alphabet as buy Bank of America s aid Alphabet is a "defensive stock with valuation support."

☆ DOC/ Greceanîi a expediat o scrisoare în adresa secretarului general al Consiliului Europei prin care o acuză pe Maia Sandu de „blocaje instituționale cu consecințe imprevizibile pentru democrație și
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-05 | by ( Diana Severin | ) www.zdg.md time to read: +4 min

Președinta R. Moldova, Maia Sandu, a depus la 30 martie, Curtea Constituțională (CC) sesizarea privind constatarea circumstanțelor care justifică dizolvarea Parlamentului. „Așa cum prevede Constituția, am avut consultări cu fracțiunile și grupurile parlamentare în legătură cu situația politică din țară și eventuala dizolvare a Parlamentului. Din aceste considerente, am decis să sesizez astăzi Curtea Constituțională pentru constatarea circumstanțelor constituționale de dizolvare a Parlamentului. Dacă Curtea Constituțională va spune că există circumstanțe, voi dizolva Parlamentul și vom merge la judecata oamenilor”, a declarat Maia Sandu, după consultările cu deputații PSRM și „Șor”. 52 de deputați au votat pentru instituirea stării de urgență în R. Moldova, pentru următoarele 60 de zile.

Persons: Zinaida Greceanîi, Marija, Maia Sandu Organizations: Curtea, Constituțională, Partidului Socialiștilor, Partidului, Pro Moldova, PRO Moldova Locations: Moldova, Republicii Moldova, Veneția, Chișinău

☆ (doc) Reacția Maiei Sandu după ce Zinaida Greceanîi a depus o plângere la Consiliul Europei
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-05 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +2 min

În acest sens, administrația prezidențială a venit cu o reacție. Considerăm acțiunile Președintei Republicii Moldova ca fiind contrare Avizelor Comisiei Europene pentru Democrație prin Drept (de la Veneția) nt. În consecință, invităm respectuos să interveniți în medierea conflictului instituțional dintre Președinta Republicii Moldova și parlament în vederea restabilirii ordinii de drept și revenirii președintelui țării în câmpul constituțional”, se arată în scrisoarea semnată de Zinaida Greceanîi. Drept urmare a acestei scrisori, administrația prezidențială a venit cu o reacție. „Consiliul Europei cunoaște foarte bine situația din Republica Moldova și la fel de bine cunoaște cine a generat și continuă să genereze derapajele democratice din țara noastră.

Persons: Zinaida Greceanîi, Marija, Maia Sandu Locations: Republicii Moldova, Moldova, Veneția, Republica Moldova

☆ Concurs de selectare a agentului economic în vederea livrării bunurilor IT
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-02 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +3 min

Asociația Obștească „Centrul de Instruire și Dezvoltare Personală ANIMA” anunță lansarea concursului de selectare a agentului economic în vederea livrării bunurilor IT conform următoarelor specificații:Contractăm:Agent economic pentru a livra bunurile cu următoarele specificații tehnice:1. Calculator de masă ( 1 unitate) –· Placă video – RTX 2070 Super 8 Gb;· Memorie- M2 128 GB;· Memorie SSD 512 GB;· Memorie RAM 32 GB;· Intel Core i72. Tastatură ( 1 unitate) -Gembird KB-UML3-01-W-RU Multimedia keyboard, Silent, 3-color backlight, 12 practical multimedia hotkeys, RU layout, USB, White3. Mouse ( 1 unitate) - Trust Gaming Ziva Mouse, 800 - 2000 dpi, 6 button, Breathing LED illumination, USB, Black;4. Canon Obiectiv ( 1 unitate) - Obiectiv CANON 70-200mm EF f/4 L IS USM;Stativ ( 1 unitate) - Nest NT-767; Softbox( 1 unitate) - Set de lumină LED Godox SL-200; Stativ pentru fon ( 1 unitate) - Godox BS04; Fon ( 1 unitate) - Creativity Graund 2,72 х 11,0 м, 3 Culori;Mai multe detalii despre apel pot fi cunoscute la nr.

Persons: Ofertanţii Organizations: Intel, SM Locations: Philips, 203V5LSB26, USM, Bălți, Republica Moldova, Инфракрасная

☆ TRAGIC! 10 pacienți intubați au murit, în urma unui incendiu violent la secția ATI de la Spitalul Județean Piatra Neamț (VIDEO)
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-14 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +7 min

Zece pacienți care erau bolnavi de COVID și erau intubați au decedat după ce un incendiu a izbucnit sâmbătă după-amiază la Secția ATI din incinta Spitalului Județean Piatra Neamț, potrivit celui mai nou bilanț. Spitalul este în subordinea Consiliului Județean Neamț. Ministrul Nelu Tătaru va pleca la Piatra Neamț. ACTUALIZARE 19:55 Comunicat al Spitalului Județean Neamț: „Sâmbătă seară, în jurul orei 18.30, la Spitalul Județean de Urgență (SJU) Piatra Neamț a avut loc un incendiu care a afectat secția de ATI - unde erau internați, în două saloane, 16 pacienți. Pompierii au acționat cu 5 autospeciale de stingere și o autoscară.

Persons: Marius Filip, Andrei Carabelea, dr, Daniel Coriu, Marius Iacob, Eduard Mihai Ilie, Casație, Lucian Micu, Premierul Ludovic Orban, Raed Arafat, Nelu Tătaru, Sâmbătă Organizations: Parchetul General, General, Interne, ISU, Spiridon, Piatra Locations: Piatra Neamț, România, Neamț, Giulești, Capitală, Judeţean Piatra, Iași, București, UPU, suprafața

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