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☆ Insider Today: Protein pro tips
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-16 | by ( Joi-Marie Mckenzie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

I'd call it No Meet Week and use that time to catch up on my ever-growing to-do list, ideate, and edit. After I introduced No Meet Week to my team, one manager said she'd like to participate too, and soon, I extended it to my entire team. AdvertisementNext week, at Business Insider, we're bringing No Meet Week back, and I can't wait to use that time to finish my Q4 strong. Quitting protein powderRachel Hosie tried to hit her protein target while avoiding ultra-processed food. For one week, Hosie attempted to hit her daily protein goal of 110 to 130 grams without consuming ultra-processed foods like protein bars.

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Stocks tumbled on Friday as the post-election rally fizzled and investors fretted over the path of interest rates. The S&P 500 slipped 1.32% and closed at 5,870.62, while the Nasdaq Composite fell 2.24% to 18,680.12. Declines in pharmaceutical stocks weighed on the 30-stock Dow and broader S&P 500, with Amgen down about 4.2% and Moderna off by 7.3%. The information technology sector of the S&P 500 was the worst performing corner of the market, down more than 2% as Nvidia, MetaPlatforms, Alphabet and Microsoft tumbled. The S&P 500 posted a weekly loss of 2.1%, while the Nasdaq Composite slid about 3.2%.

Persons: Stocks, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Tesla, ”, Kristy Akullian, “, Jerome Powell, Susan Collins, Dow Jones Organizations: Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow, Moderna, Department of Health, Human Services, P Biotech, Nvidia, Microsoft, Trump Trade, ” Traders, Federal, Boston, Street Locations: Americas, BlackRock

☆ Super Micro faces deadline to keep Nasdaq listing after 85% plunge in stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Kif Leswing | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Super Micro Computer could be headed down a path to getting kicked off the Nasdaq as soon as Monday. Super Micro's stock is now equal to where it was trading in May 2022, after falling another 11% on Thursday. Super Micro could also get an extension from the Nasdaq, giving it months to come into compliance. "Given that Super Micro's accounting concerns have become more acute since Super Micro's quarter ended, its weakness could ultimately benefit Dell more in the coming quarter," Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi wrote in a note this week.

Persons: Charles Liang, Ernst & Young, Bernstein, Toni Sacconaghi Organizations: Super, Computer Inc, Nasdaq, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Super Micro, Nvidia, Hindenburg Research, Ernst, CNBC, Dell Locations: Taipei, Taiwan

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Powell’s comments gave investors a reality check
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This 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. Breaking from Wall Street, Asia-Pacific stocks mostly rose on Friday. On a quarterly basis, GDP rose 0.2%, in line with estimates from a Reuters poll, but that's lower than the second quarter's 0.5% increase. China retail sales pick back upChina's retail sales in October rose 4.8% year on year, reported the National Bureau of Statistics.

Persons: Jerome Powell, Powell Organizations: US Federal Reserve, Music, Fair, CNBC, Trump, Nikkei, CSI, U.S . Federal, National Bureau of Statistics, Nvidia, Citi Locations: Dallas , Texas, Street, Asia, Pacific, China

☆ The top 10 family offices for startup investments
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Robert Frank | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The top 10 family offices for startup investments made over 150 investments combined this year, in everything from biotech and energy to crypto and artificial intelligence, according to a new analysis. CNBC partnered with Fintrx, the private wealth intelligence platform, to analyze single family offices that made the largest number of investments in private startups in 2024. The most active family office so far this year is Maelstrom, the Hong Kong-based family office of American investor Arthur Hayes, who co-founded the crypto exchange BitMEX. For the sake of the list, family offices are defined as investment vehicles or holding companies of a single family or individual that don't manage money for outside investors. Nearly a third of startup capital in 2022 came from family offices, according to a PWC report.

Persons: Guillaume Houze, Pascal Le Segretain, Robert Frank, Bernard Arnault's, Laurene Powell Jobs, Peter Thiel's Thiel, Arthur Hayes, Guillaume Houzé, Motier, Andreesen Horowitz, Eric Schmidt, Magnus Carlsen, Fertility Organizations: Royal, Getty, CNBC, Fintrx, Ventures, Labs, Motier Ventures, Google, Flex, Mistral, Nvidia, Lightspeed, Atinum Investment, Emerson Collective . Thiel Capital Locations: Paris, France, Hong Kong, Lafayette, Seoul, Korea, Singapore

☆ Elon Musk's xAI raising up to $6 billion to purchase 100,000 Nvidia chips for Memphis data center
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Hayden Field | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a House Republicans Conference meeting at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is raising up to $6 billion at a $50 billion valuation, according to CNBC's David Faber. The money will be used to acquire 100,000 Nvidia chips, per sources familiar with the situation. Musk's AI startup, which he announced in July 2023, seeks to "understand the true nature of the universe," according to its website. Last November, X.AI released a chatbot called Grok, which the company said was modeled after "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Persons: Elon Musk, Donald Trump, CNBC's David Faber, Faber, Tesla, X.AI, OpenAI, Musk, Sam Altman, Google's Bard, Claude chatbot, Trump, Biden's Organizations: Republicans, Hyatt, Elon, Memphis, Google's Locations: Washington , DC

☆ Three-Stock Lunch: Eli Lilly, Transdigm, & Nvidia
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThree-Stock Lunch: Eli Lilly, Transdigm, & NvidiaLee Munson, president and CIO at Portfolio Wealth Advisors, joins CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ to discuss outlooks on three stocks: Eli Lilly, Transdigm, and Nvidia.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Transdigm, Nvidia Lee Munson Organizations: Nvidia, Wealth

☆ Why the C-suite is getting so big
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Beyond the usual top jobs, some organizations now have chief experience officers, chief AI-ethics officers, and chief transformation officers. LinkedIn said in September that those were the fastest-growing C-suite roles on its platform from 2022 to 2023. Janet SherlockBut she said a lineup that includes a chief marketing officer, a chief information officer, and a chief customer-experience officer might indicate insufficient internal coordination. "Do I need a customer-experience officer whenever I have a chief commercial officer, a chief information officer, and a chief marketing officer?" Wiggins said that's why there's more pressure on C-suite leaders to act as a well-informed unit of experts rather than technical specialists.

Persons: Ram Charan, who's, Jason Saltzman, Charan, —, they're, Jensen Huang, Janet Sherlock, Ralph Lauren, Sherlock, Christine Porath, Porath, Dorie Clark, Clark, Ty Wiggins, Russell Reynolds, Wiggins, remits Organizations: Bank of America, Verizon, Technologies, Nvidia, Elon, Tesla, University of North, Chapel, Columbia Business School, Workers, Russell Reynolds Associates Locations: Huang's, University of North Carolina

☆ We're overhauling our Bullpen watchlist — 3 stocks are gone, the rest stick around
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Paulina Likos | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

As a subscriber to the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer, you will receive a trade alert before Jim makes a trade. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio. 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. A view of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Wall Street November 13, 2024, in New York City.

Persons: Jim Cramer, Jim, Brian Chesky, Trump, Marvell, Jim chalked, Matt Murphy's, we're, hasn't, Amgen's, it's, Jim Cramer's, Angela Weiss Organizations: Pepsico, RTX, Marvell Technology, Nvidia, AMD, Broadcom, Novartis, JPMorgan Healthcare, Dow Inc, Jim Cramer's Charitable, CNBC, New York Stock Exchange, AFP, Getty Locations: RTX, Russia, Ukraine, Swiss, China, New York City

☆ Ron Baron sees Tesla worth $5 trillion in 10 years, says Musk eyeing $30 trillion value one day
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Yun Li | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

"Tesla, I think, is going to be worth $3 [trillion] or $4 trillion — $5 trillion in 10 years, based upon the business plan that I am aware of. Then Elon believes that longer term it's going to be worth $30 trillion," Baron said Friday on CNBC's " Squawk Box ." TSLA ALL mountain Tesla Tesla is seen as a big beneficiary of promised Trump administration policies as Musk has this year been a prominent backer and donor to the president-elect. Shares of Tesla have surged about 25% in November during the postelection rally to return to a $1 trillion market cap. Baron said he will hold on to his Tesla shares for the long run.

Persons: Ron Baron, Tesla, Elon Musk, Elon, Baron, Trump, Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy Organizations: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, EV, Republican, Tesla, Optimus Locations: U.S, Tesla

☆ A tough week for stocks may soon force us to act. Here's where we would look to buy first
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Markets sink: Stocks are taking it on the chin Friday, capping off a week in which the S & P 500 fell about 2%. Bright spots : The two best-performing S & P 500 sectors this week are financials and energy. Health care was far and away the worst-performing group in the S & P 500. Next week: There's 11 companies in the S & P 500 reporting next week. THE ABOVE INVESTING CLUB INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY , TOGETHER WITH OUR DISCLAIMER .

Persons: Jim Cramer, There's, Donald Trump's, Jerome Powell, Trump, –, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Eli Lilly, we'll, Stanley Black, Decker, Jim Cramer's, Jim Organizations: CNBC, Traders, – BlackRock, Energy, Coterra Energy, Disney, Department of Health, Human Services, pharma, Nvidia, Walmart, Viking Holdings, TJX Companies, Palo Alto Networks, Target, Williams, Club, BJ's, Ross Stores, Baidu, PDD Holdings, GE Healthcare, Jim Cramer's Charitable Locations: Wells Fargo, Sonoma, Snowflake, Palo Alto

☆ From hours to seconds: A short demo on parallel computing shows why Nvidia is the world's most valuable company
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Emma Cosgrove | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Increased availability of advanced chips has made parallel computing more accessible. By and large, they were nerding out on the possibilities of parallel computing. That speed comes from the parallel computing that the GPU enables. AdvertisementThe concept has been around since the 1980s, but until relatively recently, the capability to actually perform parallel computing was hard to access. This immense volume of computations is what has driven so much demand for Nvidia GPUs.

Persons: —, Rick Ratzel, Pydata, Ratzel Organizations: Service, Nvidia, Python Locations: Manhattan

☆ Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC make up the Big 4 — here's how they compare
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

The Big Four — EY, Deloitte, KPMG, and PwC — are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms. AdvertisementDeloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC are the world's largest accounting and consulting firms, known as the Big Four. The Big Four offer companies services such as workforce transformations, reshaping corporate finance portfolios, assurance, valuation, and optimizing the use of technology. AdvertisementThough not as stark a slowdown as Deloitte or EY, growth at PwC still dropped noticeably compared to the 9.9% rise reported for the previous 12 months. In February 2024, it unveiled a tax AI assistant for 2,300 PwC tax professionals in the UK to use.

Persons: PwC, —, Antonia Wade, EY, Ernst & Young, Janet Truncale, Carmine Di Sibio, Jack Taylor, Joe Ucuzoglu, Jim Spellman, Price Waterhouse, Mohamed Kande, Bill Thomas, Liam McBurney Organizations: Deloitte, KPMG, Service, EY, Ernst, Getty, Revenue, Assurance, PwC, Deloitte Deloitte, Deloitte Global, Equity, Nvidia, Google, AWS, Coopers, Street Journal, Big Locations: London, PwC, Asia, Pacific, Amsterdam

☆ Jim Cramer's week ahead: Earnings from Nvidia, TJX and Walmart
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

CNBC's Jim Cramer on Friday highlighted the biggest events next week on Wall Street, pinpointing earnings reports from Nvidia , TJX and Walmart . Cramer praised the two retailers but said investors might want to wait for a pullback before diving in to Walmart. Retailers TJX, Target and Williams-Sonoma will report Wednesday morning. Cramer recommended investors "wait and see" with Target as Wall Street worries about the impact of potential tariff increases by the Trump administration. After the market closes, Palo Alto Networks and Nvidia report, and Cramer said both could sell off post-earnings.

Persons: CNBC's Jim Cramer, I've, Cramer, Donald Trump, Medtronic, Trump, he'd Organizations: Nvidia, TJX, Walmart, Trump, Viking Holdings, Depot, Federal Reserve, Williams, Palo Alto Networks, Intuit, Procter & Gamble, GE Healthcare Technologies Locations: Vertiv, Sonoma, Williams, China

☆ Wall Street looks for Nvidia to take the baton from election trades to keep rally alive in the week ahead
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

What exactly President-elect Donald Trump's second term means for the stock market will be the question investors continue to grapple with in the week ahead. Nvidia earnings results will also be on deck as investors deal with stubbornly high interest rates as well. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged past 44,000 for the first time ever, and the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite similarly posted new records. Sales of Blackwell and Grace Blackwell are expected to start to show up in results next year. The SPDR S & P Regional Banking ETF has surged 11% this month.

Persons: Donald Trump's, Jimmy Chang, Jensen Huang, CNBC's, Blackwell, Grace Blackwell, Harsh Kumar, Piper Sandler, Kumar, Jensen, Donald Trump, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Novavax, Ken Mahoney, Trump, There's, Mahoney, Rockefeller's Chang, Chris Rupkey, Jerome Powell Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Rockefeller Global Family, Treasury, Nvidia, Blackwell, Health, Human Services Department, Moderna, Asset Management, Regional Banking ETF, Federal, White, FWDBONDS, Housing, Walmart, Lowe's, Palo Alto Networks, Philadelphia Fed, . Kansas City Fed Manufacturing, Ross Stores, Intuit, Deere, PMI, PMI Manufacturing, PMI Services Locations: China, U.S, NAHB, . Kansas, Michigan

☆ Morgan Creek Capital's Mark Yusko explains why Nvidia makes him nervous
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailMorgan Creek Capital's Mark Yusko explains why Nvidia makes him nervousMark Yusko, Morgan Creek Capital Management CEO & CIO, joins ‘Fast Money’ to discuss Nvidia as the world's largest publicly traded company by market cap is set to report earnings next week.

Persons: Mark Yusko Organizations: Nvidia, Morgan Creek Capital Management Locations: Morgan Creek

☆ Citi says this Korean stock is a 'unique' beneficiary of Nvidia's new AI chip, giving it 40% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( Ganesh Rao | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nvidia's next-generation artificial intelligence chip Blackwell is in hot demand from companies like OpenAI, Microsoft , Meta and other firms building AI data centers to power products like ChatGPT and Copilot. Doosan's CCLs are manufactured by Doosan Electronics, a subsidiary that accounts for over 70% of the corporation's revenue. The bank's analysts believe this estimate could be conservative, noting the increased CCL content per Blackwell chip, which could translate into a much higher total addressable market than previously estimated. Doosan's stock has already shown strong performance, rising nearly 150% this year and almost tripling in value over the past year. The company is currently valued at about $2.5 billion on the Korean stock exchange.

Persons: Nvidia's, Blackwell, Nvidia's Blackwell, Josh Yang, Schwab, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, CJ Haddad Organizations: Citi, Doosan Corporation, Nvidia, Doosan, Korean, Blackwell, Microsoft, Meta, CCL, Nvidia Blackwell, Doosan Electronics, Co, RAFI Locations: Korea, Korea's

☆ Nvidia to report earnings next week: Here's what you need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNvidia to report earnings next week: Here's what you need to knowThe Investment Committee debate whether Nvidia can reverse the course of tech stocks.

Organizations: Nvidia

☆ Nvidia results are out Wednesday: Here's what investors need to know
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-15 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailNvidia results are out Wednesday: Here's what investors need to knowCNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders—Karen Finerman, Tim Seymour, Julie Biel, and Steve Grasso—discuss Nvidia as the world's largest publicly traded company by market cap is set to report earnings next week.

Persons: Melissa Lee, — Karen Finerman, Tim Seymour, Julie Biel, Steve Grasso Organizations: Nvidia, Fast

Here's a rapid-fire update on all the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio we use for the CNBC Investing Club. This time around, Trump's tariff proposals on Chinese imports could help Amazon in its competition against low-price online sellers Temu and Shein. Salesforce : Not a Trump stock, but it wasn't a Kamala Harris stock either. Constellation Brands : The Mexican beer importer has been punished on fears about what Trump's tariff and immigration proposals could do to its business. Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust's portfolio.

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☆ Matt Gaetz has a history of going after Big Tech. As Trump's attorney general, he'd be tasked with enforcing antitrust laws.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Erin Snodgrass | Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Gaetz has criticized Big Tech for censoring conservatives and supports antitrust enforcement. Both the Justice Department and the FTC enforce antitrust laws that impact large tech companies. Gaetz has frequently railed against Big Tech, accusing Silicon Valley firms of censoring conservatives. The current Federal Trade Commission chair, Lina Khan, whom Trump may end up replacing, has aggressively gone after Big Tech companies. "But the hurdles for Big Tech could remain elevated," he added.

Persons: Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, —, Trump, Lina Khan, Khan, JD Vance, Mark, Buchanan Ingersoll, Rooney, he's, Isaac Boltansky, Barron's, Kasten, TikTok, George Hay, Hay Organizations: Big Tech, Justice Department, Service, Senate, Florida Republican, Business, FTC, Federal Trade Commission, Nvidia, Meta, Microsoft, Wall Street Journal, China, Apple, Google, Cornell University Locations: Florida, Silicon, Silicon Valley

☆ 'Big Short' investor Michael Burry boosts Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com bets as he doubles down on China
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The "Big Short" investor raised his stakes in Alibaba, Baidu, and JD.com but also hedged the wagers. Burry didn't add any new names to his stock portfolio but exited a couple in the period. AdvertisementMichael Burry doubled down on three of China's biggest technology companies last quarter, boosting his stakes while carefully hedging his bets. The investor of "The Big Short" fame bolstered his Alibaba position by 29% to 200,000 shares worth around $21 million at the end of September, a quarterly portfolio filing revealed on Thursday. The Scion Asset Management boss doubled his JD.com stake to 500,000 shares worth $20 million at quarter end, and purchased put options on the same number of shares.

Persons: Michael Burry, —, bearish, Trump, aren't, He's, Burry Organizations: Baidu, Service, Scion Asset Management, Molina Healthcare, Shift4, Hudson Pacific Properties, American Coastal Insurance, GameStop, Nasdaq, Apple, Nvidia Locations: Alibaba, BioAlta, TheRealReal

☆ Tech giants are investing in 'sovereign AI' to help Europe cut its dependence on the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ryan Browne | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Sovereign AI is "more driven by the industry naming it that, than it is from the policymakers' side," Gow said. On Wednesday, Denmark laid out a landmark white paper outlining how companies can use AI in compliance with the incoming EU AI Act — the world's first major AI law. How regulation fueled a mindset shiftThat's not to say regulations haven't proven an important factor in getting tech giants to think more about building localized AI infrastructure within Europe. The concept of AI sovereignty is also getting buy-in from local European tech firms. Orange hasn't yet selected a partner for these sovereign AI model ambitions.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, Chris Gow, Anthropic's Claude, Filippo Sanesi, Sanesi, hasn't, —, Cisco's Gow, Rather, " Gow, Gow, It's, David Hogan, Hogan, OVHCloud's Sanesi, Qwant, Bruno Zerbib, Zerbib Organizations: Reuters, Portugal — Tech, CNBC, Data, of Justice, EU, General Data Protection, U.S, Sovereign, Nvidia, Orange Locations: Reuters LISBON, Portugal, Brussels, U.S, Europe, OVHCloud, Italy, Italia, Denmark, Berlin, Paris, French

☆ Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Netflix, Amazon, Microsoft, Tesla, Meta, Campbell Soup and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Here are Thursday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Citi initiates Gilead Sciences as buy The firm said it is bullish on the biotech company's HIV franchise. Piper Sandler upgrades Campbell Soup to overweight from neutral Piper Sandler said it sees an attractive entry point for the stock. UBS initiates Cogent as buy The firm said it sees meaningful revenue acceleration for the internet services company. Jefferies reiterates Tesla as hold The firm raised its price target on the stock to $300 per share from $195. Morgan Stanley reiterates Meta as overweight The firm said Meta is a major artificial intelligence beneficiary. "

Persons: Piper Sandler, Campbell, Oppenheimer, Jefferies, Tesla, Morgan Stanley, Papa, KeyBanc, Papa John's, BXP, Wells, Wells Fargo, BURL, Meta, Needham, Eli Lilly's Organizations: Citi, Gilead Sciences, HIV, SOVO, UBS, Nvidia, Bank of America, Neutral Bank of America, ISI, Papa Johns International, Company, JPMorgan, Medicines, 3Q, Netflix, Barclays, Airlines, FDA, Novo Nordisk, Microsoft Locations: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Manhattan, Burlington

☆ The US-China tech race is moving from chips to the raw materials they're made of
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Huileng Tan | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the race against the US for global tech supremacy, China has the upper hand in at least one critical area: rare earths. AdvertisementFor more than a year, Beijing has slowly been tightening its grip on critical minerals and rare earths. Now, there are fears that China could tighten the global rare earths supply chain even more. China's rare earth dominanceChina has long dominated the rare earths market due to supply, low labor costs, and lax environmental standards. In 2022, the US Department of Defense awarded $45 million to MP Materials for rare earth oxide processing, and in 2023, it awarded over $288 million to Lynas USA to set up commercial-scale rare earth oxide production facilities.

Persons: Deng Xiaoping, —, Rick Waters, Donald Trump's, Louise Loo, Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Chris Tang, Nick Vyas, USC Marshall's Randall R, Vyas, he's Organizations: European Union, World Trade Organization, US Department of Defense, Materials, US, White, Nvidia, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Oxford Economics, Greater China, Council, Foreign Relations, Soviet, Bloomberg, AMD, USC, Kendrick, Supply Chain Institute, Bureau of Industry, Security Locations: China, US, Beijing, Japan, USA, Eurasia, Washington, Taiwan, Greater, Soviet Union, North Korea, North Vietnam

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