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☆ Despite gen AI hype, venture capitalists are still largely on the sidelines
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Ashley Capoot | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The dearth of dealmaking shows that, despite a rebound in tech stocks last year and continuing hype around generative AI, venture capitalists are still largely on the sidelines. The Federal Reserve has indicated that cuts to its benchmark interest rate are likely coming in 2024, but for the moment they remain steady. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday it will take a while for policymakers to evaluate the current state of inflation, keeping the timing of potential interest rate cuts uncertain. There were 2,882 venture deals in the first quarter, the lowest since the third quarter of 2017, according to PitchBook. According to PitchBook, Reddit and Astera made up 73.4% of the total exit value in the U.S. in the first quarter.

Persons: Jerome Powell, PitchBook, Astera, Gary Tann Organizations: PitchBook, Federal, Astera Labs Locations: U.S, Rubrik

☆ Microsoft and OpenAI plan to build a $100 billion supercomputer to power artificial intelligence: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-30 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Microsoft and OpenAI are working on a $100 billion supercomputer, according to The Information. Executives at both companies have already drawn up plans for the data center project, which would power OpenAI's artificial intelligence, according to the outlet. Related storiesMicrosoft, which has already committed more than $13 billion to OpenAI, would likely provide funding for Stargate, per the report. OpenAI currently uses Microsoft data centers to power its generative AI system ChatGPT in exchange for Microsoft having exclusive rights to resell OpenAI's technology to its own customers. AdvertisementThe supercomputer could be 100 times more expensive than the largest data centers currently in operation, per the report.

Persons: —, OpenAI, Altman, It's Organizations: Microsoft, Service, Business

☆ This semiconductor ETF is headed for its best quarterly gain in a year. Here are the winners
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Semiconductor stocks are off to another hot start to the year. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) is up 28.5% in the first three months of 2024. That puts the SMH on pace for its biggest quarterly gain since the first quarter of 2023, when it jumped 30%. The stock is up more than 30% to start 2024. Shares have skyrocketed more than 39% to start 2024, helped by strong sales in high bandwidth memory necessary in AI infrastructure.

Persons: Ken Mahoney, Nvidia, Hendi, Management's Paul Meeks, Andrew Garthwaite cautioning Organizations: VanEck Semiconductor, Asset, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Apple, Devices, JPMorgan, PHLX Semiconductor, Intel, Micron Technology, Micron, UBS, Universal Locations: Taiwan

☆ Nvidia's AI ambitions in medicine and health care are becoming clear
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-24 | by ( Michelle Castillo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Last week, Nvidia announced deals with Johnson & Johnson for use of generative AI in surgery, and with GE Healthcare to improve medical imaging. "Health care, whether it's biotechnology, chemicals, or drug discovery is a very powerful area." About 41 percent of biotech CEOs surveyed by EY in late 2023 said they were looking at "concrete" ways generative AI could be used for their companies. "This is very high for my experience, having been 30 years in this industry," Ural said. It also partnered in 2021 with Schrödinger for drug discovery.

Persons: Johnson, Raj Joshi, It's, EY, it's, Colette Kress, Roche's Genentech Organizations: Nvidia, Johnson, GE Healthcare, Companies, NVIDIA, NVIDIA BioNeMo Locations: Arda, Americas, Ural, NVIDIA Clara

☆ Amazon gets boost from 72% pop in AI company Astera Labs' IPO
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy loves to talk about how much his company is benefiting from the artificial intelligence boom. Shares of Astera Labs , which sells data center connectivity chips to cloud and AI infrastructure companies, soared 72% in their Nasdaq debut, closing at $62.03. Astera's IPO plays into Wall Street's thirst for all things AI. As of the end of last year, Amazon controlled 232,608 shares, according to a securities filing. The three types of products Amazon has agreed to buy are are all designed to address "critical bottlenecks in AI infrastructure," according to Astera's IPO prospectus.

Persons: Andy Jassy, It's, Reddit's Organizations: Amazon, Astera Labs, Nasdaq, Texas Instruments, Nvidia, AMD, Intel, Astera, New York Stock Exchange, Arm Holdings Locations: New

Mizuho initiated Home Depot with a buy rating, calling for roughly 10% upside. The bank upgraded shares of the industrial equipment manufacturer to a buy rating. Analyst Manav Gupta also lifted his price target to $170 from his prior target of $152. Analyst Gavin Parsons reiterated his buy rating on the stock and price target of $275. The bank initiated coverage of the home improvement stock at a buy rating, setting a price target of $415.

Persons: Mizuho, Manav Gupta, Howden, Gupta, GTLS, — Lisa Kailai Han, Gavin Parsons, Parsons, Fred Imbert, David Bellinger, Bellinger, Wells Fargo, Aaron Rakers, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Taylor Swift, Jensen, Huang Organizations: CNBC, UBS, Boeing, Nvidia, Industries, YE2026E, Department of Energy, Alaska Airlines, Mizuho, SAP Center, Blackwell, ~$ Locations: Howden, GTLS, Mizuho, San Jose

☆ Anthropic-backer Menlo Ventures is preparing for a 'gold rush' of AI infrastructure startups. Here's why.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Samantha Stokes | Darius Rafieyan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Menlo Ventures has been an early backer of AI powerhouses including security startup Abnormal, LLM developer Anthropic, and vector database Pinecone. "AI itself is not new, I think it's just how mainstream it's become," Matt Murphy, a Menlo Ventures partner who invests in SaaS and robotics startups, told Business Insider in an interview. AI's "picks and shovels"Murphy and fellow Menlo Ventures partner Tim Tully say that 2024 will be a big year for the "picks and shovels" of AI. There's room in the game for more LLMsSam Altman's OpenAI has been at the forefront of the generative AI revolution. Other vector database startups including Chorma and Weaviate have also raised millions from VCs.

Persons: —, Siri, Warby Parker, Matt Murphy, OpenAI, AI's, Murphy, Tim Tully, Tully —, Sana, Lindy, we've, Tully, Sam Altman's OpenAI, it's Organizations: Service, Valley's, Menlo Ventures, Business, Menlo, Cisco, Oracle, Meta, Google Locations: Snowflake, Anthropic

☆ Diversify your AI plays — these are the best alternatives to Nvidia, fund managers say
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Nvidia may have enjoyed a red-hot run on the back of the artificial intelligence craze, but many other tech stocks have also benefited. CNBC Pro speaks to fund managers to find out the best alternatives to Nvidia that investors can consider. ASML will also continue to benefit "because without ASML there's no TSMC, without TSMC there's no Nvidia," Cvetanovski said. Ray Wang, principal analyst and founder of Constellation Research, also named TSMC, saying that it "always wins." Super Micro Computer Meeks, who is co-chief investment officer at Harvest Portfolio Management, says Super Micro Computer is his favorite alternative AI stock to play right now.

Persons: Paul Meeks, Taiwan's TSMC, TSMC, Cvetanovski, ASML, Ray Wang, Vertiv, Meeks, astronomically, Wang, Meta —, Sam Altman's Organizations: Nvidia, Veteran, CNBC Pro, Tech, CNBC, Semiconductors, Sydney, Pella Funds Management, Generations Fund, Devices, Constellation Research, AMD, Portfolio Management, Microsoft, Big Tech, Cisco, Meta, Google Locations: Pella, United States

(This is CNBC Pro's live coverage of Tuesday's analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Meanwhile, Goldman Sachs noted Tesla and Rivian need to be careful when cutting prices. He increased his price target by $20 to $220, however, suggesting shares could shed 7.4% from Monday's close. Baird's $1,050 price target suggests shares can still climb more than 23%. His Tesla target of $220 implies upside of 17%, while his $13 forecast on Rivian points to a 19% gain from here.

Persons: Baird, Goldman Sachs, Tesla, Williams, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, — Pia Singh, Ranjan Sharma, Sharma, Morgan Stanley downgrades Sunnova, Morgan Stanley, Andrew Percoco, Percoco, Tristan Gerra, Gerra, Goldman, Mark Delaney, Delaney, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Free Fire, NOVA, Amazon, Meta, Google Locations: Williams, Sonoma, Monday's, Tuesday's premarket

☆ Goldman says the run is done in the hottest AI play in the market today
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-04 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

One of the most popular artificial intelligence plays may be nearing the end of its red-hot run, according to Goldman Sachs. Super Micro Computer has grown to nearly $60 billion in market capitalization and is slated to join the S & P 500 later in March. Among his reasons for no more than a neutral opinion, Ng highlighted that Super Micro Computer currently trades in line with Nvidia on a price-to-earnings basis. Beginning next year, he said, he expects revenue growth to slow to 51% from a 61% compound annual growth rate between 2021 and 2024. Ng initiated a price target of $941 on SMCI, implying about 4% upside from Friday's close.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Ng, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Devices, Intel, Computer, DELL, Micro Computer

☆ Top Wall Street analysts recommend these 3 stocks for the long term
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-03 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Wall Street analysts remain focused on the long-term prospects of stocks with solid growth potential. Here are three stocks favored by the Street's top analysts, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance. The revised outlook reflected net sales growth across regions in the holiday sales quarter, led by continued strength in the Americas. Tarlowe highlighted that Abercrombie & Fitch continues to gain market share both domestically and worldwide. Overall, the analyst sees further upside to ANF's market share, sales and earnings.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Hari, TipRanks, Corey Tarlowe, Fitch, Tarlowe, Hollister, Kate McShane, McShane Organizations: Wall Street, Nvidia, Data Center, Abercrombie, Fitch, Jefferies, Hollister, Walmart Locations: Americas, U.S, India, Mexico, Central America, China, TipRanks

☆ Humanoid robot startup Figure AI valued at $2.6 billion as Bezos, OpenAI, Nvidia join funding
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Annie Palmer | In Annierpalmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Founded in 2022, Figure AI has developed a general-purpose robot, called Figure 01, that looks and moves like a human. Figure's ultimate aim is for Figure 01 to be able to perform "everyday tasks autonomously." Tesla is also trying to build a humanoid robot, called Optimus, while robotics company Boston Dynamics has developed several models. Norwegian humanoid robot startup 1X Technologies recently raised $100 million with backing from OpenAI. WATCH: Tesla CEO Musk said it's more important to develop humanoid robot than new cars

Persons: Jeff Bezos, Tesla, Goldman Sachs, Tom Andersson, Andersson, OpenAI, Goldman, they've, Musk Organizations: Nvidia, Microsoft, Innovation Fund, Robotics, Boston Dynamics, OpenAI, Goldman, STIQ Ltd, Intel, Ventures, Parkway Venture Capital Locations: Norwegian

☆ Is it too late to buy Nvidia shares? Here's what Wall Street says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The bank increased its price target for Nvidia to $820 from $575 in a Feb. 22 note. TD Cowen said in a Feb. 21 note that the company is likely to maintain strong data center growth in the coming years. It raised its price target for Nvidia from $800 to $925. Luria only has a neutral rating for Nvidia, giving it a $410 price target — implying a 47% downside. Bottomline: According to FactSet, analysts covering Nvidia gave it a 93% buy rating, with an average price target of $850.97, implying upside of 8.4%.

Persons: Jeff Pu, CNBC's, TD Cowen, BofA, Gil Luria, D.A, Davidson, Luria, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Citi, Haitong, Apple, NVIDIA, Microsoft, Google, AMD, Intel Locations: BofA

☆ Microsoft president says AI could be the defining technology of our generation
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-26 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMicrosoft president says AI could be the defining technology of our generationMicrosoft President Brad Smith discusses the company's partnership with Mistral AI, and investment in European AI infrastructure.

Persons: Brad Smith Organizations: Microsoft, Mistral

☆ Nvidia is 'printing money at this point.' What investors are doing after the chipmaker's earnings blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The chipmaker surged 16% on Thursday after posting robust earnings and guidance , contributing to the stock's 59% year-to-date run as investors feast on artificial intelligence stocks. NVDA 1Y mountain Nvidia shares over the last year Nvidia's impressive stock run brings its valuation to elevated levels. That's left some analysts questioning whether earnings upside is already priced in to shares as others wonder how long this astonishing growth cycle can last. Those worries eased after the chipmaker offered its first set of blockbuster earnings numbers, cementing its formidable AI position. NVDA 5D mountain Nvidia shares this past week "It gives me confidence that this story lasts much longer," Harvest's Meeks said.

Persons: That's, Hua Cheng, heightening, Paul Meeks, Ken Mahoney, Greg Bassuk, Nvidia's, Goldman Sachs, Hari, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Jensen Huang, Harvest's Meeks, Tim Arcuri, Cheng of Mirova, Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Portfolio Management, AXS Investments, UBS Locations: Mirova, Charleston , South Carolina

☆ UBS says the AI-driven tech rally 'still has room to run' as the sector is set to see explosive growth — and shares 2 trades to benefit from the upside potential
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( William Edwards | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

But can the momentum continue for AI stocks continue? But our estimates could prove to be conservative in light of recent developments like Open AI's text-to-video model Sora and management commentary from Nvidia," Marcelli said. Both Microsoft and Alphabet reported increased cloud revenue growth thanks to AI, and revenue from their AI models and applications should see significant growth in the next five years, she said. "Given the strong AI-related tailwinds, we see 18% year-over-year earnings growth in 2024 for the global tech sector, including information technology and internet," Marcelli said. 2 trades to ride the AI waveTo take advantage of further AI upside, Marcelli said UBS prefers two market subsectors: semiconductors and software.

Persons: Solita Marcelli, Marcelli Organizations: Nvidia, Business, UBS, UBS Americas, Microsoft, VanEck Semiconductor, Invesco Semiconductors, Software Sector, P Software & Services, Big Tech

☆ How Nvidia's AI strengths are enhancing the businesses of Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There are "major companies and verticals that have not even considered the H100" yet, he added, referring to Nvidia's AI must-have GPU. A few weeks ago, we combed through the latest earnings reports from Google-parent Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Platforms and Amazon to see how their AI spending plans are benefitting Nvidia. After Wednesday evening's killer quarterly release, Nvidia talked about how it is helping the businesses of fellow Club names Google, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon. Alphabet continues to heavily invest in AI applications to improve the performance of its services including Google DeepMind, Google Services, Gemini, and Google Cloud. "Nvidia DGX Cloud will expand its list of partners to include Amazon's AWS, joining Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud and Oracle Cloud.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang, Colette Kress, Kress, Mark Zuckerberg, we've, Gemma, Satya Nadella, Copilot, Jim Cramer's, Omar Marques Organizations: Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, Meta, Companies, Nvidia H100s, Google Services, Gemini, Management, Amazon's AWS, Oracle, NVIDIA, Amazon Web Services, CNBC, Getty

☆ Here are Thursday’s biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Rivian, Sunrun, DoorDash and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley raises Nvidia price target Morgan Stanley increased its price target on shares to $795 from $750 after the chipmaker's earnings announcement. " UBS reiterates Nvidia as buy, but trims price target UBS reiterated its buy rating on Nvidia but reduced its price target to $800 from $850. Morgan Stanley upgrades DoorDash to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley's upgrade comes after the stock fell around 10% since its earnings report on Feb. 15. Morgan Stanley reiterates overweight rating on Rivian Automative Morgan Stanley kept its overweight rating on Rivian , but cited concerns on the company's outlook. Jefferies reiterates Sunrun as buy Jefferies also raised its price target on Sunrun to $31 from $25, implying shares nearly doubling from Wednesday's close.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, Nvidia Goldman, Morgan, Rivian, Automative Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, Sunrun, Bernstein, Wendy's, Wendy, TD Cowen, Cowen, COTY, Cantor Fitzgerald, Root, Cantor, Remitly Organizations: NVIDIA, UBS, Nvidia, Data Center, RBC, Rivian Automotive, EV, Petrobras, ITC, Coty, BMO, Markets Locations: Argentine, China, Brazil, 2024E

☆ Chip analysts boost Nvidia price targets in race to catch up to chipmaker's relentless 'joyride'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

That led several Wall Street banks to hike their price targets to account for the unrelenting demand. Bernstein and other Wall Street shops raced to catch up with Nvidia's share price, hiking their price targets in reaction to nonstop demand and the company's enormous total addressable market. Rasgon's new target was the equivalent of 48% upside from Wednesday's close, while the average price target according to FactSet implied more than 22% upside. Bank of America's Vivek Arya also lifted his Nvidia price target to $925 per share, equal to about 37% upside. JPMorgan analyst Harlan Sur boosted his price target to $850 to reflect strong data center growth and future product launches.

Persons: Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Bernstein, America's Vivek Arya, Harlan Sur, allaying, Sur, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore, Moore, Deutsche Bank's Ross Seymore, Seymore, Timothy Arcuri, Arcuri, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, Bank, America's, JPMorgan, Deutsche, UBS Locations: CY24

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Target, Dell, Microsoft, HP, SolarEdge, Norfolk Southern & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

"Downgrade to Reduce (from Hold) while retaining target price of USD323 on valuation and lack of near-term catalysts." JPMorgan reiterates Amazon as a top idea JPMorgan said it sees further share gains for shares of Amazon. Redburn Atlantic Equities reiterates Microsoft as buy Redburn said it sees Microsoft's Azure gaining market share in cloud. Wells Fargo reiterates Target as overweight Wells raised its price target on the stock to $165 per share from $155. "We are initiating coverage of ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. with a Buy rating and a $4.25 Price Target.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Redburn, Cantor Fitzgerald, Cantor, Wells, Morgan Stanley, Dell, it's, DELL, Jefferies, Stifel, Goldman Sachs, Goldman, SEDG Organizations: Street, HSBC downgrades, HSBC, Home, JPMorgan, Palo Alto Networks, billings, Barclays, Norfolk, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens, Microsoft, Sabre Corporation, Dell, EV, ChargePoint Holdings, Inc, UBS, HP

☆ Premarket stocks: Is Nvidia too big to fail?
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Investors expect Nvidia to report earnings of $4.59 a share and $20.378 billion in revenue, up from just $6.05 billion a year before. Too big to fail: For the time being, Nvidia is the “most sophisticated and deployed” chipmaker in the world, and its output is one of national importance, said Newman. Capital One wants to be the biggest credit card company in America. If approved by regulators and shareholders, Capital One’s (COF) acquisition will create the biggest US credit card company by loan volume. Compared to other major credit card issuers, Capital One has historically catered to customers with credit scores in the 600s range, which is considered subprime.

Persons: “, ”, Daniel Newman, Newman, Jensen Huang, ” What’s, Sam Altman, Pat Gelsinger, Elisabeth Buchwald, Biden, Richard Fairbank, Fairbank, Samantha Delouya, Dow, Dow hasn’t Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Nvidia, Wall, Microsoft, Apple, Investors, Intel, AMD, Discover Financial Services, Capital, Discover, Mastercard, Consumer Financial, Bureau, Walgreens, Dow Jones, Alliance, Dow Jones Industrial, Dow Jones Indices, Dow, Tesla Locations: New York, California, United States, China, Dubai, America

☆ Nvidia faces stiff test on Wall Street this week after 'parabolic' stock rally
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023. Nvidia's stock price has soared fivefold since the end of 2022, as demand has skyrocketed for its graphics processing units that sit at the heart of the artificial intelligence boom. Nvidia's chips, such as the H100, are used by AI developers to create cutting-edge models like the ones OpenAI used to develop ChatGPT. The company's market cap climbed to about $1.8 trillion last week, surpassing Alphabet and Amazon and now trailing only Microsoft and Apple . "NVDA's stock appreciation has been parabolic," analysts at Bank of America wrote in a report Thursday.

Persons: Jensen Huang, Davidson, Gil Luria, Luria, Thomas O'Malley, O'Malley, There's, Ben Reitzes Organizations: Nvidia, Investors, Microsoft, Apple, Bank of America, Google, Barclays, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Melius Locations: FactSet

☆ 4 of our stocks report earnings next week. Here's what we want to see from each
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +9 min

A hotter-than-expected consumer price index on Tuesday sent stocks reeling, with the Dow posting its biggest drop in a year. Stocks bounced back over the next two days, helped by a softer retail sales report , only to slump again on Friday's hot producer price index for January. As we said this week, we're not overly concerned with the hotter-than-expected inflationary readings. Earnings season picks back up for the Club next week, with four holdings set to report quarterly results. As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade.

Persons: Wall, Stocks, we're, Palo, Fortinet, BCH's Bausch, Management doesn't, Dana, Bausch, Dr Pepper, Diana Shipping, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Jensen Huang, Walid Berrazeg Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow, Federal Reserve, Club, Palo Alto, Palo, billings, Nvidia, Amazon, Microsoft, Bausch Health, Coterra Energy, Management, NYSE, Walmart, Axsome Therapeutics, Barclays Bank, Armstrong World Industries, Ceragon Networks, Tri Pointe Homes, Dana Incorporated, DigitalBridge, Oil States International, Systems, Allegion, CenterPoint Energy, Equitrans Midstream Corporation, Expeditors International of Washington, Alto Networks, SolarEdge Technologies, Enovix Corporation, Caesars Entertainment, Diamondback Energy, Toll, Ternium S.A, Celanese Corp, Chesapeake Energy, CVR Energy, Reserve, Vertiv Holdings Co, Properties Trust, Devices, HSBC Holdings plc, HSBC, Lomb, Sinclair Corporation, Pagaya Technologies, Gibraltar Industries, Garmin, NVIDIA, Rivian Automotive, Sunnova Energy International, Bros, Apache, Oil, Suncor Energy, Co, FNF, Sciences, Coeur D'Alene Mines, Trip.com, Joby Aviation, Resources, Alamos, Jackson, Nutrien, NTR, Pan, Sm Energy Company, Health, Newmont, Nikola Corporation, Cheniere Energy, Fiverr, Natural Resources, Point Credit, Lantheus Holdings, Builders, Grab Holdings, NICE, Dominion Energy, Harmony Biosciences Holdings, Teck Resources Limited, Intellia Therapeutics, Energy, Booking Holdings, Intuit, Semiconductor, Nation Entertainment, Vale S.A, Rocket Companies, Warner Bros ., AerCap Holdings, Natural Holdings, Calumet Specialty Products Partners, Frontier Communications, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, Lightrocket, Getty Locations: billings, Palo Alto, China, Xifaxan, Tri Pointe, Avista, Gibraltar, Coeur D'Alene, Pan American, Teck, Vale

☆ Cisco is the latest healthy tech company to cut jobs with 4,000 layoffs
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Cisco is reducing its workforce by 5%, amounting to about 4,000 jobs. The layoffs are part of the company's plan to realign and invest in key priority areas. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Cisco's layoffs are part of plans to “realign the organization and enable further investment in key priority areas”, it said in a SEC filing . This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

Persons: — Organizations: Cisco, Nvidia, Service, SEC, Business

☆ ASML and more: BofA just got more bullish on these 3 chip stocks, says AI spending is heating up
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-15 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

European semiconductor equipment stocks are likely to outperform as spending on artificial intelligence chips rises over the next decade, according to Bank of America. The continent's chip stocks produce the high-tech machines needed to manufacture the latest generation of chips. ASML ASML , the dominant supplier of lithography equipment used to manufacture advanced logic and memory chips, remains Bank of America's "top pick in EU Semicaps." The bank forecasts strong demand from leading chipmakers using ASML 's extreme ultraviolet lithography machines required to produce next-generation AI accelerators and high bandwidth memory modules. The investment bank said ASM 's exposure to new transistor architectures called "gate-all-around" appears to be critical for improving AI chip performance.

Persons: Didier Scemama Organizations: Bank of America, AMD, Nvidia, EU, America's, Analysts, ASM International Bank of America, ASM International, ASM, BE Semiconductor Industries, HB, Intel, Micron Locations: Europe

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