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☆ The CEO of Palantir says he expects to keep losing employees over the company's support for Israel
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Shubhangi Goel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The CEO of Palantir said the company has lost employees due to its support of Israel. AdvertisementPalantir CEO Alexander Karp said the company has lost employees due to its public support for Israel. "We've lost employees. I'm sure we'll lose employees," Karp said in an interview with CNBC's " Money Movers " on Wednesday. From my perspective it's not just about Israel," Karp told CNBC on Wednesday.

Persons: Palantir, —, Alexander Karp, We've, Karp, CNBC's, it's, Google Israel, Axel Springer's, Axel Springer Organizations: Service, Israel, Israeli Ministry of Defense, CNBC, Hamas, Apple, Google, Microsoft, BlackRock, Wired, Business Insider, Palantir, Insider Inc, Business Locations: Israel, Tel Aviv, Ukraine, Gaza

☆ Morgan Stanley's guide to investing in AI as use of the technology spreads
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Morgan Stanley is offering up alternative ways to play artificial intelligence beyond the usual tech "enablers" that have come to dominate investor attention. A report issued Tuesday entitled "15 Ways to Play AI" anticipates a "broadening out of the AI theme over the remainder of 2024 and into 2025" and notable AI adoption in areas such as gaming, education and biotechnology. The study, an outgrowth of Morgan Stanley's technology, media and telecom investment conference last week, highlights "the Tech Diffusion theme from all angles and all geographies." Against this backdrop, here are some of Morgan Stanley's top picks as AI broadens out: Several popular technology stocks made the list alongside AI mainstays such as Nvidia , Microsoft and Alphabet . Morgan Stanley included workplace management software company Asana on two of its AI lists, one of companies that are likely to get a productivity boost from AI, and another that highlighted "Global Adopters" of AI.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Morgan, Edward Stanley, —, Stanley, Morgan Stanley's, Oracle, Asana, Baker Hughes, Prologis, AbbVie Organizations: Microsoft, Meta, Edge, Companies, Nvidia, Apple, Baidu, Palantir Technologies Locations: London, Europe, ASAN

☆ Palantir CEO says his outspoken pro-Israel views have caused employees to leave company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Alex Koller | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTwatch nowPalantir CEO Alex Karp said some staffers at his software company have exited due to his public support for Israel. I'm sure we'll lose employees," Karp said in an interview Wednesday with CNBC's "Money Movers." "If you have a position that does not cost you ever to lose an employee, it's not a position." Karp was responding to a question from anchor Sara Eisen about personnel turnover at the company resulting from its controversial stances. Peter Thiel, co-founder and chairman of Palantir Technologies Inc., speaks during a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Nov. 18, 2019.

Persons: Alex Karp, We've, Karp, it's, Sara Eisen, Palantir, Eisen, Peter Thiel, Kiyoshi Ota Organizations: Israel, Ministry, Israeli Ministry of Defense, New York Times, Palantir Technologies Inc, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Israel, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Tokyo, Japan

☆ Palantir CEO on generative AI and competition
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | 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 EmailPalantir CEO on generative AI and competitionPalantir CEO Alex Karp joins 'Money Movers' to discuss recent strengths of Palantir's corporate customers, how Palantir differentiates itself from competitors, and more.

Persons: Alex Karp

☆ Palantir CEO: Outspoken pro-Israel views led employees to leave the company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | 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 EmailPalantir CEO: Outspoken pro-Israel views led employees to leave the companyAlex Karp, Palantir co-founder and CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss the differences in the battle between Israel and Ukraine, why Karp's been so outspoken in his support for Israel, and much more.

Persons: Alex Karp, Palantir, Karp's Organizations: Israel Locations: Israel, Ukraine

☆ Palantir CEO says short sellers bet against great companies 'so they can pay for their coke'
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Todd Haselton | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Palantir CEO Alex Karp skewered short sellers — investors who bet on the decline in a company's stock price — in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday. "I love burning the short sellers," Karp told CNBC's Sara Eisen on "Money Movers." "Almost nothing makes a human happier than taking the lines of cocaine away from these short sellers, who like, are going short on a truly great American company. Not just ours, but just love pulling down great American companies so they can pay for their coke." When a stock goes up, short sellers are on the hook to buy back shares, potentially at a huge loss.

Persons: Alex Karp skewered, Karp, CNBC's Sara Eisen, Palantir Organizations: CNBC, American, Intelligence, U.S . Army, YouTube

☆ Tesla's value has slumped by $234 billion this year — that's more than McDonald's, Disney, or Nike are worth
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Tesla's market value has tumbled $234 billion this year, or more than McDonald's or Disney are worth. Elon Musk's EV maker is close to losing more value than Netflix or Coke's entire market caps. AdvertisementTesla's market value has plunged by an astounding $234 billion this year — that's considerably more than McDonald's ($212 billion), Disney ($202 billion), and Cisco ($199 billion) are worth. That decline is close to the entire market caps of Netflix ($259 billion) and Coca-Cola ($257 billion), and larger than the entire market value of American Express ($158 billion) and Nike ($148 billion). It's also worth noting that Tesla is still worth more than 10 times the value of either General Motors ($46 billion) or Ford ($49 billion).

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☆ This defense-tech startup bootstrapped its way to nearly $30 million in revenue. Now, it has another $35 million from Sapphire Ventures.
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-07 | by ( Melia Russell | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now, Defense Unicorns, a startup that creates open-source software for national security systems, has announced it raised $35 million in a round of funding led by Sapphire Ventures and Ansa Capital. The world of open-source software for the military is small, making the opportunity much greater. TestifySec, a tiny startup building open-source software for the Department of Homeland Security, raised a $6 million seed round last fall. This year, Defense Unicorns says it will use the initial round of funding to go on a hiring spree. Defense Unicorns will compete for talent in artificial intelligence with tons of other startups.

Persons: —, Jai Das, Rob Slaughter, Das, siphoning, Slaughter, it's, Lockheed Martin Organizations: Service, Sapphire Ventures, Unicorns, Business, Defense Unicorns, Ansa, Department of Defense, Air Force, Lockheed, Department of Homeland Security Locations: Chicago

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: CrowdStrike, Palantir, Super Micro Computer, Brown-Forman and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

JD.com — The Chinese e-commerce platform surged nearly 19% after posting a quarterly revenue increase. Thor Industries — Shares plunged 11% after the recreational vehicle maker posted quarterly revenue that disappointed expectations. In its second quarter, Thor Industries reported revenue of $2.21 billion, weaker than the FactSet consensus estimate of $2.27 billion. Box posted fourth-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share, topping the forecast 38 cents in earnings per share from analysts polled by LSEG. Wall Street firms HSBC and Deutsche Bank upgraded Target to buy after the earnings results.

Persons: CrowdStrike, JD.com, Nordstrom, Morgan Stanley, Locker, HashiCorp, LSEG, Couchbase, Bitcoin, Ether, ChargePoint, Wolfe, Brown, Forman —, Forman, Jack Daniel's, Adam Jonas, Tesla, Fitch, — CNBC's Michelle Fox, Lisa Kailai Han, Hakyung Kim, Pia Singh, Samantha Subin Organizations: Management, Nordstrom, New York Community Bancorp, Reuters, Wall, Bank, — Bank, PNC Financial Services, Northern Trust, T Bank, Thor Industries, FactSet, ChargePoint Holdings, LSEG, OpenAI, —, U.S . Army, Tactical Intelligence, Wall Street, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Target, Argus, Abercrombie, Fitch, Tech Locations: FactSet ., LSEG .

☆ Palantir wins $178 million Army contract
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | 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 EmailPalantir wins $178 million Army contractCNBC's Morgan Brennan joins 'Squawk Box' with the latest news from Palantir.

Persons: CNBC's Morgan Brennan Organizations: Army Locations: Palantir

☆ Lightning Round: Palantir can go higher from here, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailLightning Round: Palantir can go higher from here, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stock including: Palantir, UiPath, SLB, Unity Software and New Fortress Energy.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Unity Software, New Fortress Energy

☆ Cramer's Lighting Round: New Fortress Energy is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Palantir's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon UiPath's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Schlumberger's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon New Fortress Energy's year-to-date stock performance. New Fortress Energy : I want you to buy it [buy, buy, buy!]."

Persons: I'm, Jim Whitehurst Organizations: Schlumberger, HAL, Unity Software, New Fortress Energy

☆ Palantir CTO talks new contract with the U.S. Army to build AI enabled vehicle
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | 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 EmailPalantir CTO talks new contract with the U.S. Army to build AI enabled vehicleShyam Sankar, Palantir chief technology officer, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk winning its new contract with the U.S. Army.

Persons: Shyam Sankar Organizations: U.S . Army

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Palantir, CrowdStrike, Foot Locker and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Foot Locker — Shares tumbled about 9.7% after the sneaker retailer posted a holiday-quarter loss and provided weak guidance for the current year. CrowdStrike's adjusted earnings of 95 cents per share surpassed an LSEG consensus estimate of 82 cents per share. The firm's $845 million in revenue was also higher than the estimated $839 million. That's higher than analysts' calls for $1.65 per share on revenue of $5.81 billion, according to LSEG. Box — The stock added 2.9% after matching fourth-quarter revenue expectations, according to LSEG.

Persons: Foot, CrowdStrike, Palantir, ChargePoint, FactSet, Ross, Bitcoin, Nordstrom, —, Jesse Pound, Michelle Fox Theobald Organizations: —, U.S . Army, Tactical Intelligence, Ross, OpenAI, Nordstrom

Toeing the line in Miami BeachAmerica’s corporate elite were everywhere in Miami at the Future Investment Initiative conference, Saudi Arabia’s latest bid to showcase its extensive wealth and deepen ties with Western business. DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch was on hand to report on the financiers and Hollywood A-listers who made the trip. The Saudis are using their vast oil wealth to become one the world’s biggest investors and forge closer relationships with Wall Street, Silicon Valley and more. (So too did former Trump officials including Steven Mnuchin, the former Treasury secretary; Mike Pompeo, a previous secretary of state; and Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law.) Attendees mingled over wine, which is banned in Saudi Arabia, and Carbone’s spicy rigatoni.

Persons: Jamal Khashoggi —, Prince Mohammed bin Salman, DealBook’s Lauren Hirsch, Steve Schwarzman, Blackstone, Barry Sternlicht, Alex Karp, Brian Grazer, Gwyneth Paltrow, Steven Mnuchin, Mike Pompeo, Jared Kushner, Trump’s Organizations: Future Investment Initiative, Saudi, Hollywood, Starwood, Palantir, Trump, Treasury Locations: Miami Beach, Miami, Silicon Valley, Saudi Arabia

☆ These option plays can hedge against a reversal in stock market momentum, Goldman says
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Jesse Pound | In Jesse-Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

John Marshall of Goldman's derivatives research team said in a Feb. 22 note that investors can use options to position for a reversal in the momentum trade. Goldman's approach to hedging momentum is two-pronged: buying put options on high momentum stocks, and buying call options on "anti-momentum" stocks. "If a true momentum reversal were to occur, we see the potential to profit on both sides of the trade," Marshall wrote. Goldman has a sell rating on SkyWest and a neutral rating on Palantir. On the other leg of the trade, Goldman identified stocks with buy ratings from its analysts that have fallen over the past 12 months.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, John Marshall, Marshall, Goldman Organizations: Nvidia, Goldman, SkyWest, Pfizer

☆ Bank of America thinks these stocks are prime candidates to join the S&P 500, and could outperform
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Woodard noted that changes to the S & P 500 typically occur following a period of strong growth. The S & P 500 has gained more than 24% in the past year and has climbed more than 4% from the start of 2024. There are two main criteria for adding a stock to the S & P 500, the strategist said. Here's a look at some of the stocks Bank of America thinks are in contention for entry to the S & P 500. Bank of America analyst Craig Siegenthaler thinks the stock could be added to the S & P 500 as soon as mid-March following the index's planned rebalance.

Persons: they've, Jared Woodard, Stocks, Woodard, FactSet, Palantir, Craig Siegenthaler Organizations: Bank of America, Bank of, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Dow Jones Industrial, Amazon, Palantir Technologies, KKR

☆ Bridgit Mendler went from Disney star to space startup CEO with $6.3M in funding—it started with an accidental college major
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Ashton Jackson | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Bridgit Mendler's path from Disney Channel star to space startup CEO started with — quite literally — an accident. The 31-year-old is the CEO and co-founder of Northwood Space, a company based in El Segundo, California that aims to mass-produce ground stations — otherwise known as the antennae that communicate with space satellites. "While everybody else was making their sourdough starters [during the Covid-19 pandemic], we were building antennas out of random crap we could find at Home Depot ... and receiving data from [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] satellites," Mendler told CNBC on Monday while announcing her startup. "I'm studying anthropology," Mendler told ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in 2015. While at Harvard, she served as co-president of the Harvard Space Law Society, according to her LinkedIn profile.

Persons: —, Charlie, Mendler, ABC's, Jimmy Kimmel, Griffin, Andreessen Horowitz, Peter Thiel's Organizations: Disney Channel, Northwood, National Oceanic, Administration, CNBC, University of Southern, USC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Media Lab, Harvard Law School, Harvard, Harvard Space Law Society, Founders, Humba Ventures, Elon, SpaceX, Technologies, Northrop Grumman Locations: El Segundo , California, University of Southern California, Northwood

☆ Calls of the Day: Citigroup, Palantir and IBM
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | 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 EmailCalls of the Day: Citigroup, Palantir and IBMThe “Halftime Report” Investment Committee debate the biggest analyst calls of the day.

Organizations: Citigroup, Palantir, IBM

The firm downgraded the cosmetics stock to hold from buy but maintained $530 per share price target. The firm maintained a neutral rating alongside a $13 per share price target, implying nearly 10% upside ahead. The firm is standing by an underperform rating on Robinhood stock with a $12 per share price target. HSBC downgraded the software stock to hold but maintained its $22 per share price target. First Solar shares have lagged in 2024, losing 11.6% amid concern that Federal Reserve rate cuts may not arrive until later than anticipated.

Persons: Ulta, Anthony Chukumba, Chukumba, Brian Evans, Christopher Danely, — Brian Evans, Robinhood's, Robinhood, LSEG, JPMorgan's Kenneth Worthington, Goldman Sachs, Will Nance, America's Craig Siegenthaler, Wells, Biogen, Mohit Bansal, Stephen Bersey, Christopher Dendrinos, Dendrinos, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, U.S, Wednesday, RBC, HSBC, Palantir, Citi, Revenue, Bank, America's, Technologies, RBC Capital Markets, Enphase Energy, Shoals Technologies Locations: 2024e, Tuesday's, U.S

☆ Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Tesla, Nvidia, Arm, Citi, Walmart, First Solar, Ulta, GE & more
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-14 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

UBS downgrades Waste Management to neutral from buy UBS said the trash company has a "lofty" valuation. Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi said its standing by its buy rating heading into earnings next week. " UBS upgrades HF Sinclair to buy from neutral UBS said the refiner is underappreciated. UBS upgrades Huntington Bancshares to buy from neutral UBS said it sees "strong strategic positioning" for the regional bank. Citi downgrades GlobalFoundries to neutral from buy Citi downgraded the semi company following earnings on Tuesday.

Persons: Wells, Redburn, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, it's, Piper Sandler, Piper, Jane Fraser's, Q, BRKRs, BRKR, DINO, D.A, Davidson downgrades Airbnb, Evercore, GlobalFoundries, Bernstein, Wingstop Organizations: Wells, RBC, Enphase Energy, Shoals Technologies, SolarEdge Technologies, UBS downgrades Waste Management, UBS, Citi, Nvidia, JPMorgan, Sinclair, diesel, Deutsche Bank, General, Deutsche, GE, ABNB, ABNB's, Walmart, ISI, Huntington, HSBC, Palantir, HP, Bank of America, of America, Design Systems, Rivals Locations: EBITDA

☆ Lightning Round: Buy some Toyota, then wait for it to come down, says Jim Cramer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Jim Cramer | ) 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 EmailLightning Round: Buy some Toyota, then wait for it to come down, says Jim Cramer'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer weighs in on stock including: Iron Mountain, Toyota, Dick's Sporting Goods, Rockwell Automation, Joby Aviation, Palantir, Sempra and Dutch Bros.

Persons: Jim Cramer Organizations: Toyota, Dick's Sporting Goods, Rockwell Automation, Joby Aviation, Bros

☆ Cramer's Lightning Round: Sempra is a buy
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-13 | by ( Julie Coleman | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Iron Mountain's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Toyota's year-to-date stock performance. Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Palantir's year-to-date stock performance. I would actually pull the trigger and buy that stock right here [buy, buy, buy]." Stock Chart Icon Stock chart icon Dutch Bros' year-to-date stock performance.

Persons: I've, Rockwell, Joby, They've, It's, it's Organizations: Toyota, Goods, Dick's Sporting, Rockwell Automation, Joby, Dutch Bros

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street, although Tokyo's benchmark slipped slightly. Those developments had pushed Chinese shares, including those in Hong Kong, sharply higher on Tuesday. The mostly small cap stocks traded in the southern Chinese market of Shenzhen were up 1.4%, and the CSI 1000, an index that tracks highly volatile “snowball derivatives" was up 4.2%. Wall Street drifted higher through a quiet Tuesday as the bond market calmed following some sharp swings. In the bond market, the yield on the 10-year Treasury relaxed following its slingshot ride higher in recent days.

Persons: Xi Jinping, Seng, Australia's, Korea's Kospi, Brent Organizations: TOKYO, Hong, CSI, Nikkei, Toyota Motor Corp, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Federal, GE Healthcare Technologies, Palantir Technologies, FMC, CVS Health, Walt Disney Co, PepsiCo, Treasury, U.S Locations: U.S, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Asia, Brazil

☆ Here are Jim Cramer’s rapid-fire takes on 5 stocks in the news Tuesday
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Matthew J. Belvedere | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Broadcom – JPMorgan reinstated coverage on Broadcom , also a Club stock, following a period of restrictions. Jim said of Broadcom: "Those who don't own this stock, I'd still buy it." "Gross margins are really good. "They are really cyber terror. They are actually terror," Jim said, meaning Palantir focuses its big data protection against cyber terrorists.

Persons: Rich Galanti, Gary, Millerchip, Rich, Jim Cramer, Cramer, Jim, Palantir, DocuSign Organizations: Costco, Kroger, CNBC, Club, Broadcom, JPMorgan, Computer, Spotify, Palo

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