A busy week of Big Tech earnings left us feeling more assured about our investments in Nvidia , Broadcom and Eaton as spending on artificial intelligence chips and data centers remain clear-cut priorities. The quarterly reports from Club holdings Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms and Amazon this week varied in overall quality, but a … Read more
Artificial intelligence-related lobbying reached new heights in 2023, with more than 450 organizations participating. It marks a 185% increase from the year before, when just 158 organizations did so, according to federal lobbying disclosures analyzed by OpenSecrets on behalf of CNBC. The spike in AI lobbying comes amid growing calls for AI regulation and the … Read more
SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 28, 2023 – Photo taken on July 28, 2023 shows the AMD logo at the 2023 ChinaJoy in Shanghai, China. CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images U.S. chip giant Advanced Micro Devices is betting on AI PCs to take on rivals including Nvidia and Intel as the AI race heats … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer examined Tuesday’s “wild” market action, saying it may be best to wait before making any big decisions. “There’s just too much noise here, let’s just wait and see,” he said. “Let’s sit on our hands and process all the information coming at us before we take any action.” Cramer said Tuesday marked … Read more
Microsoft reported strong fiscal second-quarter results Tuesday, boosted by the strength of AI. It also announced two new positive developments: solid revenue guidance for the third quarter and talk of a slight margin expansion for the year. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $62.1 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $61.1 billion, … Read more
Google CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at a panel at the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on June 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Results were good, but not good enough. That’s Wall Street’s reaction to quarterly results on Tuesday from Alphabet and Microsoft. … Read more
Lisa Su, president and CEO of AMD, talks about the AMD EPYC processor during a keynote address at the 2019 CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., January 9, 2019. Steve Marcus | Reuters AMD reported fourth-quarter earnings on Tuesday that were in line with analyst expectations, while the company’s revenue beat estimates, but AMD offered … Read more
Super Micro CEO Charles Liang. Source: Supermicro Shares of Super Micro Computer popped more than 5% on Tuesday, a day after the company handily exceeded estimates and raised its full-year revenue outlook in its fiscal second-quarter earnings report. Super Micro said revenue for the quarter came in at $3.66 billion, up from the $3.06 billion … Read more
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Jan. 30 Wall Street under some pressure early Tuesday ahead of a flood of after-the-bell earnings. The Dow and the S & P 500 on Monday both closed at record highs for the sixth time in 2024. The Nasdaq finished roughly 3.5% away from its November 2021 record … Read more
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Rates and robots For the main factors driving stocks, there are few bigger weeks than the one ahead. The Federal Reserve, which has so far succeeded in its push to curb inflation without triggering a recession in the U.S., … Read more
