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☆ The market is having knee-jerk reactions to Trump's picks. That could spell buying opportunities
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Big swaths of the market have pulled back since the Nov. 5 election. Vaccine makers and processed food companies suffered after Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, was tapped to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Just this week, HSBC upgraded Moderna to buy from hold, saying that its "pipeline deserves more than the market is giving it credit for." BioNTech, which pulled back more than 5% this month, was identified by Evercore ISI this week as a buying opportunity. AbbVie and First Solar are two other stocks with strong upside potential, based on analysts' consensus price targets compiled by FactSet.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy, Nanette Abuhoff Jacobson, Luke O'Neill, FactSet Organizations: Department of Health, Human Services, Defense, Department of Government, Hartford Funds, Catalyst, Alpha Fund, White House, Moderna, HSBC, Evercore ISI, RFK Jr Locations: China

☆ Asian chip stocks slump as Nvidia's slowing revenue growth worries investors
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Anniek Bao | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesAsian semiconductor-related stocks mostly slumped on Thursday after Nvidia reported an earnings forecast that failed to meet the lofty expectations of some investors. The sentiment has spilled over to Asia, with stocks tied to Nvidia suppliers as well as other chip companies mostly falling. Selloff in AsiaSemiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest , which counts Nvidia among its clients, dropped as much as 5.6% on Thursday, the largest chip loser on Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp , which manufacturers Nvidia's high-performance graphics processing units, slipped as much as 1.5%. The company has been a key supplier to Nvidia and is building the world's largest manufacturing facility in Mexico for assembling Nvidia's GB200 superchips, a key component of its next-generation Blackwell family computing platform.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, Daniel Newman, CNBC's Organizations: Getty, Nvidia, Futurum, Asia Semiconductor, Nikkei, Advantest Corp, Softbank Group, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp, Hai Precision Industry, Blackwell, SK Hynix, Samsung Electronics Locations: Santa Clara , California, Asia, Selloff, Mexico, South Korea

☆ I'm 27 and paid $156 for a buzzy health test, fearing I was unknowingly sick. It was reassuring but I felt scammed.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Kim Schewitz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

AdvertisementThe idea that testing and tracking your health will help you live longer is buzzy right now. I feared I had problems like high cholesterol or blood sugar and paid $156 for a direct-to-consumer health test. The author eating pineapple to feel less dizzy after the blood tests. AdvertisementDirect-to-consumer tests might seem like a good idea, but in most cases, you'd be better off letting sleeping dogs lie. AdvertisementMore testing isn't necessarily betterPeople tend to think that tests can only do good, but unnecessary health testing can actually be harmful, Plüddemann said.

Persons: I'd, you'll, Max, I'm, I've, Kim Schewitz, Annette Plüddemann, Plüddemann Organizations: Global Wellness Institute, University of Oxford, Nova Locations: Arizona, Australia

☆ Taiwan plans to spend $1B a year pivoting its economy from semiconductors to AI
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Wu Cheng-wen told Nikkei Asia that "AI sovereignty" is critical and benefits Taiwan's security. Taiwan is planning to spend about $1 billion a year on artificial intelligence as part of its efforts to shift its economy away from semiconductors. On Thursday, Taiwan's science and technology minister told Nikkei Asia that the government would spend $3 billion over 3 years to ramp up AI data centers and their computing ability. AdvertisementThe move comes as the country is not only trying to diversify its economy toward industries like AI, but also away from China. AdvertisementWu told Nikkei Asia that he is looking forward to cooperating with the US after Trump takes office in January.

Persons: Wu Cheng, Wu, Donald Trump's, TSMC Organizations: Nikkei, Financial Times, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co, Reuters, China, Bloomberg, US, Trump Locations: Taiwan, Nikkei Asia, China, India, Arizona

☆ This chart shows how crazy-fast the value of Elon Musk's xAI has grown in 16 months
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ana Altchek | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

AdvertisementElon Musk's AI startup xAI has been valued at a reported $50 billion 16 months after its founding. One of his other companies, his artificial intelligence startup xAI, has catapulted from launch just 16 months ago into an AI company now worth a reported $50 billion. Related Video How Elon Musk makes and spends his billionsThe chart below helps put that meteoric rise into perspective. How does that $50 billion valuation compare to the competition? It took OpenAI, last valued at $157 billion in October, around 9 years to pass the $50 billion milestone, according to PitchBook.

Persons: OpenAI, Elon Musk, — Organizations: Elon, SpaceX Locations: xAI

☆ Want to invest behind Nvidia's Blackwell chip launch? Wall Street says try these stock alternatives
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Investors looking for alternative ways to profit off of Nvidia 's impending Blackwell chip rollout may want to take a look at these derivative plays. Shares of Nvidia fell 3% despite topping quarterly earnings expectations and Wall Street's forecast. The stock has whipsawed amid concerns of slowdown following several quarters of monstrous revenue growth and lofty guidance beats. Semiconductor product manufacturers MACOM Technology Solutions and Semtech are other potential beneficiaries from a strong Blackwell rollout, according to Stifel's Tore Svanberg. This includes companies such as Marvell Technology , Credo Technology and Astera Labs .

Persons: Brad Lin, Lin, Asiya Merchant, Stifel's Tore Svanberg Organizations: Nvidia, Blackwell, Bank of, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Semiconductor, MACOM Technology Solutions, Marvell Technology, Technology, Astera Labs Locations: Taiwan

☆ Adani vs. Hindenburg: How one of India's biggest empires descended into chaos
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Lee Ying Shan | In Ying-Shan-Lee | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Gautam Adani, the billionaire chairman of India's Adani Group, was indicted on Wednesday along with seven others in New York federal court for his involvement in a large-scale bribery and fraud scheme. March 2023 to May 2023In March, India's Supreme Court sets up an independent six-member panel to investigate the allegations made in the Hindenburg report. Then in May, the court-appointed panel said it has "drawn a blank" in its probe into Adani group, according to Reuters. December 2023 to January 2024By the end of 2023, Adani Enterprise shares had recovered from the fallout and concluded the year with smaller declines of 26%. Modi has been accused by opposition leader Rahul Gandhi for assisting the Adani Group in securing contracts in Sri Lanka, India and Australia.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Hindenburg, Adani, Madhabi Puri, Narendra Modi, Modi, Rahul Gandhi Organizations: Hindenburg Research, India's, Adani, Hindenburg, Adani Enterprises, Reuters, Adani Enterprise, Bloomberg, Indian, Forbes Locations: Krakow, Poland, New York, Asia, Madhabi Puri Buch, Sri Lanka, India, Australia

☆ Delhi's 15 times higher than safe toxic smog levels is disrupting lives, says consulting CEO
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hannah Abraham | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementNew Delhi reported severe levels of air pollution this week. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group, told BI his employees struggle to commute. Air pollution in India's capital, New Delhi, has become so severe that some people are struggling to commute to work. Titus Koshy, CEO of United Consultancy Services Group which has more than 150 employees, told Business Insider that the toxic smog engulfing the city had made it difficult for his staff to come into the office. AdvertisementA 2019 study by the World Bank estimated the global cost of health damages associated with exposure to air pollution to be $8.1 trillion.

Persons: Smog, Titus Koshy, Koshy, JP Morgan, Shubham Gupta Organizations: United Consultancy Services, BBC, World Health Organization, WHO, United, United States Environmental Protection Agency, Delhi's, KPMG, Cisco, Mondelēz, World Bank Locations: Delhi, New Delhi, United States, KPMG India, NCR

☆ Access to business leaders is the most sought-after in-office perk, says JLL's Neil Murray
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Julia Hood | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Neil Murray, a Workforce Innovation board member, discussed workspace purpose, leadership, and AI. This article is part of "Workforce Innovation," a series exploring the forces shaping enterprise transformation. "It is the most incredible time to work in this industry," said Neil Murray, the CEO of Work Dynamics at JLL. Why is that important, and how can leaders work toward that goal? In my business alone, the rapid adoption of AI tools in daily business use has surprised us all.

Persons: Neil Murray, —, Murray, JLL's, It's, we've Organizations: Innovation, Service, Dynamics, Companies Locations: It's

☆ FBI seizes websites that North Koreans allegedly used to impersonate American companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Sean Lyngaas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

SentinelOne researchers traced the front companies to a larger set of organizations based in China. One American entrepreneur told CNN that, according to the FBI, his company had unwittingly sent tens of thousands of dollars to the North Korean government. It’s not the first time that researchers have traced North Korean IT worker operations to northeast China. CNN reported in April on a North Korean computer server that contained illustrations that appeared to have been produced for US animation studios. Logs from the North Korean computer server showed multiple visits from internet connections in northeast China.

Persons: Biden, Trump, ” Tom Hegel, Hegel, Dakota Cary, It’s Organizations: CNN, FBI, North Korean, US, Court, Massachusetts, cyberattacks, White, Korean, North Locations: SentinelOne, China, Korea, American, Arizona, Pyongyang, Liaoning, North Korea, Korean, North Korean

☆ Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos Exchange Posts About Trump on X
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Karen Weise | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

A few months ago, a three-post exchange between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk on Mr. Musk’s X would have passed for petty sniping between billionaire rivals. “Just learned tonight at Mar-a-Lago that Jeff Bezos was telling everyone that @realDonaldTrump would lose for sure, so they should sell all their Tesla and SpaceX stock,” Mr. Musk wrote Wednesday night, referring to two of his companies. 100% not true,” Mr. Bezos responded on Thursday morning. “Well, then, I stand corrected,” Mr. Musk wrote back, with a laughing-crying emoji. With President-elect Donald J. Trump's history of animosity toward Mr. Bezos, the posts carried an unspoken message about Mr. Musk’s growing power within the incoming administration.

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Musk’s, “, Mr, Musk, Nope, Bezos, Donald J Organizations: SpaceX

☆ Auto worker wipeout: Why car companies are cutting thousands of jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

This is due to unprofitable EV investments, Chinese market losses, and more domestic competition. Ford, General Motors, and Stellantis plan to slash thousands from their workforce in the coming months. AdvertisementBut despite that growth — and with EVs accounting for roughly 10% of US auto sales — companies not named Tesla have struggled to make their EV businesses profitable. German carmakers are losing out to Chinese EV upstarts like BYD. Analysts say inventory levels are improving at Stellantis and industry-wide as automakers react to a slower sales environment.

Persons: Ford, Josh Lefkowitz, EVs, That's, Tesla, Tim Levin, Daniel Pier, Stellantis, Price, Donald Trump Organizations: Ford, GM, Volkswagen Group, General Motors, Volkswagen, Silverado, Angeles Auto, EV, Cadillac, VW Group, Geely, VW, Competition Locations: Germany, Cadillac Lyriq, China, United States

☆ Citadel's Ken Griffin says Trump's tariffs could lead to crony capitalism
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ken Griffin, chief executive officer and founder of Citadel Advisors LLC, speaks during an Economic Club of New York event in New York, US, on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. Citadel CEO Ken Griffin issued a warning against the steep tariffs President-elect Donald Trump vowed to implement, saying crony capitalism could be a consequence. "I am gravely concerned that the rise of tariffs puts us on a slippery slope towards crony capitalism," the billionaire investor said Thursday at the Economic Club of New York. Crony capitalism is an economic system marked by close, mutually advantageous relationships between business leaders and government officials. At the same event, Griffin also said that he's not focused on taking Citadel Securities public in the foreseeable future.

Persons: Ken Griffin, Donald Trump, Griffin, Trump, he's, We're Organizations: Citadel Advisors, Economic, of New, Citadel, Citadel Securities Locations: of New York, New York, America, Washington

☆ Microsoft's Copilot has an oversharing problem. The company is trying to help customers fix it.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ashley Stewart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Copilot's indexing of internal data led to oversharing of sensitive company information. Some corporate customers delayed Copilot deployment due to security and oversharing concerns. On Tuesday, Microsoft released new tools and a guide to help customers mitigate a Copilot security issue that inadvertently let employees access sensitive information, such as CEO emails and HR documents. These updates are designed "to identify and mitigate oversharing and ongoing governance concerns," the company explained in a new blueprint for Microsoft's 365 productivity software suite. AdvertisementAs a result, some customers have deployed Copilot, only to discover that it can enable employees to read an executive's inbox or access sensitive HR documents.

Persons: Copilot, overshares, Microsoft's Copilot, Joe Blow, Joe Organizations: Microsoft, Business

☆ Trump is laying the groundwork for his 'drill, baby, drill' agenda
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Catherine Boudreau | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

If confirmed by the Senate, three key nominees would largely be responsible for executing Trump's "drill, baby, drill" agenda across the federal government. The Interior Department leases millions of acres of public lands and waters for oil and gas drilling. The oil and gas industry is pushing the Trump administration to issue a new five-year offshore-leasing program. Woods of ExxonMobil told Semafor last week that the Trump administration should keep regulations to curb methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure. But Trump attacked electric vehicles on the campaign trail, adopting the oil and gas lobby's messaging.

Persons: Donald Trump, Doug Burgum, Chris Wright, Trump, Lee Zeldin, Trump's, Karoline Leavitt, Vance, Wright, Biden, Amanda Eversole, Kenny Stein, Darren Woods, Stein, It's, Woods, Semafor, David Brown, Wood Mackenzie Organizations: Interior, Energy, Senate, Trump, Interior Department, Liberty Energy, Environmental Protection Agency, National Energy Council, Truth, Energy Department, Republicans, of, American Petroleum Institute, American Energy Alliance, CNBC, EPA, ExxonMobil, US Locations: Gulf of Mexico, North Dakota, New York, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Russia, Europe, Gulf, Mexico, Wood

☆ We're scooping up more shares of an AI stock down 12% from record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Following the trade, Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust will own 750 shares of AVGO, increasing its weighting to about 3.50% from about 3.25%. We're nibbling on Broadcom shares, buying back the second half of the 100 shares we sold in June at a split-adjusted price of $181. Like most chip stocks excluding Nvidia, Broadcom has fallen from its recent highs. Shares of this AI chip designer and software company have pulled back nearly 12% since closing at a high of nearly $186 apiece on Oct. 9. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

Persons: Jim Cramer's, We're, That's, –, Jensen Huang, Blackwell, Jim Cramer, Jim, Michael M Organizations: Broadcom, AVGO, Nvidia, CNBC, Traders, New York Stock Exchange, Santiago, Getty Locations: New York City

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Netflix, Alphabet, Nvidia, BJ's Wholesale Club and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Nvidia — Shares of the chipmaker dipped about 1% in midday trading, after gyrating earlier in the session. Analysts polled by LSEG had called for earnings of 75 cents per share on $33.16 billion in revenue. Baidu — U.S. shares of the Chinese search engine fell about 5% after Baidu's third-quarter revenue declined by 3% compared to the year-ago period . BJ's Wholesale Club — Shares moved 9% higher after the warehouse club's third-quarter adjusted earnings beat the Street's estimates. The company said it will increase its membership fee and announced plans to repurchase $1 billion shares.

Persons: LSEG, Snowflake, Sridhar Ramaswamy, Merus, Goldman Sachs, — Stocks, Michael Novogratz, MicroStrategy, Miner Mara Holdings, BJ's, PDD, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Yun Li, Michelle Fox Organizations: Nvidia —, Nvidia, Baidu, Department of Justice, Google, Chrome, Netflix, of America, —, Galaxy Digital, Miner, BJ's Wholesale, PDD Holdings

☆ Target's value message is not as strong as Walmart's, hence divergence, says BCI Brands' Chirico
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | 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 EmailTarget's value message is not as strong as Walmart's, hence divergence, says BCI Brands' ChiricoManny Chirico, BCI Brands chairman and former PVH chairman and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the current state of retail following Walmart and Targets's earnings, if the holiday season will positively impact these companies, and much more.

Persons: Chirico Manny Chirico Organizations: BCI Brands, Walmart

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailHere's why dollar stores are hurtingThe dollar store industry has historically done well when the consumer was under pressure. And so, in the decade that followed the Great Recession, Dollar General and Dollar Tree outperformed the S&P 500. But the current economic environment is playing out differently as both companies face competition in e-commerce and have been burdened with a number of operational challenges. Watch the video to find out why the share price of both stocks have plunged more than 50% in the past couple of years.

☆ Why prioritizing employee wellbeing is a strategic business investment
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Employers know that prioritizing employee wellbeing is the right thing to do, but there are also business benefits. Indeed Introduces the 2024 Work Wellbeing 100, ranking the Top Publicly-Traded Companies for Work Wellbeing in the US. Oxford recently analyzed Indeed's work wellbeing dataset and highlighted a strong correlation between company wellbeing and business performance. Indeed's 2024 Global Work Wellbeing Report findings revealed that higher levels of employee wellbeing are associated with improved firm valuation, return on assets, and gross profits. Indeed reinforced the business case for work wellbeing by launching the Work Wellbeing 100, an index ranking the top 100 publicly traded companies based on their Indeed Work Wellbeing Score.

Persons: Russell, — LaFawn Davis, Davis Organizations: Oxford, Nasdaq, Forrester Research, Insider Studios Locations: Oxford, millennials

☆ Novogratz warns that there will be a bitcoin correction, says crypto is 'levered to the gills'
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bitcoin was trading at about $97,000 on Thursday morning, after setting a fresh record high of $98,367.00, according to Coin Metrics. The crypto community is levered to the gills, and so there will be a correction," Novogratz said. He did caution that the correction could be greater in stocks, like MicroStrategy , that are trading like leveraged versions of bitcoin. "I personally would tell my investors to buy straight bitcoin" instead of plays like Microstrategy, Novogratz said. The rally has continued despite a mystery seller that has been dumping crypto in recent days, Novogratz said.

Persons: Bitcoin, Michael Novogratz, Novogratz, bitcoin, Donald Trump, MicroStrategy, Trump Organizations: Galaxy Digital, Metrics, Acurx Pharmaceuticals

☆ CFPB expands oversight of digital payments services including Apple Pay, Cash App and PayPal
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hugh Son | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday issued a finalized version of a rule saying it will soon supervise nonbank firms that offer financial services likes payments and wallet apps. That would include popular services from Apple and Google , as well as payment firms like PayPal and Block . "Digital payments have gone from novelty to necessity and our oversight must reflect this reality," said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. A year ago, the CFPB said it wanted to extend its oversight to tech and fintech companies that offer financial services but that have sidestepped more scrutiny by partnering with banks. The CFPB said the rule will take effect 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register.

Persons: Rohit Chopra, CFPB Organizations: Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs Committee, Consumer Financial, Tech, Apple, Google, PayPal, Federal Register

☆ CNBC's Inside India newsletter: Gautam Adani's U.S. fraud charges could have wider repercussions for India
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

Gautam Adani, chairman of Adani Group, following a Bloomberg Television interview at the company's headquarters in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The head of a $25 billion Indian energy company, the former CEO of a New York-listed energy firm, and one of Asia's wealthiest men were set to meet in New Delhi to discuss business. To prepare for the meeting, Vneet Jaain, chief executive of $25 billion Adani Green Energy , photographed a document on his cellphone. There are also concerns about whether Adani companies will be able to raise debt in the future in U.S. markets. Earlier this year, the stock market regulator's chair, Madhabi Buch, was accused of having a conflict of interest while investigating Adani group companies, according to short-seller Hindenburg.

Persons: Gautam Adani, Sumit Dayal, Vneet Jaain, Gautam, Jaain, James Dennehy, Adani, Adani Green, What's, firm's, Matt Orton, Raymond James, CNBC's Tanvir Gill, Orton, it's, India's, Rahul Gandhi, Madhabi Organizations: Adani, Bloomberg, Getty, Green Energy, Eastern, of, NYSE, U.S, Securities Exchange Commission, New York Stock Exchange, SEC, U.S . Department of Justice, Energy, Adani Enterprises, GQG Partners, firm's Sydney, Citi, State Bank of India, DBS Group, DBS, Regulators, Federal Bureau of Investigations, Central Bureau of Investigations, Securities and Exchange Board of India, CNBC Locations: Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, New York, New Delhi, of New York, U.S, Foreign, Singapore, Madhabi Buch

☆ Google's DeepMind and YouTube built and shelved 'Orca,' a 'mind-blowing' music AI tool that hit a copyright snag
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Hugh Langley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AdvertisementGoogle's DeepMind and YouTube previously built and shelved Orca, an AI music tool. Orca could generate music mimicking artists. Google trained it on copyrighted YouTube music videos. In November 2023, DeepMind announced a music generation AI model named Lyria, which was a pared-down version of the Orca project. AdvertisementSome employees who worked on Lyria and Orca left to found a new startup named Udio, which makes an AI music creation app.

Persons: Lizzie Widhelm, Taylor Swift, Orca, OpenAI, DeepMind, John Legend — Organizations: YouTube, Google

☆ Dell pays $2.3 million to settle claims that it overcharged the US Army for computers
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-21 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementDell has agreed to pay $2.3 million to settle claims that it violated the False Claims Act. Dell and reseller Iron Bow overcharged the US Army for computers over four years, the DOJ said. Dell has agreed to pay $2.3 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act in its business with the US Army. Iron Bow has agreed to pay just over $2 million to settle the claims, bringing the combined settlement to $4.3 million. Iron Bow did not respond to a request for comment from Business Insider, made outside normal working hours.

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