Nvidia passes Alphabet market cap, now third most valuable U.S. firm

Nvidia passes Alphabet market cap, now third most valuable U.S. firm

NVIDIA’s CEO Jensen Huang attends a media roundtable meeting in Singapore December 6, 2023. Edgar Su | Reuters Nvidia surpassed Google parent Alphabet in market capitalization on Wednesday. It’s the latest example of how the artificial intelligence boom has sent the chipmaker’s stock soaring. Nvidia rose over 2% to close at $739.00 per share, giving … Read more

nvidia: Nvidia replaces Alphabet as Wall Street’s third most valuable company

nvidia: Nvidia replaces Alphabet as Wall Street’s third most valuable company

Nvidia eclipsed Google-parent Alphabet as the third most valuable U.S. company on Wednesday, just after overtaking Amazon and as investors looked to the dominant AI chipmaker’s upcoming quarterly report. The Santa Clara, California company’s stock rose 2.46%, putting its value at $1.825 trillion, while Alphabet’s stock climbed 0.55%, leaving it with a value of $1.821 … Read more

Generative AI is shaking up online dating, with flirty chatbots

Generative AI is shaking up online dating, with flirty chatbots

Vertigo3d | E+ | Getty Images Not so long ago, drafting a text message to your crush may have involved witty cues from a glossy magazine and the input of everyone in your group chat. As of Valentine’s Day 2024, the world of online romance looks very different. An increasing number of people are using … Read more

Why Tuesday’s pullback is a healthy break in the rally, how we play it

Why Tuesday’s pullback is a healthy break in the rally, how we play it

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible. Here’s Tuesday’s edition. A healthy break: … Read more

Nvidia market cap passes Amazon on strength of AI boom

Nvidia market cap passes Amazon on strength of AI boom

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, arrives for the Inaugural AI Insight Forum in the Russell Building on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2023. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Nvidia surpassed Amazon in market capitalization on Tuesday. It’s a sign of strong demand for semiconductors that run cutting-edge artificial intelligence and the … Read more

Nvidia rally fueling FOMO in overall market: Evercore’s Julian Emanuel

Nvidia rally fueling FOMO in overall market: Evercore’s Julian Emanuel

Evercore ISI’s Julian Emanuel thinks Nvidia’s monster rally is fueling a fear of missing out in the market. He finds clients, including many who traded through the dot-com boom and subsequent collapse, are more worried about being underinvested than overexposed right now. “That’s the first time that’s happened since 2021 for us,” the firm’s senior … Read more

The market is in a sweet spot between Fed rate hikes and cuts, and a lot can happen

The market is in a sweet spot between Fed rate hikes and cuts, and a lot can happen

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible. Here’s Monday’s edition. If history is … Read more

Wall Street changes its tune on this healthcare stock. Why we were always bullish

Wall Street changes its tune on this healthcare stock. Why we were always bullish

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks were modestly higher Monday as the market awaits key economic data. Traders will be mulling over the consumer price index Tuesday, retail sales Thursday, and the producer … Read more

Microsoft AI growth helping Azure cloud chip away at Amazon’s lead

Microsoft AI growth helping Azure cloud chip away at Amazon’s lead

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella appears at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 16, 2024. Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon Web Services is still the cloud leader. But Microsoft is quickly closing the gap. While Microsoft doesn’t disclose revenue figures for its Azure cloud infrastructure, analyst figures suggest that five … Read more

China making more advanced chips — but Beijing still faces challenges

China making more advanced chips — but Beijing still faces challenges

A Chinese flag next to a printed circuit board with semiconductor chips. Florence Lo | Reuters China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC seems to have been manufacturing advanced chips in the last few months — defying U.S. sanctions designed to slow down Beijing’s progress. But there are still some major challenges to China’s bid to become more … Read more