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☆ Tesla faces a 'seminal moment' and darker days could be ahead, analyst says
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | by ( Sarah Jackson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Tesla is at a fork in the road, and Elon Musk has to turn things around quickly, according to Dan Ives. The Wedbush Securities analyst said we're seeing "a seminal moment in the Tesla story" right now. Tesla shares fell Tuesday after the company delivered fewer cars in Q1 than analysts expected. AdvertisementTesla is facing a do-or-die moment after the "unmitigated disaster" that was its first quarter, one analyst says. Elon Musk's electric carmaker delivered about 386,800 cars in Q1, the company reported Tuesday, far fewer than Wall Street analysts expected.

Persons: Tesla, Elon Musk, Dan Ives, —, Elon Organizations: Wedbush Securities, Service, Wall Street, Business

DETROIT (AP) — Tesla sales fell sharply last quarter as competition increased worldwide, electric vehicle sales growth slowed, and price cuts failed to draw more buyers. In its letter to investors in January, Tesla predicted “notably lower” sales growth this year. In March it temporarily knocked $1,000 off the Model Y, its top-selling vehicle. During the quarter, Tesla lost production time in Germany after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. But sales growth slowed toward the end of the year.

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☆ Tesla: Here's why Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has an outperform rating on the stock
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-02 | 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 EmailTesla: Here's why Wedbush analyst Dan Ives has an outperform rating on the stockDan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing director, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why Dan Ives still has an outperform rating for Tesla, what turnaround needs to happen, and what Ives bases his hope with Tesla on.

Persons: Dan Ives, Tesla, Ives Organizations: Tesla, Wedbush Securities

☆ Apple's iPhone China shipments in February look even worse than estimated
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Apple's iPhone shipments in China have fallen again, government data show. Apple shipped roughly 2.4 million smartphones in February — a 33% drop from 2023, per Bloomberg. AdvertisementThe latest iPhone data out of China imply Apple's still having a tough time in one of its biggest markets. Counterpoint Research, in its report released in early March, estimated that iPhone sales in China had dropped by 24% in the first six weeks of the year. "In essence, Apple needs China, and China needs Apple."

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☆ Microsoft is having its iPhone moment around AI, says Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | 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 is having its iPhone moment around AI, says Dan IvesDan Ives, Managing Director of Equity Research at Wedbush, discusses his recent price target hike for Microsoft.

Persons: Dan Ives Dan Ives Organizations: Microsoft, Equity Research, Wedbush

☆ China needs Apple even as it tries to push foreign firms out, economist says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-25 | by ( Filip De Mott | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

China is unlikely to push Apple out of the country, Shehzad Qazi of China Beige Book told CNBC. "In sectors where they think reliance on American firms — software, hardware, anything talked about — is going to become a national security threat, they want American companies out. "In essence Apple needs China and China needs Apple despite all the noise," he said. "With 90% of the supply chain cemented in China Apple will over time move some manufacturing to India, Vietnam, and other regions. However, the vast majority of its iPhone production and suppliers will remain in China and this trip was Apple essentially doubling down on China."

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☆ Now is the time for Reddit to 'walk the walk', says Wedbush's Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-20 | 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 EmailNow is the time for Reddit to 'walk the walk', says Wedbush's Dan IvesHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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☆ Outperforming fund manager says this software stock is set to be a 'serious player' in a corner of AI, gives it nearly 60% upside
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-19 | by ( Weizhen Tan | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

One stock is a "promising AI investment" and set to be a "serious player" in a corner of the space, according to Brian Stutland of Equity Armor Investments. They are really starting to become very creative in the AI world," Stutland, a portfolio manager at the firm, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia " last week. Palantir has been scaling its Artificial Intelligence Platform, or AIP, and Karp said the company carried out nearly 600 pilots with the technology last year. Shares of Palantir jumped nearly 10% on March 6 after Palantir announced its Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node was selected by the U.S. Army . TITAN uses artificial intelligence to provide targeting information for missiles.

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☆ Apple's first AI move may be outsourcing the mess to Google
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-18 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Why handle the mess of AI by itself when it can pass it on to someone else? AdvertisementApple does, of course, want an AI strategy, despite all the mess the technology brings with it. Fresh AI features could help Apple boost falling iPhone sales in China. Fresh generative AI features could give iPhones the extra edge they need to boost sales again. In addition, Apple will have several new AI features based on its own, homegrown LLM models we expect to be unveiled at WWDC this June.

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☆ A TikTok ban could be terrible news for Apple and Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-15 | by ( Geoff Weiss | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

China could retaliate against Apple and Tesla via brand damage campaigns or stifling local ops. AdvertisementA potential TikTok ban in the US could spell trouble for Apple, Tesla, and other American companies operating in China. And on Wednesday, China's foreign ministry warned TikTok ban attempts would "eventually backfire on the US." Deepwater Asset Management managing partner Gene Munster told Business Insider he believes a TikTok ban has a 25% chance of materializing. In a world where there is a TikTok ban, Munster said, "Chinese leadership could expand its anti-iPhone campaign beyond the government."

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☆ Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is interested in buying TikTok
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Elisabeth Buchwald | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he’s assembling a team of investors to make a bid to buy TikTok. “It’s a great business and I’m going to put together a group to buy TikTok,” Mnuchin told CNBC Thursday morning. Even though TikTok is likely unprofitable, “it’s worth a lot of money,” he added. Mnuchin, though, said he’s looking to find a solution where the Chinese government will allow TikTok to be sold without a technology transfer. Even if that happens, any kind of TikTok ban would likely be fought in courts.

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☆ Who will buy TikTok from ByteDance?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-14 | by ( Allison Morrow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

At $100 billion, there are few companies that could afford to buy TikTok outright. Citing people familiar with the matter, the Journal wrote that Kotick “floated the idea of partnering to buy TikTok to a table of people that included OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.”CNN couldn’t independently confirm the report. Its one go at the social media scene, the buggy and short-lived Ping, was one of Apple’s biggest flops. And any tech executive or private equity investor thinking of buying TikTok would need to be prepared to enter the social media quagmire. A key question in assessing the value of a TikTok deal is whether China would allow ByteDance to export its algorithm — the secret sauce that keeps TikTok users glued to their phones.

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☆ Satya Nadella says Google should've been the 'default winner' of the AI race
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Satya Nadella said Google should've been the "default winner" of the Big Tech AI race. He said Google can "bring some competition" to Microsoft in the AI race. Microsoft — not Google — is the AI frontrunner, tech analyst Dan Ives said last year. AdvertisementSatya Nadella said Google "should have been the default winner" of Big Tech's AI race. The Microsoft CEO said the resources available to Google should've made it a frontrunner.

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☆ I’m addicted to TikTok. What do I do now that the House has effectively voted to ban it?
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-13 | by ( Clare Duffy | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

The bill would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media platform is quickly spun off from ByteDance. Some TikTok users posted videos ahead of Wednesday’s vote showing them calling their representatives and threatening to vote for alternate candidates if they voted to pass the bill. “This process was secret and the bill was jammed through for one reason: it’s a ban,” a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement following the Wednesday House vote. That may be even more true after Biden’s likely opponent in November, former President Donald Trump, said he opposed a TikTok ban, a reversal from his stance as president. App stores that violate the legislation could be fined based on the number of users of a banned app.

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☆ House passes TikTok bill: What investors need to know
▼ + 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 EmailHouse passes TikTok bill: What investors need to knowDan Ives, Wedbush Securities analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss what happens if the TikTok bill passes the Senate, if Ives will rerate any of the Big Tech stocks after Wednesday's news, and what it means for retaliatory measures China could place.

Persons: Dan Ives, Ives Organizations: Email, Wedbush Securities, Big Tech Locations: China

☆ Who is Jeff Yass? The billionaire donor with investments in TikTok’s parent company
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-12 | by ( Kalhan Rosenblatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Yass co-founded the Philadelphia-based trading firm Susquehanna International Group, which owns a 15% stake in TikTok's China-based parent company, ByteDance. Yass' investment is under threat today, and the typically press-shy billionaire is taking fire from both the left and the right. "This would be a nightmare for Yass, given the major investment in TikTok, if a forced ban hit the company under the Biden administration," Ives said. Today, at least 150 million Americans use TikTok regularly, according to company data. The company has said it stores U.S. users' data securely and rejects the idea that it poses a threat to national security.

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☆ What to know about this AI stock with ties to Nvidia up nearly 170% in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Investors may want to keep an eye on this artificial intelligence voice-and-speech recognition stock with ties to Nvidia . Shares of SoundHound AI have surged almost 170% this year and nearly 347% in February alone as investors bet on new applications for the booming technology trend that has taken Wall Street by storm. SOUN YTD mountain SoundHound shares in 2024 While the Nvidia investment isn't new news for investors and analysts, it does reinforce SoundHound's value proposition. "With voice enabled units expected to grow to 70% of shipments by 2026, this represents a significant growth opportunity, in our view," he added. He estimates an $11 billion total addressable market when accounting for the immediate opportunities from quick-service restaurants and original equipment manufacturers.

Persons: Dan Ives, Ives, SoundHound, Ladenburg Thalmann's Glenn Mattson, Krispy, Davidson's Gil Luria, Cantor Fitzgerald's Brett Knoblauch, Wainwright's Scott Buck Organizations: Nvidia, Wedbush Securities Locations: Krispy Kreme, Jersey

☆ The iPhone needs a revamp, and its sagging performance in China is proof
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-06 | by ( Hasan Chowdhury | Lina Batarags | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewThe last thing Tim Cook needs this year is for the iPhone to give him a headache. Unfortunately for Apple, that task could be complicated as signs emerge that its workhorse gadget needs a revamp. In its most recent quarter, Apple generated almost $70 billion of its $119.6 billion total revenue from iPhone sales. China, Apple's most important international market, has started to sour on iPhones, bucking a trend of growth in other regions. Apple's AI efforts, led by ex-Googler and senior vice president John Giannandrea, could introduce several AI features to iPhones that offer an edge over Chinese competitors.

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☆ Apple's slump is a buying opportunity, says Wedbush's Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-05 | 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 EmailApple's slump is a buying opportunity, says Wedbush's Dan IvesHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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☆ Apple pulling out of EV project was the right move, says Wedbush's Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-28 | 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 EmailApple pulling out of EV project was the right move, says Wedbush's Dan IvesDan Ives, Wedbush Securities analyst, and Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson senior software analyst, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss each analyst's take on Apple's move out of automobiles, any idea how much capital Apple put towards its electric vehicle ambitions, and much more.

Persons: Wedbush's Dan Ives Dan Ives, Gil Luria, D.A Organizations: Apple, Wedbush Securities, Davidson

☆ 4 reasons why Wall Street fears that Nvidia's hard-earned gains could go up in smoke
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( James Faris | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

In the last 15 months, Wall Street analysts have hailed generative AI as the most impactful innovation in decades and compared its theoretical impact to that of the internet. While the full impact of AI isn't clear yet, companies are under immense pressure to convince investors that they're not falling behind. "We can't envision any of these large cloud companies or consumer companies pulling back on AI spending anytime soon," Colello said. UBS"This is not always a harbinger of slowing revenue growth and a concentrated H200/B100 launch could be adding to near-term opex," Arcuri wrote in a recent note. AdvertisementDespite what Nvidia's recent performance suggests, Wall Street is notoriously tough to please.

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☆ The AI party has already begun, says Wedbush Securities' Dan Ives
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | 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 EmailThe AI party has already begun, says Wedbush Securities' Dan IvesDan Ives, Wedbush Securities, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss why 1995 is an analog to where equity markets are right now, inventory corrections on a quarterly basis, and the multiplier effect for companies operating in the AI space.

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☆ AI is having a '1995 moment'
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-23 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewArtificial intelligence is having a 90s-like boom — and one analyst says Nvidia is leading the charge. "This is a 1995 Moment as now the AI Revolution and $1 trillion of incremental spending over the next decade is hitting the software ecosystem and rest of tech sector," Dan Ives, a tech analyst at Wedbush Securities, wrote in a recent analyst note. "The AI Revolution starts with Nvidia and in our view, the AI party and popcorn is just getting started," Ives said. "We started the AI journey with the hyperscale cloud providers and consumer internet companies," Huang said. "We're really just getting started," Huang said.

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☆ Nvidia is 'jet fuel' for the stock market, say Wall Street analysts
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-22 | by ( George Glover | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The stock surged 14% in premarket trading, putting it on course to boost its value by $240 billion. NEW LOOK Sign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementHere's how analysts are reacting to Nvidia's latest report. Advertisement"This was a 'game-changing moment' for the tech bulls and puts jet fuel in the tech bull market thesis," he added.

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☆ Jensen spoke and the market listened, says Wedbush's Dan Ives on Nvidia earnings
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-21 | 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 EmailJensen spoke and the market listened, says Wedbush's Dan Ives on Nvidia earningsHosted by Brian Sullivan, “Last Call” is a fast-paced, entertaining business show that explores the intersection of money, culture and policy. Tune in Monday through Friday at 7 p.m. ET on CNBC.

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