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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/10-things-to-watch-in-the-stock-market-tuesday-including-amazon-and-oracle.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday including Amazon and Oracle
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The Club's 10 things to watch Tuesday, Sept. 16 1. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq are set for a higher open this morning, aiming to extend yesterday's gains. Both indexes closed at record highs to kick off the week. Retail sales increased 0.6% month over month in August, the Census Bureau said, exceeding expectations of a 0.2% gain. It's the last key economic reading ahead of the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision tomorrow afternoon. 2. Club name Amazon's price target was increased to $270 from $250 at Truist. The firm's card data through Sept. 6th shows Amazon's North American revenue tracking about $1 billion above the consensus estimate. Also, Amazon announced its two-day October sales event to kick off the holiday shopping season. 3. Shares of Oracle were rallying in premarket trading on a CBS News report that it is among a group of firms that would run TikTok's U.S. operations, which would allow the wildly popular social-media app to avoid a ban in the country. TikTok's ad-targeting prowess makes it a real asset to whichever companies own it , Jim Cramer said yesterday. 4. Mizuho raised its price target on Micron to $182 from $155 ahead of earnings next Tuesday. The analyst sees upside to high bandwidth memory (HBM) estimates driven by the ramp of Club name Nvidia's Blackwell Ultra chip. Micron shares are up a blistering 30% over the past month. 5. Wells Fargo bank analyst Mike Mayo reiterated his "Goliath is Winning" thesis, meaning the largest banks are performing best in this environment. Mayo raised his price target on overweight-rated Goldman Sachs , a Club stock, and Bank of America , Citigroup and JPMorgan . He also upped its PT on hold-rated Morgan Stanley . 6. Microsoft announced late yesterday a 10% increase to its quarterly dividend. The new annualized yield is about 0.7%, up from 0.6%. This increase is in line with the company's five year average, per Morgan Stanley. While the dividend yield is tiny, analysts noted the company has over $55 billion remaining in its current buyback authorization. That makes its capital return strategy more formidable. 7. Citi bumped up its price target on Nike to $74 from $68 but maintained its neutral rating. The analyst expects an earnings beat when the company reports on Sept. 30, driven by better sales and lower selling, general, and administrative expenses. Inventory levels are expected to be "clean" by the end of the fiscal second quarter. Jim has warmed on Nike's turnaround. 8. Union Pacific caught an upgrade for the second day in a row. This time, Loop Capital removed its sell rating and upgrading to hold with valuations near the bottom of the railroad operator's five year range. Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern are trying to get their megamerger approved by regulators. 9. Novo Nordisk was upgraded to buy at Rothschild & Co. on what analysts call an attractive valuation. Novo also announced its once-weekly weight loss drug Cagrilintide showed an average weight loss of 11.8% in a late-stage study. Cagrilintide targets a different hormone than GLP-1s on the market. Separately, JPMorgan lowered its PT on Club name Eli Lilly to $1,050 from $1,100 but kept an overweight buy rating. 10. Bank of America upgraded industrial real estate owner Prologis from hold to buy and raised its price target to $130 from $118. The analyst believes corporate decision-making is starting to improve, leading to a higher conversion of new lease proposals. Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Ferrari, Tesla, CoreWeave, Hershey's, Ferrari, Dell and more
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Here are Tuesday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Bernstein initiates Apple as outperform Bernstein said in its initiation of the tech giant that it is bullish on the stock. "We are positive on Apple to continue to drive strong EPS growth from its expansion of its user base and share buybacks but note significant risks ahead, notably in AI and in new devices. That said, one of the key risks - the Google DOJ remedies - has reached a resolution favorable to Apple, eliminating an overhang and potentially clearing a path for partnerships in AI." Wolfe initiates Allstate as outperform Wolfe said the insurance stock is a rate cut beneficiary. "For the stock to work we need to see evidence that Allstate can become a growth company." Raymond James initiates CoreWeave as outperform Raymond James said shares of the company have plenty more room to run. "We initiate coverage of CoreWeave (CRWV) at Outperform with a $130 price target." UBS upgrades Nio to buy from neutral UBS said "consumer confidence in the company has been restored" in the China electric vehicle maker. "We upgrade Nio from Neutral to Buy, as the company's latest products could further attract consumers after the US$1bn equity offerings strengthened visibility on its healthy operations." Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight The firm said it is sticking with Tesla. "Tesla is by far the smallest market cap of the Mag 7 (ex TSLA 'Mag 6' have an average market cap of $3.2tn), but arguably has the largest addressable markets - particularly in the emerging field of physical AI." TD Cowen downgrades Warner Bros. Discovery to hold from buy TD Cowen said the risk/reward is not attractive right now. "Warner Bros. Discovery shares have surged well beyond our $14 price target following last week's unsubstantiated report that Paramount Skydance may be considering a bid for the company." Read more. Goldman Sachs upgrades Hershey's to buy from sell Goldman Sachs double-upgraded Hershey's and said the stock is very compelling. "After multiple guidance reductions over the past year, we now see a compelling risk/reward set-up for the stock, with cost pressures (e.g., cocoa, tariffs) largely known and reflected in expectations, plus the company's market share trends have improved with incremental tailwinds expected in 2H." Read more. Berenberg initiates Ferrari as buy Berenberg said the luxury automaker has "attractive long-term returns." "Ferrari remains a compelling long-term investment, driven by its strong brand heritage, robust pricing power and durable returns on capital. While we forecast only modest volume growth, we believe investors can achieve attractive long-term returns through price/mix-driven earnings and free cash flow growth." Citizens JMP upgrades CoreWeave to outperform from market perform The firm said investors are not aware enough of how the firm generates its revenue and that the stock is misunderstood. "We are upgrading shares of CoreWeave to Market Outperform from Market Perform and establishing a price target of $180, which represents multiples of ~6.0x and 22.0x on estimated 2027 revenue and operating profit, respectively, well below Oracle's whose success is largely driven from an identical source." Bernstein reiterates Nvidia as outperform Bernstein said it still sees more upside for Nvidia. "The datacenter opportunity is enormous, and still early, with material upside still possible." Compass Point initiates Klarna as buy Compass Point initiated the fintech company with a buy and said it is well positioned to gain share. "We see large scale benefits in Klarna's business model across all major operating expense categories. Given peer adjusted operating margin including a stock-based compensation add back, we see a path to expanding adjusted operating margins that are likely to improve near BNPL [buy now pay later] peer levels over time." Rothschild & Co Redburn upgrades Novo Nordisk to buy from neutral Rothschild & Co Redburn said shares of the biotech company are too attractive to ignore. "We have argued for many years that we could not justify Novo's valuation on any reasonable fundamental basis. That is no longer the case. Where once implausible growth was discounted, now the share price assumes mid-single digit growth of the obesity franchise." Rothschild & Co Redburn downgrades Live Nation to neutral from buy The firm downgraded Live Nation on valuation. "With shares at all-time highs, a major Department of Justice (DOJ) lawsuit ongoing and signs of a softening macro, we take our chips off the table. We raise our price target from $144 to $170 and downgrade to Neutral." Morgan Stanley reiterates Microsoft as buy Morgan Stanley said shares remain "attractive." "Combined with teens EPS growth, this supports a durable strong teens+ total return profile at MSFT, framing an attractive risk/reward. Remain OW." Morgan Stanley reiterates Amazon, Alphabet and Meta as overweight The firm said all three stocks are best positioned heading into 2026. "Within the mega caps (from here), our order of preference over the next 12 months is AMZN, META, and GOOGL." Wells Fargo reiterates Bank of America, Citi, JPMorgan and Goldman Sachs as overweight, and Morgan Stanley as equal weight The firm raised its price target on all four banks. "We increase 2025-2027 ests. and PTs on 5 big banks ( C, JPM, GS, BAC, MS) that benefit from scale, deregulation, and esp. capital markets that seem stronger than previously expected. Dominant #1 favorite remains Citi. We increase avg PT by about 10%." Bernstein initiates Dell as outperform The firm said the stock is best positioned for growth. "We see Dell (O) as well positioned to drive significant EPS and FCF growth from AI servers…" Bank of America upgrades Prologis to buy from neutral Bank of America said the real estate investment trust has growth upside. "PLD offers high-single-digit % annual FFO [funds from operations] growth in a normalized environment." Truist reiterates Amazon as buy Truist raised its price target on the stock to $270 per share from $250. "More than two-thirds into 3Q25, Amazon's NA [North American] revenue is tracking ~$1B ahead of consensus of ~$105B per the Truist Card Data (thru 9/6), implying ~10% Y/Y growth which is virtually in line with 2Q's level of 11%."
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/16/5-things-to-know-before-the-stock-market-opens.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Federal Reserve meeting, TikTok deal 'framework,' tech rally and more in Morning Squawk
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This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Faces of the Fed
Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook will keep her seat at the table at this week's central bank meeting. An appeals court last night blocked President Donald Trump from firing Cook ahead of the Fed's September gathering, which kicks off today, meaning Cook will get to cast a vote on interest rates. Newly confirmed Governor Stephen Miran will also get a vote at the meeting. The chair of the White House's Council of Economic Advisors was confirmed by the Senate last night to fill the Fed Governor seat vacated by Adriana Kugler last month. Miran said he will take an unpaid leave of absence from his role at the CEA while serving at the central bank.
2. The tech trade
Tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq. Peter Kramer | CNBC
3. Quarter quell
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign a memorandum to send federal resources to Memphis, Tennessee, for a surge against local crime, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 15, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters
Trump is known to opine on business and economic matters. His latest focus: quarterly earnings reports. The president said on social media yesterday that companies should switch to providing semiannual earnings reports, rather than the current quarterly cadence. Trump said this would "save money" and "allow managers to focus on properly running their companies." The Securities and Exchange Commission later told CNBC that it is "prioritizing" Trump's proposal "to further eliminate unnecessary regulatory burdens on companies." As CNBC's Jeff Cox notes, regulations can be changed by a majority vote from the SEC. Republicans currently hold a 3-to-1 voting majority at the commission, with one seat vacant.
4. TikTok, on the clock
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 4 that he would again postpone enforcement of a law banning TikTok unless its Chinese owner ByteDance divests from the platform. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC this morning that Trump's willingness to let TikTok go dark motivated China to make a deal for the sale of the popular social media app's U.S. business. Bessent said yesterday that there was a "framework" for an agreement on TikTok's U.S. arm, and that Trump and China President Xi Jinping were expected to meet on Friday to finalize it. While Bessent provided few details about the "framework," Oracle shares jumped in premarket trading after CBS News reported, citing sources, that the tech company could play a central role in the TikTok deal. No matter which company ends up taking ownership, CNBC's Jim Cramer has some advice for investors: "You want to buy their stock."
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5. Car troubles
A Ford mustang is seen at a used car dealership in Montebello, California on May 5, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images
The number of car drivers who are "underwater" is hitting levels not seen in more than four years. If you're unfamiliar with the term, it refers to people who owe more on their auto loans than their vehicles are worth. The average amount owed on an underwater loan in the second quarter topped $6,700, according to auto site Edmunds. As CNBC's Ana Teresa Solá reports, drivers trading in "underwater" cars will need cash to pay off the balance, or plan to roll it into their next loan.
The Daily Dividend
Congressional Budget Office director Phillip Swagel joined CNBC's "Squawk Box" to discuss tariffs, inflation and the economy. Watch the interview here.
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Oracle, Dave & Buster's, Novo Nordisk, Adtran and more
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Oracle — The cloud infrastructure company jumped 5% after CBS News reported , citing sources, that Oracle is among a consortium of firms that would enable TikTok to continue operations in the U.S. if a framework deal is finalized between the U.S. and China. Dave & Buster's Entertainment — The entertainment company's second-quarter earnings fell short of expectations, sending shares tumbling nearly 16%. Adjusted earnings came in at 40 cents per share, missing the 91 cents expected from analysts polled by FactSet. Revenue was $557.4 million, versus the $562.8 million consensus estimate. Novo Nordisk — Shares rose 3% after Novo Nordisk said its experimental once-weekly weight-loss drug Cagrilintide monotherapy injection helped patients reduce their weight by 11.8% after 68 weeks. Chipotle Mexican Grill — The Mexican fast-casual chain added 2% after authorizing an additional $500 million for share repurchases. This additional authorization means the company has a total of around $750 million available for share repurchases, as of Sept. 15. Adtran — Shares dropped more than 8% after the fiber networking and telecommunications company announced a $150 million convertible senior notes offering. Nvidia — The chipmaker's shares edged 0.3% lower after Reuters reported that the company's RTX6000D chip designed for the Chinese market received a lukewarm response, with some tech companies deciding to not place orders. Beijing on Monday accused Nvidia of violating its antimonopoly laws. Rocket Lab — The rocket company saw shares slip nearly 4% in premarket trading after the firm announced plans to sell up to $500 million worth of common stock. Oscar Health — Oscar Health said it priced an upsized $355 million in convertible senior subordinated notes in a private offering, sending shares down 4%. Denny's — The American diner company rose 1.5% after investor JCP Investment Management and Jumana Capital filed an initial 9.4% stake to engage in discussions with Denny's management. ArcBest — The logistics stock rose 1% after ArcBest increased its share repurchase authorization to a total of $125 million. — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Lisa Han, Alex Harring, Yun Li and Pia Singh contributed reporting.
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CNBC Daily Open: Falling behind in AI is still good for Google
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What’s driving the divergence in the Chinese yuan's strength? The offshore yuan has gained about 3% against the dollar this year, as the U.S. dollar tumbled against all major currencies. The U.S. dollar index has declined over 10% so far this year, on track for its worst year in more than two decades, according to LSEG data. Meanwhile, the yuan has weakened markedly against other currencies, including the euro, British pound and Japanese yen, making Chinese exports more competitive in these markets as its trade tensions with Washington curb shipments to the U.S. — Anniek Bao
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CNBC Daily Open: Surge in most tech lifts the S&P 500 beyond 6,600 level
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai gives a thumbs up as he arrives to attend the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, February 11, 2025.
Congratulations are due to Alphabet for joining the $3 trillion club, to which only Apple , Microsoft and Nvidia have memberships. The Google parent has artificial intelligence —what else? — to thank for its inclusion in that rarefied space.
Ironically, it isn't because Google's AI offerings have been blowing investors away. (I heard Gemini can teach me how to take better photos on Google's Pixel smartphone.) It's the fact that Google has been falling behind AI companies such as OpenAI and Perplexity — which allowed it to escape divesting its Chrome browser in a recent antitrust ruling — that gave its shares a nice bump this month
If AI isn't having the desired effect on stocks, there's nothing that good old cash won't solve. Tesla shares jumped Monday after its CEO Elon Musk disclosed a $1 billion purchase of the stock, erasing the company's losses for the year. Elsewhere, shares of CoreWeave popped 7.6% after the cloud infrastructure provider announced an order of at least $6.3 billion from Nvidia.
Buoyed by those gains, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite secured new closing highs, with the former exceeding the 6,600 level for the first time. Hey Alexa, create an image of traders popping champagne in the New York Stock Exchange.
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https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/09/15/jacobs-solutions-ceo-bob-pragada-sits-down-with-jim-cramer.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Jacobs Solutions CEO Bob Pragada sits down with Jim Cramer
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Jacobs Solutions CEO Bob Pragada sits down with Jim Cramer
Jacobs Solutions Chairman and CEO Bob Pragada joins 'Mad Money' host Jim Cramer to talk quarterly results, partnering with Nvidia, and more.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/the-magnificent-sevens-best-days-are-not-behind-them-jim-cramer-says.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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The Magnificent Seven's best days are not behind them, Jim Cramer says
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CNBC's Jim Cramer on Monday told investors why he thinks the Magnificent Seven — tech megacaps Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Nvidia , Meta , Microsoft and Tesla — can continue to succeed even as they've seen immense gains over the past few years.
"The Magnificent Seven are heroes, and I'm not going to tell you to sell heroes, unless something changes that makes them feel a lot less heroic. That hasn't happened, though," he said. "They've still got great management, they're still overflowing with cash, and their scale is so enormous that no one can stand against them. What's not to like?"
According to Cramer, some on Wall Street believe these companies' best days are in the past, and that they've missed the stocks' biggest moves. But this sentiment has been around for years, Cramer suggested, even as the companies have continued to grow. As long as management hasn't changed — or if there's been a smooth transition — Cramer said the Magnificent Seven still have "incredibly compelling valuations."
Cramer listed off reasons he believes these companies can maintain their success, including strong balance sheets and scale. The enormous amounts of money the Magnificent Seven have at their disposal means they wield power over competitors and can successfully push back against government interference, he said. The tech giants' scale also means they have a huge capacity to expand, which makes them hard to take on, he said.
The Magnificent Seven are also skilled innovators, Cramer continued. For example, he pointed to the way Meta managed to reinvent itself by buying WhatsApp and Instagram. He also mentioned that the Food and Drug Administration just cleared Apple's Apple Watch to measure hypertension. To Cramer, "something good always seems to be in the works," when it comes to the Magnificent Seven. He noted that Tesla CEO Elon musk just repurchased $1 billion worth of stock, a significant buyback that some investors feel is a sign of confidence for the company.
Cramer acknowledged that these stocks do have their setbacks, mentioning Wall Street's fear that the government would make Alphabet divest its Chrome browser as a consequence of its illegal monopoly verdict. However, a judge ruled Alphabet would not have to do so, and the stock has climbed since then. Cramer conceded that he made a mistake in selling Alphabet for the CNBC Investing Club's Charitable Trust.
"No company is completely in control of its own destiny," he said. "But these seven? They come as close as anyone ever has, which is why I believe that their best days are still in front of them."
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The acquisition at the heart of China's Nvidia probe, and Palo Alto joins a 'best ideas' list
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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. Markets : Stocks are up to start the week, with both the S & P 500 and Nasdaq hitting new all-time highs. A positive update on a potential trade deal between the U.S. and China is improving market sentiment, with the two sides reportedly agreeing on a framework that would keep the social media platform TikTok operating in the United States. However, talks could be complicated by China's crackdown on the U.S. semiconductor industry. China's Ministry of Commerce announced over the weekend that it opened an anti-dumping probe related to American-made analog integrated circuits. What is Mellanox?: Also, China's market regulators on Monday said Nvidia was in violation of antitrust monopoly laws tied to its roughly $7 billion acquisition of Mellanox Technologies in 2020. Shares of Nvidia largely shrugged off the news, but they were down a couple of percentage points in premarket trading. Jim Cramer weighed in on the latest twist in Nvidia's complicated China story during the Morning Meeting. "I am hoping that this company is part of a comprehensive deal" in trade negotiations with China, he said. Jim called China's accusations toward Nvidia "political motivated." In a statement to CNBC, an Nvidia spokesperson said: "We comply with the law in all respects. We will continue to cooperate with all relevant government agencies as they evaluate the impact of export controls on competition in the commercial markets." Acquiring Mellanox and its InfiniBand solutions has been a big part of Nvidia's data center strategy, bolstering its capabilities on the networking technology used for chip-to-chip communication. The massive computational demands of artificial intelligence workloads adds to the importance of networking equipment. Nvidia has gotten a lot out of the Mellanox deal. Nvidia's networking revenues reached a record $7.3 billion last quarter, with management calling out "strong demand" across its three main offerings in Spectrum-X ethernet, InfiniBand and NVLink. At an industry conference earlier this month, CFO Colette Kress said: "We are quite fortunate with Mellanox. [It] probably, and nearly is, the best acquisition on the planet that ever happened." This isn't the first time Mellanox has been in the crosshairs of Beijing. There were questions about whether Nvidia would get the necessary approvals from China to close the deal because of the U.S.-China trade tensions that existed at the time. Shortly after the Mellanox deal closed in April 2020, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang appeared on "Mad Money" with Jim. "This is a homerun deal. Man, I've been dreaming about this," Huang said then. Cyber success : Our two cybersecurity stocks, CrowdStrike and Palo Alto Networks , traded higher on Monday and outperformed the tech-heavy Nasdaq. Palo Alto Networks got a boost from Wedbush Securities after it added the stock to its list of "best ideas." Wedbush called fiscal year 2026 an "inflection year" for Palo Alto Networks' platformization strategy and believes the $25 billion CyberArk acquisition is underappreciated. Palo Alto Networks reported its fiscal 2025 fourth quarter results in August, and it was one of the best cybersecurity earnings releases we saw all season, with beats across nearly every metric and strong guidance for the year ahead. We're also bullish on the CyberArk deal, which is why we've added to our position twice since the deal was announced. For CrowdStrike, we're monitoring headlines from its annual Fal.Con conference. It kicked off on Monday, and there will be an investor briefing event on Wednesday. Up Next: There are no major earnings reports after the close on Monday and before the open on Tuesday, but there are two minor names in Dave & Buster's and Ferguson. On the data side, the August retail sales report and industrial production will be released on Tuesday. It's all building up to the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision on Wednesday afternoon. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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China's probe on Nvidia seems to have minimal financial impact, says Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon
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China's probe on Nvidia seems to have minimal financial impact, says Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon
MCC Global's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera and Stacy Rasgon, Bernstein senior semiconductor analyst, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss Nvidia's involvement in trade tensions, what the TikTok debate represents and much more.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/15/coreweave-stock-jumps-on-disclosure-of-6point3-billion-order-from-nvidia.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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CoreWeave's stock rallies on disclosure of $6.3 billion order from Nvidia
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Mike Intrator, Chief Executive Officer and founder of CoreWeave, (C) celebrates after ringing the opening bell surrounded by Executive Leadership and family during the company's Initial Public Offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq headquarters on March 28, 2025 in New York City.
CoreWeave shares jumped almost 8% on Monday after the provider of cloud infrastructure for artificial intelligence workloads disclosed an order worth at least $6.3 billion from Nvidia .
Under the terms of the arrangement, Nvidia "is obligated to purchase the residual unsold capacity" through April 2032, CoreWeave said in a filing. The company said it plans to include a copy of the full agreement alongside its third-quarter financial results.
"The agreement reflects the scale, trust, and pivotal role CoreWeave plays in accelerating AI innovation worldwide," a CoreWeave spokesperson said in an email.
CoreWeave already spends heavily on hundreds of thousands of Nvidia graphics processing units, or GPUs, which it then rents out to clients. The company, which went public in March, is backed by Nvidia, owner of about 7% of CoreWeave's Class A shares as of June 30.
Mike Intrator, CoreWeave's CEO, said in a March interview that he is "not bashful" about reaching out to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
In its initial public offering prospectus, CoreWeave warned that it is dependent on a limited number of suppliers, and all of the GPUs in its infrastructure at the time had come from Nvidia. Cloud providers Amazon , Google , Microsoft and Oracle also rely on Nvidia for chips to help them meet AI demand. Google and Microsoft have both turned to CoreWeave for additional capacity.
In August, CoreWeave reported $1.21 billion in second-quarter revenue, up 207% year over year. The company has continued to lose money, recording a $290.5 million net loss during the period.
While CoreWeave is largely reliant on Nvidia chips for its business, the company has other large customers when it comes to compute capacity. Earlier this year, CoreWeave secured a contract with OpenAI that is worth $11.9 billion over five years.
With Monday's rally, CoreWeave shares have tripled since their IPO, and the company is now valued at more than $58 billion.
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China's Nvidia probe claims the chipmaker broke antitrust law
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China's Nvidia probe claims the chipmaker broke antitrust law
CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how chipmaker Nvidia is caught in the crossfire of U.S. trade negotiations.
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Jim Cramer says he wants to 'pound the table' on our newest portfolio stock
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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. The S & P 500 hit an all-time high Monday as the market welcomed President Donald Trump 's positive update that trade talks between the U.S. and China were going "very well." Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the two sides reached a "framework" deal on TikTok, which is owned by China-based ByteDance. Elsewhere, investors are also looking ahead to Wednesday's expected Federal Reserve interest rate cut. And, with tech up Monday, we took some profits to reduce our outsized Broadcom position weight in the portfolio. The stock has been on fire since earnings earlier this month. On Thursday, we let members know we were looking to trim when we weren't restricted. 2. Nvidia shares were flat Monday after the U.S. chipmaker was accused by China of breaking antitrust laws. But this idea "that maybe there's some good movement in trading talks with China may be good, makes me even less worried about Nvidia," and news of the investigation, Jim Cramer said. According to China's market regulators, Nvidia's acquisition of Israeli tech company Mellanox in 2020 violated conditions of China's anti-monopoly law. Jim believes the move by China is "politically motivated." Last month, Nvidia cut a deal with the U.S. government to allow exports of some of its chips to China. "I am hoping that this company is part of a comprehensive deal" in trade negotiations with China, Jim said. 3. "We need to buy a lot more Boeing, " Jim said Monday. The Club started a position in the aircraft giant on Sept. 8 and added shares Friday. Boeing shares have fallen roughly 5.8% since our initiation, likely due to the latest reports that the company is behind on certifying its newest 777X jet. But for Jim, this is another shot to load up. "I really want to pound the table on Boeing," Jim said, reiterating that members should "own" the stock. 4. Stocks covered in Monday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Tesla Inc ., VF Corp. , CoreWeave , Union Pacific , and Builders FirstSource . (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long AVGO, BA, NVDA. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Nvidia caught in trade tensions
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CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how chipmaker Nvidia is caught in the crossfire of U.S. trade negotiations.
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Alphabet becomes fourth company to reach $3 trillion market cap
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Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures to the crowd during Google's annual I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California on May 20, 2025.
Alphabet has joined the $3 trillion club.
Shares of the search giant jumped more than 4% on Monday, pushing the company into territory occupied only by Nvidia , Microsoft and Apple .
The company ended the day with a market capitalization of $3.05 trillion by market's close.
The stock got a big lift in early September from an antitrust ruling by a judge, whose penalties came in lighter than shareholders feared. The U.S. Department of Justice wanted Google to be forced to divest its Chrome browser, and last year a district court ruled that the company held an illegal monopoly in search and related advertising.
But Judge Amit Mehta decided against the most severe consequences proposed by the DOJ, which sent shares soaring to a record. After the big rally, President Donald Trump congratulated the company and called it "a very good day."
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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
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My top 10 things to watch Monday, Sept. 15 1. President Donald Trump implied in a social media post this morning that a TikTok deal has been reached with China, and he plans to speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping this coming Friday. Trade officials from both countries were talking in Spain over the weekend. 2. Trump, in a separate morning post, questioned whether companies should report their financial results on a quarterly basis and advocated moving to a semiannual system. 3. China said Nvidia violated its anti-monopoly law in relation to the Club name's acquisition of Mellanox in 2020. Could it be severe? It has not been in the past. Maybe a fine? Maybe a bargaining chip? Nvidia shares were down more than 1% on the news. 4. Melius Research boosted its price targets on Eaton and GE Vernova and upgraded both Club stocks to buys. The analysts like them as plays on powering the data center, which was the focus of my Sunday column . 5. Deutsche Bank believes CoreWeave , which rents Nvidia-driven AI computing power, is a short-term buy. The analysts cited an almost insatiable demand for AI infrastructure. 6. Wedbush said Club name Palo Alto Networks is one of the best ideas in cybersecurity. The analysts like the CyberArk deal and think fiscal year 2026 will be an "inflection year for the PANW platformization strategy." 7. The Club also owns cybersecurity name CrowdStrike , which holds its Fal.Con event this week and its investor day. Club holding DuPont also holds an investor day this week. We featured both in our look at the week ahead . 8. Wall Street is on Federal Reserve watch this week. The central bank is expected to cut interest rates at the conclusion of its two-day meeting Wednesday afternoon. The S & P 500 closed just shy of a record high Friday. 9. Wedbush downgraded Builders FirstSource on limited upside. You do not downgrade this stock with Fed rate cuts ahead, which will spur more homebuilding. The building supplier is more homebuilding play than Club name Home Depot , which I really like in the upcoming lower rate environment. 10. Barclays sees Tesla topping estimates for third quarter deliveries. I think it is becoming clear that the break with Trump has helped Tesla sales. Elon Musk bought 2.57 million shares, worth about $1 billion at Friday's prices. The stock jumped more than 7% this morning. Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Broadcom, CoreWeave, Disney, Palantir, Micron and more
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Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: JPMorgan reiterates Apple as overweight JPMorgan says demand for Apple's iPhone 17 looks promising. "In tracking delivery lead-times across key markets, including U.S., China, Germany and UK as an indicator of demand, while it is still very early days, lead-times for delivery are indicating that demand for all the new variants launched on Sep 9th is tracking modestly ahead of iPhone 16 Series during Week 1, with the higher demand particularly notable for Base version as well as Air." Melius upgrades GE Vernova to buy from neutral The research firm sees upside to estimates. "What makes GE Vernova outperform from here? The stock is up 5x from spin, and obviously the world appreciates the AI story a bit more today." Melius upgrades Eaton to buy from neutral Melius calls Eaton a "secular winner." "We are upgrading Eaton to Buy from Hold and raising our price target to $495 from $412, implying 35% upside from the current price." Citigroup upgrades Union Pacific to buy from neutral Citi says the risk/reward is too attractive to ignore at the Omaha-based railroad. "We return to Buy on UNP as recent events offer greater clarity on the coming rail M & A debate." Read more. Wedbush reiterates Tesla as outperform Wedbush calls Tesla CEO Elon Musk a "wartime CEO." "We believe Tesla and Musk are heading into a very important chapter of their growth story as the AI Revolution takes hold and the Robotaxi opportunity is now a reality on the doorstep." Deutsche Bank reiterates Micron Technology as buy Deutsche Bank raises its price target on Micron to $175 per share from $155 ahead of earnings later this month. "We are raising our estimates for the second time this quarter and reiterating our Buy rating on MU's shares into earnings." Read more. JPMorgan initiates Regal Rexnord at overweight JPMorgan says it is bullish on the power transmission solutions company. "We initiate coverage of Regal Rexnord (RRX) with a Dec 2026 price target of $200, representing ~40% upside, reflecting our conviction in the company's structural transformation from a legacy parts vendor to an innovative, integrated industrial solutions powerhouse." UBS initiates Smurfit Westrock at buy UBS says it sees growth potential from the paper and packaging company. "We initiate coverage of SW with a Buy rating ($60/sh PT). Smurfit bought Westrock to turn around underperforming assets & drive a re-rating. > 1yr later, that re-rating has not yet materialized." Mizuho reiterates Palantir as neutral Mizuho calls the company's execution "stunning" but says it is sticking with its neutral rating. " PLTR's recent execution has been stunning, with material upward revisions across both Commercial and Government." Citi upgrades Valley National to buy from neutral Citi says it is bullish on shares of the New Jersey-based regional bank. "While a lower deposit cost should drive a stronger than peer [net interest margin] expansion trend over the next year (or more), we believe VLY is also likely to focus on its already strong expense management trends throughout 2H25 and 2026, supportive to both stronger loan growth trends (via hires) with a limited net expense growth outlook." Rothschild & Redburn downgrades Under Armour to neutral from buy The firm says in its downgrade of Under Armour that turnarounds are "hard." "Yet, external conditions have deteriorated with tariff impacts (on margins and demand) and a slower, more complex, industry backdrop to navigate. This has pushed back our hopes for top- and bottomline recovery and in turn reduced our excitement for the equity story." Oppenheimer reiterates Nvidia as outperform Oppenheimer says the stock remains a top pick. "We favor structural growth for long-term outperformance. Our top picks are AI-heavy NVDA, AVGO, MRVL, and MPWR." Rothschild & Redburn reiterates Disney as buy The firm raises its price target on the stock to $160 per share from $147. "The upcoming merger of Disney+ and Hulu should drive higher engagement and lower subscriber churn. When coupled with improved content discovery, we believe Disney can deliver strong and consistent streaming revenue growth — essential if investors are to have confidence in multi-year double-digit EPS growth." Rothschild & Redburn initiates Kyivstar at buy Rothschild & Co Redburn says the Ukraine telecommunications company is a market share gainer. "However, for those expecting peace, Kyivstar's leading market position, high margins, healthy cash generation and exciting digital service strategy offer profitable growth, elusive to most developed-market telcos." Wedbush reiterates MongoDB as outperform The firm added the cloud software company to its best ideas list. "We maintain our OUTPERFORM rating and believe MongoDB is now starting to hit its next stride as the AI use cases expand significantly over the coming years. We are also adding MongoDB to the Wedbush Best Ideas List." Macquarie initiates Broadcom at buy Macquarie says the semiconductor company is well positioned for artificial intelligence. "We initiate on Broadcom with an Outperform rating and an implied 17% total shareholder return to our US$420 target price." Read more. Deutsche Bank adds a catalyst call buy on CoreWeave Deutsche Bank says it is sticking with its long-term hold rating on the stock but that it sees a near-term buying opportunity due to "insatiable" artificial intelligence demand. "We believe CoreWeave has meaningful powered shell capacity expected to come online over the next 12-18 months which it has yet to sign customer contracts against." Wedbush adds Palo Alto Networks to best ideas list Wedbush says it is bullish on the cybersecurity company for the rest of 2025 and into 2026. "We are adding Palo Alto Networks (PANW) to the Wedbush Best Ideas' List (already part of the IVES AI 30) as we have incremental confidence in the company's platformization strategy heading into FY26 & beyond following its recent transformational acquisition of CYBR." Citi reiterates Alphabet as buy Citi raised its price target on the stock to $280 per share from $225. "Given our view that Google's product velocity is ramping amid greater clarity around its legal and regulatory challenges in what we believe is a relatively healthy online advertising market (particularly for performance-based networks), we are raising our projections and TP on shares of Google to $280."
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Musk's $1 billion bet, OpenAI's spending spree, Swatch's tariff swipe and more in Morning Squawk
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This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Vote of confidence
Tesla shares jumped 6% in premarket trading this morning after CEO Elon Musk disclosed his first purchase of the electric vehicle maker's stock on the open market in more than five years. Musk's haul of more than 2.5 million shares equates to around $1 billion. Here's what else we're following: Stock futures are higher after all three major averages finished last week with gains. The technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite
Investors are betting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its meeting this week. Fed funds futures are pricing in 100% probability of at least a quarter-point cut by the central bank, according to CME's FedWatch tool.
While the interest rate decision is largely considered a done deal, traders will closely monitor Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech for any clues about the future path for rates.
Follow live market updates here.
2. Under the microscope
Nvidia logo and rising stock graph are seen in this illustration taken Aug. 27, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters
There's more breaking news this morning: China's market regulator said in a preliminary probe that Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law when it acquired Mellanox. China's State Administration for Market Regulation on Monday did not specify how Nvidia allegedly broke the country's anti-monopoly laws. The SAMR opened an investigation into Nvidia's 2020 acquisition of the Israeli tech firm last year. China approved the deal at the time, but with some stipulations, CNBC's Arjun Kharpal notes. Nvidia shares slid about 2% before the bell.
3. High roller
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on July 8, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC
Last week, Oracle became the latest public beneficiary of OpenAI's spending spree. Oracle thrilled investors with surging cloud growth projections, fueled in large part by expected spending from OpenAI. Shares of Oracle climbed more than 25% last week, marking its biggest weekly gain since 1999. As CNBC's Mackenzie Sigalos reports, this is part of a larger trend in the tech world. Oracle, Broadcom , Microsoft and Nvidia — four companies with ties to OpenAI — have seen their combined market caps grow by more than $4.5 trillion since the AI company burst onto the scene in 2022. However, some analysts are wary of OpenAI's outsized influence on the sector.
4. The breakfast club
The lineup of coffee at a Wawa location in Davie, Florida. Jeff Kleinman | Miami Herald | Tribune News Service | Getty Images
The tides might be turning in the breakfast business. Data shows that morning meal traffic is rising at a far faster clip at convenience stores than it is at fast-food chains, CNBC's Amelia Lucas reports. That comes as regional chains like Wawa and Casey's General Store invest in their food-service offerings. Breakfast traffic can also buoy sales for these businesses as demand for staples like gasoline and tobacco slides.
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5. Swatch's swipe
A model from Swiss watchmaker Swatch named "WHAT IF...TARIFFS?" with the numbers 3 and 9 reversed on its face, as a play on the 39% import tariffs that U.S. President Donald Trump slapped on Switzerland last month, is pictured on wrist at a Swatch shop in Geneva, Switzerland, September 12, 2025. Pierre Albouy | Reuters
Swiss watchmaker Swatch isn't taking President Donald Trump's tariffs sitting down. In a special edition watch it calls the "WHAT IF...TARIFFS?" model, Swatch swapped the position of the 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock markers in reference to Trump's 39% levy on the European country. A spokesperson told CNBC that Swatch will "immediately stop" selling the watch if the U.S. changes its tariff policy. The watch is only available for purchase in Switzerland. It's a vastly different tariff response than the one taken by fellow Swiss watchmaker Rolex. The company's CEO, Jean-Frederic Dufour, appeared alongside Trump in Rolex's midcourt box at the U.S. Open earlier this month.
The Daily Dividend
Shares of UnitedHealth Group have surged nearly 30% since Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake in the insurer last month. In CNBC's Buffett Watch newsletter, Alex Crippen dives into the stock's performance and what it means for Berkshire.
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Tesla, Nvidia, Gemini, Texas Instruments and more
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Check out the companies making the biggest premarket moves: Tesla — CEO Elon Musk disclosed he bought $1 billion worth of shares of the electric vehicle maker on Friday, helping send the stock nearly 8% higher. Nvidia — The dominant maker of semiconductors for artificial intelligence applications shed almost 2% after China's market regulator said a preliminary investigation found the chipmaker violated the country's antimonopoly law . The investigation will continue. On Semiconductor , Analog Devices , Texas Instruments — China launched an antidumping probe into certain analog chips from the U.S. Shares of On Semiconductor fell 2%, while Analog Devices and Texas Instrument each dropped about 3%. Gemini Space Station — The Winklevoss' crypto exchange moved nearly 2% higher. Gemini debuted on the Nasdaq on Friday, jumping 14% during its first day of trading. Corteva — The agriculture company added 1% following a Wall Street Journal report that it is considering a breakup that would split its pesticide and seed businesses. Union Pacific — The Omaha-based railroad rose more than 1% on the back of an upgrade at Citigroup to buy from neutral. The bank said Union Pacific looks "too compelling to ignore" due to strong operational execution and after its recent share price decline, and partly due to more clarity on its planned merger with Norfolk Southern . Hims & Hers Health — The digital health stock fell almost 3%. Martin Makary, Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said in a medical journal piece that Hims & Hers' Super Bowl advertisement was a "breach" of regulations. — CNBC's Alex Harring contributed reporting. (Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here .)
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Stock futures are little changed ahead of Fed decision this week; Nvidia falls
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China targets Nvidia with anti-monopoly probe
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China targets Nvidia with anti-monopoly probe
China’s market regulator says Nvidia violated the country’s anti-monopoly law in relation to its acquisition of Mellanox, according to a preliminary probe.
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TikTok 'framework' deal overshadows U.S.-China trade talks
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives to meet Spain's Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, to continue discussions on trade, economic and national security issues, in Madrid on Sept. 14, 2025.
U.S. and Chinese trade negotiations concluded in Spain Monday, after two days of talks on several sticking points ranging from tariff rates, export controls and the imminent deadline for a divestment of Chinese-owned TikTok.
Talks on trade were overshadowed by a "framework" deal regarding the social media platform, announced by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Monday.
"It's between two private parties, but the commercial terms have been agreed upon," he said from U.S.-China talks in Madrid. Both President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will speak on Friday to discuss the terms.
The news comes ahead of a Wednesday deadline to either divest TikTok's U.S. business or shut down the social media app in the country.
Bessent led negotiations alongside Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the U.S. side, with the Chinese represented by Vice Premier He Lifeng and top trade negotiator Li Chenggang.
There were no major developments in trade discussions, however, with Greer saying talks on "those kinds of things" had been "deferred" to another time. "We were very focused on TikTok," he added.
The meetings in Madrid mark the fourth round of bilateral meetings in four months, after both sides reached an agreement in May to pause most of the steep tariffs and walk back some of their mutual restrictions. A trip to Washington by Chinese senior trade negotiator Li Chenggang last month yielded little progress.
Tensions between the countries have ramped up in recent days. Over the weekend, China launched two investigations targeting the U.S. semiconductor industry, including an anti-dumping probe relating to certain American-made analog IC chips, along with an anti-discrimination investigation into U.S. moves against the Chinese chip sector.
The investigations were kicked off after the U.S. added 23 more China-based companies to its entity list last Friday.
On Monday, China's market regulator said that a preliminary investigation found Nvidia was in violation of the country's anti-competition laws, adding that a further probe into the U.S. chip giant will be carried out.
After the end of the talks Monday, Bessent described the Nvidia investigation announcement as "poor timing."
Nvidia has become "a leverage for both sides," with the extended probe as "clearly part of negotiation tactics run by Beijing to show its tough side to Washington," said George Chen, partner of digital practice at business advisory The Asia Group.
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China says Nvidia violated anti-monopoly law after preliminary probe
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China is one of Nvidia's largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications.
China's market regulator on Monday said that Nvidia violated the country's anti-monopoly law, according to a preliminary probe, adding that Beijing would continue its investigation into the U.S. chip giant.
Shares of Nvidia were down around 2% in premarket trading.
Late last year, China's State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) opened an investigation into Nvidia in relation to the acquisition of Mellanox and some agreements made during the acquisition. Nvidia acquired the Israeli technology company that creates network solutions for data centers and servers in 2020, in a deal that was approved by China at the time with certain conditions.
In a preliminary investigation, the SAMR said Nvidia had violated China's anti-monopoly laws in relation to that acquisition and its conditions. China's market regulator did not specify how Nvidia allegedly breached the country's laws.
"We comply with the law in all respects," an Nvidia spokesperson said in a statement. "We will continue to cooperate with all relevant government agencies as they evaluate the impact of export controls on competition in the commercial markets."
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CNBC Daily Open: AI helped the Nasdaq Composite clinch a perfect week
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The Nasdaq Marketsite is seen during morning trading on April 7, 2025 in New York City.
The Nasdaq Composite was an overachiever last week. After ending Friday higher — outperforming the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average , both of which closed in the red — the tech-heavy index officially had five straight days of all-time closing highs.
On a weekly basis, the Nasdaq Composite, with its 2% advance, also pulled ahead of the S&P 500's 1.6% increase and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 1% rise.
Given the Nasdaq Composite's moniker as the "tech-heavy index" (much favored by financial writers who have to come up with many ways to describe it), there's little surprise in saying that technology companies were the main engine for its finish at the top of the podium.
But it's not just any tech. OpenAI seemed to be behind much of the market's rise, suggesting the artificial intelligence narrative is still compelling to investors. Shares of Oracle soared last week largely because of a deal it had made with the artificial intelligence firm; companies associated with it, such as Broadcom and Nvidia , have also had their share prices lifted previously.
With a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve all but certain to come this week — which would especially benefit cash-burning, debt-ridden, yet-to-be-profitable tech startups like OpenAI — the youngest of the three major U.S. indexes might continue to outshine its siblings in the near term.
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CNBC Daily Open: The Nasdaq Composite was the overachieving sibling last week
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The Nasdaq Composite was an overachiever last week. After ending Friday higher — outperforming the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average , both of which closed in the red — the tech-heavy index officially had five straight days of all-time closing highs.
On a weekly basis, the Nasdaq Composite, with its 2% advance, also pulled ahead of the S&P 500's 1.6% increase and the Dow Jones Industrial Average's 1% rise.
Given the Nasdaq Composite's moniker as the "tech-heavy index" (much favored by financial writers who have to come up with many ways to describe it), there's little surprise in saying that technology companies were the main engine for its finish at the top of the podium.
But it's not just any tech. OpenAI seemed to be behind much of the market's rise, suggesting the artificial intelligence narrative is still compelling to investors. Shares of Oracle soared last week largely because of a deal it had made with the artificial intelligence firm; companies associated with it, such as Broadcom and Nvidia , have also had their share prices lifted previously.
With a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve all but certain to come this week — which would especially benefit cash-burning, debt-ridden, yet-to-be-profitable tech startups like OpenAI — the youngest of the three major U.S. indexes might continue to outshine its siblings in the near term.
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What I learned from the CEOs of Apple and Corning convinced me of 3 things
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Sometimes I think there is the data center, and then there is everything else. If your business is not affiliated with the data center, then it is not going to get a premium stock multiple. If it is, the sky is the limit. We know there are moments when the data-center-as-a-theme seems to dissipate. We saw that occur during the DeepSeek affair, when the launch of DeepSeek-R1 was front-page news in January. The group had a March swoon, one that predated "Liberation Day," the early April announcement of President Donald Trump 's so-called reciprocal tariffs. We had a decline in the group when it looked like Amazon had stopped spending as much. There have been multiple bearish forecasts about the impossibility of spending too big to continue. And then, there have been the "Nvidia's best days are behind them" callouts from the last couple of quarters. Each one has brought a wrath, a hellish scald of selling so vicious that sellers overwhelm buyers in a way that feels as if they are willing to dump their stocks well below where they are selling. It's almost like they create order imbalances and the amen chorus of analysts who jump off the data train each time. The whole rap seemed to be hanging by a thread. But then, you got a total recharge, like what happened with Oracle last week, and it was incredible to see how stunningly wrong the bears can be. 1. Data center is booming I am a huge data center believer, as you well know, but I had no idea how powerful the theme could be when Oracle got all promotional as only Oracle can. Sure, the doubters surfaced on day two, when we saw that $300 billion of the trumpeted $455 billion remaining performance obligations were OpenAI. RPO is revenue that is contracted but not yet recognized in the financials. Given that Oracle cloud infrastructure revenue was only $10.2 billion as of the fiscal year 2025, which ended May 31, there has been a bit of a leap of faith. But, OpenAI remains a magical name on Wall Street, and you can see where it could come public at a near-trillion dollar market capitalization — yes, the enthusiasm is that great — and then somehow believers just think the money will be there. It's all astonishing, almost David Blaine-like, because two weeks ago, the bears were circulating a story that Oracle could never raise enough money to build what it wanted to, let alone ten times that, which is pretty much what's now slated. Now, it will have OpenAI, plus TikTok parent ByteDance, plus the government and other hyperscalers -- those big household tech names — that need help as AI expands. It's difficult to find a word to describe the impact on the complex after the Oracle news. It spreads from Vertiv, which I love again, to Eaton and Broadcom , Arm — which needed recharge and a resuscitation — and the failing Nvidia. Torrent? Firehose? Tsunami. Pick 'em. Money for the group poured from heaven knows where, not the sidelines and not the "dumb" semis, which were incredible, and the viciously out-of-favor Adobe and Salesforce can only provide so many brooks and streams. It did feel like margin buying was at play — and, of course, the ubiquitous two-times option trash played a role, too. By the end of the week, many of the charts were parabolic, led by the unlikely Micron , with AI really confined there to high bandwidth memory (HDM) as the rest of its product retinue lacks real exposure. DRAMs are strong but have a low margin with a low multiple. DRAM stands for dynamic random access memory. It goes without saying, that even as the analysts are, as usual, totally focused on the Federal Reserve — missing the trees for an alleged clear-cut forest of binary thinking — there was so much money to be made with the group that we had to tell members we would take some profits in Broadcom, if not restricted, because the position got too big. A high-quality problem. The Fed? Good for the cyclicals and homebuilders, and taking your eye off the tech/growth prize. Central bankers meet this week and are expected to cut interest rates by 25 basis points — and perhaps, a total of 75 basis points by year-end. One thing is for certain: the AI Data center is much more than a "strong secular trend." I give you that rambling preamble because of some insights I gleaned in Harrodsburg, Kentucky, last week "hanging out" with Wendell Weeks, CEO of Corning , and Tim Cook, CEO of Apple . It really was hanging out as we did everything but have a beer together. It's that kind of town by the way. 2. iPhones are in demand First, we must always link AI with the data center, or we miss the wonderment. Cook told me that AI was an "all-in" situation, and he called it perhaps the most profound change in his lifetime. Those who think that Apple isn't developing or caring about AI are dead wrong. I learned far too much in the Bluegrass state to believe otherwise. If the Apple bears or those lukewarm on the stock were to have a field trip the way I had they would know their tepid stance is going to bite them in the ass. Sorry for the color, but it is the phrase I was eager to write since my visit. Right now, there are these completely pathetic stories about important people departing from Apple AI. To me, they may only be important to those who write them and the non-believers who always have one foot out the door anyway. For the "trade it, don't own it" majority, the door will soon be closed on said feet. The Club espouses the opposite: "Own it, don't trade it" when it comes to Apple. To put it bluntly, Cook has the cards as there have been no customers leaving Apple to go to Samsung, at least that Apple can tell. There is a sense that Samsung will lose subs because the trade-in value of previous iPhone models "in the teens — 13, 14, 15" is staying remarkably high. The press, again, must get free iPhones because the trade-in value, plus the carrier discount — especially with T-Mobile — will keep the admittedly meager growth going. It is growth though, and that matters. I do think that Apple is just scratching the surface of many a country with 100 million people — there are more than you think — and 1.5 billion users remain the target audience that all the AI chatbots need, something again Cook didn't dispute. I would put a "everything's on the table" postulation on Apple after the recent district court decision in the Alphabet search case basically urges Google to keep paying Apple. I think that you could even see a bidding war for Apple users, coupled with one more service revenue stream. All of this is going to come true. Notice I offered no caveat. It's going to happen. As I told Cook, "sounds like an 'own it, don't trade it situation,'" something that caused the CEO to justifiably grin with pride. When it does happen, whoever gets the business will have more data center demand than it will be able to meet, and the spillover will benefit Oracle. I can't say that Google's chatbot Gemini is the shoo-in because I don't think Apple can say yet. I just say that the price-to-earnings multiple of Apple will look far different a year from now. I see multiple expansion ahead, a lot of it. But, in Harrodsburg — where all the glass for the Apple Watch and the iPhone will soon be made, a remarkable feat that should be noted even by the doubters in the White House — I bury the lead. It's Corning that's the data center play. And, it may be the single best way to play the data center for the moment, even as the stock has soared from a "Liberation Day" low of $39 per share to $77, the last 22 points of a parabolic nature. What's driving it? There is a big campus refresh, which is a carrier spend, that should benefit the lagging Cisco Systems . That was thought to be a huge spur. However, it's the virtual monopoly on the fiber linkage between Nvidia's Blackwell and soon-to-be Vera Rubin that Corning owns. It's monstrous and, as they say, "it's not in the numbers." 3. Corning has opportunities Corning's embedded in a way that makes the Apple glass deal a sideshow. Incredible, that a contract like that could be a sideshow, but the linked quarter here, which thrives on the AI data center, which needs ten times the fiber of the non-data center, was otherworldly. It had the analysts going gaga, but because of the hybrid nature of Corning's business, which includes a sold-out wafer business for solar and a robust liquid crystal display (LCD) business where it is the world's leader, it's covered by a real mishmash of a community. Suffice it to say that you could stack Corning next to Vertiv as worthy rivals and not go wrong with either. All you do is kick yourself when you think of these things because you get caught up in the idea that the data center is so far superior to all other themes that you are wasting your time with maybe a Capital One or an Abbott Laboratories , and you are simply obliterating capital with a Bristol Myers . I do love the aerospace theme, and that has tons of staying power. But you can tell that buying Boeing at a discount can be perilous. Now, I saw so much that titillated me that I had to restrain myself. Right now, the bruiser Nvidia chips are made with miles of copper in them. They burn way too hot and use too much power. Corning's got enough business with Nvidia now, but if Nvidia can convert from copper to glass inside it could be a possible ten times increase. I know I didn't think that was possible, but it is a giddy analyst community consensus. You know I got a sense from Cook that one of the most exciting reasons to upgrade your iPhone is a dual front-back camera that can put you in the picture, and, most importantly, a miraculous camera adjustment that can make it so no one is excluded from a selfie. I have no idea how it works, but I know from our selfies it did. Final coda: These two companies are heroes. They are both capable of having huge years. Yet only one, Corning, is being recognized now. Remarkable. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long AMZN, NVDA, ETN, AVGO, CRM. AAPL, CSCO, COF, ABT, BMY, BA. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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AI monetization is spreading. UBS shares some of its favorite China plays
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UBS has narrowed down its Chinese artificial intelligence plays to two leading companies. With several mainland companies having had a chance to monetize generative AI in the past two years, leaders and laggards are now emerging. "We favor AI-driven and alpha growth names with strong execution," a team led by the investment bank's Hong Kong-based strategist Eva Lee wrote in a report earlier this month. "We believe that the sector ... has not fully priced in growth prospects yet." "China's internet leaders are accelerating AI monetization, backed by domestic chip development and LLM innovation," the analysts said, referring to advancements in the large language models powering generative AI. Alibaba, Tencent Based on positive second-quarter results in late August, the UBS analysts favor U.S.-listed Alibaba and Hong Kong-traded Tencent in the AI category. Alibaba shares are up 83% in the U.S. for the year so far, while Tencent's have gained more than 54% in Hong Kong. The pair have outperformed their Chinese internet rivals Baidu and JD.com , whose U.S.-listed shares are up by 36% and down by 3%, respectively, year-to-date through Friday. Shares of food delivery provider Meituan are down by more than 36% in Hong Kong in 2025. Alibaba is the "largest AI enabler in China with full-stack AI cloud infrastructure," the UBS analysts said. As for Tencent, it's likely to benefit from "AI enhancement to gaming and advertising [with] potential upside from AI agents." "In the past quarter, we observed that China internet companies have reaped tangible AI benefits. This is evident in both actual numbers and positive management outlooks, especially in the advertising and gaming sectors," the UBS analysts said. Forging ahead While it's unclear when Nvidia will resume shipments of its U.S.-compliant H20 chips to China, local companies have been forging ahead. "Chip restrictions have not emerged as a major concern for China's internet giants, which have reported sufficient chip stockpiles for training, and ongoing software improvements that enhance existing chips' efficiency," the UBS analysts said. In particular, the analysts highlighted how their two AI stock picks have "emphasized the availability of multiple options for inference chips, reducing their reliance on imported chips." The two Chinese companies are also ramping up their spending to capture future AI opportunities. In the second quarter, Alibaba sped up its AI-related capital expenditure by more than 50% from the average seen over the past four quarters. Tencent more than doubled its capital expenditure year-over-year, to 19.1 billion yuan in the second quarter, and affirmed its plans to spend more on AI this year. "These moves in 2Q25 reflect growing confidence in AI's long-term potential, with leading companies prioritizing robust, targeted investments to support future growth," the UBS analysts said. To be sure, neither company is exclusively focused on AI development and each still has other major business segments — e-commerce for Alibaba and gaming for Tencent. Alibaba has been heavily subsidizing instant delivery in a fierce competition with rivals JD.com and Meituan, while Tencent still faces uncertainty over gaming regulations, despite an easing of draconian measures seen a few years ago. — CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.
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Global week ahead: From royal pomp to tech deals as Trump visits the U.K.
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A state visit always sends a buzz through the newsroom — and U.S. President Donald Trump's trip to the U.K. next week looks set to deliver royal, political and business headlines, despite being his second such visit.
U.S. President Donald Trump inspected an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at Buckingham Palace in central London on June 3, 2019, on the first day of their three-day State Visit to the U.K.
Wednesday will bring the royal pomp and ceremony.
Trump and First Lady Melania will be greeted at Windsor Castle by King Charles and Queen Camilla with a royal salute, followed by a carriage procession.
Later, the president will lay a wreath on the tomb of Queen Elizabeth II, which will be followed by a flypast of American F-35 military jets alongside the British Red Arrows. The day will end with a state banquet, during which both the king and president will make speeches.
On Thursday, it's down to business.
Trump will head to Chequers, the country house of sitting U.K. prime ministers, where he'll meet Keir Starmer for a series of bilateral meetings, followed by a joint press conference later that day.
From a foreign policy perspective, the timing is awkward.
Starmer has just fired the U.K.'s U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson, citing fresh details over his connections with disgraced pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Downing Street had pinned much hope on Mandelson to reinvigorate the "special relationship" between the two nations.
Interestingly, just two weeks ago, the Telegraph reported that Trump had invited Mandelson's predecessor, Karen Pierce, to this week's state banquet, in a sign that trouble may already have been brewing.
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Week in review: How we navigated the strong market ahead of the big Fed meeting
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It was a stellar week for stocks as Wall Street speculated on the Federal Reserve's upcoming and highly anticipated interest rate decision and what comes next. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq each hit multiple record highs since Monday. A mixed bag of economic data, along with a blowout earnings report from Oracle , paved the way for the market's gains as central bankers prepare for their two-day policy meeting that concludes on Sept. 17. The Nasdaq closed at a record on Friday. The S & P 500 finished slightly lower after reaching new intra-day highs earlier in the day. For the week, the S & P 500 gained 1.6% and the Nasdaq rose 2%. Late Tuesday, Wall Street first fixated on Oracle's astonishing fiscal 2026 first quarter report . Management shared that the company's remaining performance obligations, a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, skyrocketed 359% from the year prior. Oracle stock closed at a record high Wednesday, jumping nearly 36% in the session that followed the release. Shares lost steam on Thursday and Friday, but still managed a weekly gain of 25.5%. The release raised more than just Oracle's stock price. Shares of chipmakers like Club holdings Nvidia and Broadcom jumped in tandem as the software vendor's huge cloud backlog signaled continued demand for AI infrastructure. Nvidia and Broadcom shares rose 4% and 10%, respectively, on Wednesday, and nearly 6.5% and almost 7.4% for the week. Economic data was also a big focus for investors this week. On Wednesday, investors grew more confident of an interest rate cut after the producer price index (PPI), a key wholesale inflation measure, fell more than expected in August. PPI, which tracks input costs across an array of goods and services, declined 0.1% last month. That's compared to a Dow Jones estimate of a 0.3% increase. As a result, the S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq finished Wednesday's session at records. Thursday complicated matters for policymakers, however, after prices for consumers accelerated more than expected in August. The consumer price index (CPI), a widely followed gauge of retail inflation, recorded a seasonally adjusted 0.4% increase for the month. That's the biggest CPI gain since January and surpassed Dow Jones estimates of a 0.3% rise. During that same session, weekly jobless claims came in at their highest level in almost four years. This showed signs of further softness in the U.S. labor market and potential cracks in the country's economy, leaving the door open for the Fed to lower rates more aggressively into the end of the year. Despite the murky readings, the jobs report seemed to overshadow CPI as traders priced in a great probability of a reduction for the first time since December 2024. .SPX .IXIC YTD mountain S & P 500 (SPX), Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) year-to-date performances The Club capitalized on the market's moves with five trades since Monday. The Club bought Boeing twice this week. On Monday, we initiated a position in the aerospace giant after last month's exit of Coterra Energy left us with an opening in the portfolio. The Club bought more Boeing on Friday as shares continued to decline. When starting a new position, we recommend that each additional purchase be at a lower price point than the previous one. That will help reduce the overall weighted average cost basis. The Club invested in Boeing, in part, because the Trump administration's trade policies and subsequent tariff deals should strengthen demand for jets. The Club set a price target of $275 apiece on the stock, representing 27 % upside from Friday's close. On Tuesday, we trimmed some of our Goldman Sachs position into strength as shares reached record highs. The sale, however, does not reflect any change in the Club's thesis. We used the cash proceeds to purchase more Texas Roadhouse . Shares of the steakhouse chain have declined significantly since its earnings report in early August – a reaction we view as overdone. Shares saw weekly gains of nearly 5.7%. The Club bought more Honeywell shares Thursday in hopes that the Fed's expected cuts will translate into a pickup in the economy, which would lead to more manufacturing and demand for the industrial conglomerate's offerings. Plus, it's a good time to buy as Honeywell stock has lagged compared to its peers in the runup to its split into three publicly traded companies. Some on Wall Street call this "spin purgatory ," and it often has little to do with underlying fundamentals. The stock lost more than 1% for the week. WFC GEV YTD mountain Wells Fargo (WFC), GE Vernova (GEV) year-to-date performances Additionally, we took note of commentary from top executives at two of our portfolio companies: Wells Fargo and GE Vernova . On Tuesday, Wells Fargo CFO Mike Santomassimo shared positive mid-quarter updates that included a big increase in share repurchases. Wells has bought $5.5 billion of its stock quarter to date, according to the executive, more than the firm's purchased in other quarter this entire year. To us, that's a sign that management's upbeat on both the firm's capital levels and its earnings outlook. Santomassimo also added that Wells is seeing "really good green shoots" this quarter now that its $1.95 trillion asset cap has been removed and the bank goes on the offense. The CFO pointed to more revenue growth, for example, in its asset and wealth management businesses. "We started to change the company and really pivoted towards the businesses that we think have the best opportunity over the long run," Santomassimo said at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference. Shares, however, closed slightly lower Tuesday. This was likely due to profit-taking after Monday's run and not with company fundamentals. For the week, Wells stock gained more than 3%. After that, GE Vernova stock sank 1.5% Thursday following CEO Scott Strazik's mixed remarks at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference. Strazik said that onshore wind orders, which is a part of GE Vernova's smallest business segment, remain soft and projected a decline in revenues in 2026 compared to 2025. This isn't entirely unexpected, given the Trump administration's critical stance on wind energy. Still, the CEO did seem upbeat on the demand for power – which is great news for a company that makes turbines used in the generate electricity. "Not only is the world going to need more energy, but the proportion of that energy that's going to be coming from electrical power is going to grow." Shares of the industrial name ended the week 7.4%% higher. AAPL YTD mountain Apple (AAPL) year-to-date performance Club holding Apple on Tuesday showcased its refreshed iPhone 17 lineup and other devices at the company's annual hardware event. Shares fell 1.5% that session as some investors viewed the product updates – like longer battery life and better camera technology – as more evolutionary rather than revolutionary. Many wanted more material announcements regarding the company's artificial intelligence suite, Apple Intelligence. The stock lost 2.3% for the week. Jim disagreed with the lackluster reception to the latest iPhone lineup. "Wall Street's got it wrong. There are a lot of amazing things in this one versus this one," Jim said Friday, also pointing to the new iPhone Air and some price increases. That being said, Apple's generative AI rollout is still crucial to the company's future success. "Ultimately, Apple still needs to deliver on its Apple Intelligence offering if we are going to see any dramatic acceleration in the upgrade cycle for its most important product: the iPhone," Zev Fima, a portfolio analyst for the Investing Club, wrote in an analysis of the event. "The good news is that Tuesday's updates certainly keep the Apple product line fresh and attractive, providing the time needed to nail down that AI strategy." (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Cautious optimism led stocks back to all-time highs. But are bulls becoming irrationally exuberant?
| 2025-09-13T00:00:00
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"Triumph of the Optimists" is a landmark history of investment returns during the 20th century. The story of past several weeks in markets could be called, "Redemption of the Cautious Optimists." From the start of August, after a startling weak jobs report, the markets locked into investors' preferred scenario: The Federal Reserve would soon lower interest rates — but not because the real economy is in need of urgent help. This allowed a somewhat extended equity rally as of the end of July to flatten out, cooling off overheated momentum stocks, offering relief to the lagging sectors, suppressing volatility, draining away some excess investor optimism and extending the S & P 500's run without as much as a 3% pullback beyond four months. This week's mix of elevated but as-expected CPI inflation and a possibly fluky uptick in weekly unemployment claims cemented the outlook for an easier Fed while preserving the prevailing view that the underlying economy is steady or better. In this crowd-pleasing version of reality, the soggy-seeming labor market is providing markets and policy makers with "just the right amount of wrong," as the old advertising catchphrase for a Las Vegas casino hotel put it. Once one believes that the stalled jobs market is either an anomaly (due to immigration crackdowns, demographics and a sharp but fading tariff-driven confidence shock among companies), it's a quick hop to deciding that the Fed next week will embark on "good news rate cuts." It also allows an investor to argue that Treasurys have rallied hard — dropping yields to five-month lows — for good reasons. And that gold is roaring to new records not because the Fed is losing credibility or systemic macro risk is rising, but because institutions are prudently diversifying away from the dollar as the fiscal taps open wide across the world. Credit markets, for their part, offer testimony in favor of this theory, betraying minimal concern about economic stress or corporate solvency, with high-yield debt spreads near their most compressed readings of this cycle, Bespoke Investment Group notes, on "the assumption Fed rate cuts will support activity without much fear over damaging inflation, and investment grade-rated assets are showing the same optimism." Economists and many investors have been sensitive to a possible "stagflationary" mix of factors, which if they worsened could vex markets and confuse policy makers. In short, at this moment, this refers to sticky, above-target inflation coexisting with slowing underlying growth and weakening employment. This is the dynamic no one wishes to see gain traction from here, though current levels of inflation between 2.5% and 3% are pretty unremarkable looking back a few decades, easily handled by equity markets so long as they don't provoke a tighter Fed. And in absolute terms, the starting point is relatively benign, as gauged by the "misery index," simply the sum of the unemployment rate and CPI. Are we there yet? The market action itself is not serving up many persuasive causes for acute concern. The S & P 500's breakout to new highs on Thursday after the CPI and weekly jobless claims releases was broad, led by the kind of cyclical-bellwether groups one might hope to see out ahead (homebuilders, semiconductors, small-caps, equal-weight indexes, banks). The bulls have also anchored to the limited but reassuring history of periods when the Fed cut rates after a long pause while the stock market was near a high. The market did well afterward, thanks largely to the vaunted mid-1990s glory days when the Fed engineered the pristine soft economic landing alongside a generational boom in technology investment. As a sidebar, Strategas Research points out it's been rather rare for the Fed to be cutting rates when the bank-stock indexes were near a record high, as they are now. Here again, some fruitful investing phases in the early and mid-1990s precedent shine bright. Such history is helpful to know and worth keeping in mind, though the past cycle has confounded plenty of time-tested patterns. The current bull market is the first to have begun while the Fed was still tightening. A couple of years of an inverted Treasury yield curve never led to a recession as it was supposed to. The tape is now a bit stretched, and sometimes a big rally on a day when data confirms the primary bullish thesis can be a short-term culmination of an advance rather than the start of something new. The bond market, conspicuously, priced in the dovish pileup of data first, the 10-year sliding to just above 4% by Tuesday, and yields retraced a bit higher by week's end. While the idea that a rate cut next week could be a "sell-the-news" event became a suddenly popular call late this week, it's plausible given that the value of a rate cut for stocks right here is arguably as something to anticipate as an excuse to add risk, rather than celebrate for its tangible benefits after the fact. Bespoke notes the S & P 500 , after this week's 1.6% climb, registered as "extreme overbought," two standard deviations above its 50-day moving average, for the first time since December. The market, perhaps counterintuitively, tends to do better than average following such readings when they come in a broader uptrend, proof that market trends are persistent. Still, that December instance led to two months of minimal upside progress before the first-quarter momentum unwind and tariff sell-off took hold. The monstrous rally in Oracle shares this week after its transformative multiyear revenue guidance tied to AI data-center services recharged an AI theme that was having one of its periodic gut checks. Nvidia shares looked fatigued and many questions surfaced about the whether the infrastructure buildout would grow redundant and increasingly dependent on debt financing. It's one of those times when the rally has proven sturdy enough to deserve the benefit of the doubt while an open-minded market participant will acknowledge that prices, valuations and attitudes have ascended to heights that leave less room for error and more for potential disappointment. The 6,600 level on the S & P 500, which was touched intraday on Friday almost on the nose before the index sagged to finish at 6584, has been a longstanding upside target by for some perspicacious technical market handicappers since late last year, including strategists Craig Johnson of Piper Sandler and John Kolovos of Macro Risk Advisors. Kolovos leaves open the prospect that the index can get to 7,000 by early next year, though near-term he flags a recent drop in the price correlation among the "Magnificent Seven" stocks to historic lows as "a sentiment indicator suggesting complacency." This is a localized metric, not proof of broad-scale reckless. Low correlation speaks to a lack of concern about market-wide risks. Speaking of the Magnificent Seven, this group still trades at a healthy valuation premium to the rest of the market, though this margin has narrowed, largely as the broader field has grown more expensive. Granting that valuation itself has little predictive potency over a one-year horizon, there's no denying that equities are pretty rich here, with the "other 493" S & P 500 components now at 20-times year-ahead earnings. The persistence of earnings growth, quality of business models, strength of balance sheets and reduced tax and regulatory burden on companies might be fair explanations for such valuations — but none of that makes them bargains. The market finds itself at an interesting juncture, with investors suddenly feeling pretty certain about the macro picture and the implications of the Fed's path from here, and with the bull-market muscle-flexing just beginning in the form of meme-stock revivals, hype-propelled IPOs and splashy M & A deals. Elaine Garzarelli of Garzarelli Capital — yes, the famous strategist known for having called the 1987 crash and subsequent market turns in the 1990s — suggests in her weekly market piece that the S & P 500 can hold its high valuation and continue to make progress along with earnings growth, in part because animal spirits are just now revving up: "Like before, stocks should respond favorably to a possible rising persistent trend of improving confidence into irrational exuberance territory as IPOs, small caps, and other laggards begin to excel. So, even though the S & P 500 is a bit overvalued, irrational exuberance is not yet here." Of course, we may not be promised an exuberance phase this time around, but one surely cannot be ruled out, after investors this year have progressed through a "Sell America" panic, a "better-than-feared" rebound and a couple of months of cautious optimism, leading them to exactly the setup the bulls have told themselves they wanted. ( Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here . )
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OpenAI's spending spree is powering the tech industry. Oracle is the latest winner
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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to members of the media as he arrives at a lodge for the Allen & Co. Sun Valley Conference on July 8, 2025 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images News | Getty Images
Oracle 's historic stock surge this week marked the latest chapter in the story of a single private company that's dominated the tech landscape for almost three years: OpenAI. In Oracle's blowout earnings report, OpenAI was a key catalyst due to a massive amount of money the artificial intelligence startup expects to spend on cloud computing technology in the coming years. It's becoming a familiar theme. A week earlier, Broadcom shares popped almost 10% after the chipmaker and software vendor said it forged a $10 billion deal to build custom processors for a customer that analysts said was OpenAI. Among tech's megacaps, Microsoft has the closest link to OpenAI, having invested more than $13 billion in the company and serving as its key cloud partner for six years. Nvidia's march to becoming the world's most valuable company is intimately tied to OpenAI, as its graphics processing units (GPUs) sit at the heart of large language model development and are essential for running big AI workloads. Those four companies alone — Oracle, Broadcom, Microsoft and Nvidia — have seen their combined market caps swell by over $4.5 trillion since OpenAI burst into public view with the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022. And those gains are a big reason why the Nasdaq and S&P 500 have sustained sharp rallies, with both benchmarks closing at a record on Friday. OpenAI's outsized influence has some market experts understandably concerned. It remains a cash-burning startup that's governed by a nonprofit parent.
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The company's $500 billion valuation is supported by a small number of investors betting that OpenAI will prevail in the face of hefty competition from the likes of Meta and Google as well as other highly-valued newcomers like Anthropic and any number of players out of China. "While we love ChatGPT, OpenAI is still a not for profit limited in its ability to raise capital," said Gil Luria, an analyst at D.A. Davidson, in an interview with CNBC. Luria, who recommends holding Oracle shares, dug into the company's numbers as the stock was in the midst of a 36% jump on Wednesday, its biggest gain since 1992. In its quarterly earnings report late Tuesday, Oracle said it signed four multibillion-dollar contracts with three different customers during the period. One of those was with OpenAI, which said previously that it agreed to develop 4.5 gigawatts of U.S. data center capacity with Oracle. Investors knew, based on a filing with the SEC in June, that Oracle signed a $30 billion cloud contract with an unnamed company that's set to begin in two years. CNBC confirmed a Wall Street Journal report from Wednesday that OpenAI has agreed to spend $300 billion in computing power over about five years, starting in 2027. In the two trading days after its historic pop, Oracle's stock retreated, dropping more than 6% on Thursday and another 5% on Friday, as other investors began sharing Luria's concerns. The new revelations about OpenAI's massive cloud commitment provided a clearer sense of Oracle's expanding backlog. Oracle said its performance obligations, a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, surged 359% from a year earlier to to $455 billion. Luria said the concentration of Oracle's backlog with a single customer "significantly reduces" enthusiasm, particularly if "more than 90% came from OpenAI." Oracle didn't respond to a request for comment.
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OpenAI has made big commitments to several other cloud providers, including CoreWeave and Google , and reportedly plans to put $19 billion toward Stargate, a project President Donald Trump announced in January to bolster AI infrastructure investments in the U.S. Stargate is a joint venture between OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, which is separately leading a planned $40 billion investment in OpenAI. Luria said the takeaway is that "Sam Altman has the gumption to sign very large checks without needing to worry about whether those can ever be cashed." OpenAI declined to comment. While OpenAI will be losing money for the foreseeable future, the company is expecting revenue growth to continue at a breakneck pace. After hitting $10 billion in annual recurring revenue in June, OpenAI is on pace for that number to reach $125 billion by 2029, CNBC confirmed. And on Thursday, OpenAI got a step closer to formalizing its transition to a for-profit entity. The company said its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the business and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion as the commercial entity becomes a public benefit corporation. OpenAI needs the restructuring to take place by year-end in order to secure the entirety of the $40 billion from its latest financing round. For Oracle, the massive increase in OpenAI spending has landed the company within shouting distance of the trillion-dollar club, which currently includes eight tech peers. Oracle's market cap climbed to about $930 billion on Wednesday before retreating to $830 billion to close the week. Byron Deeter, a partner at Bessemer Venture Partners, told CNBC's "Money Movers" that he's still skeptical of Oracle's prospects in AI. The company has spent years trying to play catchup in cloud infrastructure, where it trails Amazon, Microsoft and Google. Deeter said Oracle remains a "B-level hyperscaler" without meaningful positions in AI software or chips. "Two days ago, we all thought Oracle was essentially nowhere in AI," Deeter said, following the earnings report. "They announce this mega-deal, people think they're the next great hyperscaler – and I don't buy that part." WATCH: Byron Deeter on Adobe and Oracle
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Here's why the stock market keeps rallying in the face of bad economic news
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Investors aren't letting a little bad news bother them. Despite some unsettling developments, Wall Street roared to new records this week. Even with tariff-inducted inflation rising and growing signs of stress in the labor market, the focus now is on healthy corporate profits and aid on the way from Washington. Among the worst of it: The Bureau of Labor Statistics issued revisions to prior payroll counts that showed the economy created nearly a million fewer jobs than previously thought. On top of that, layoffs spiked last week, inflation edged higher and worker confidence by one measure hit record lows. There's also geopolitical turmoil: Wars continue in Ukraine and Gaza, President Donald Trump's economic policies are ever-changing while he also seeks to remake the Federal Reserve, and the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk underscored the nation's volatile and violent political climate. Still, the prospect of multiple Fed interest rate reductions on the way, buttressed by corporate profits showing little signs of tariff stress and renewed enthusiasm over the future of cloud computing and Big Tech in general leaves the market in a relatively positive mood. "The market lives in the future," said Mark Luschini, chief investment officer at Janney Capital Management. "That collage is helping to paint a more optimistic picture of what the next six to nine months look like for stock prices." While the temptation is to focus squarely on hopes for a series of Fed rate cuts currently being priced in, market experts see the latest leg of the rally about more than easier monetary policy. Stimulus is back Some of those factors Luschini cites are coming deregulation, retroactive depreciation writeoffs and tax cuts from the One Big Beautiful Bill. There's also the relatively low unemployment rate even with stalled job creation, and, yes, market expectations that the Fed is about to resume a rate-cutting cycle that had been on hold throughout 2025. "Collectively, a variety of factors leaves market participants to believe the labor market will remain stitched well enough together in order to get the boost that is going to be forthcoming on a couple of different fronts," he said. "Last but not least, some loosening on monetary policy ... is at least signaling that some of the noose around the economy is going to be loosened." Specifically on rates, the market strongly indicates that the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank's rate-setting body, will lower the benchmark fed funds rate from its current 4.25% to 4.5% by a quarter percentage point when it wraps up its two-day meeting Wednesday, according to the CME Group's FedWatch . From there, traders see additional reductions coming in October and December, followed by three more in 2026 — a considerably more aggressive path than what FOMC members laid out in their last update in June. That's given some relief that whatever weakness does show up in the economy could be offset by another round of policy help. "This steady market rally shows that investors are increasingly forward-looking, pricing in a blend of policy accommodation, improving productivity dynamics and the potential for fiscal support," said Mark Hackett, chief market strategist at Nationwide Financial. "In many ways, investors are leaning into the idea that slower labor momentum doesn't necessarily derail corporate earnings or broader growth potential, but rather that supportive tailwinds will offset the recent wave of slowing economic data, as evidenced by easier financial conditions," he added. Fighting inflation, valuing tech To be sure, plenty of obstacles remain for the market. Inflation data this week showed that while producer prices fell , costs for consumers continued to climb, particularly in tariff-sensitive areas like groceries, clothing and furniture. The consumer price index in August rose 2.9% from a year ago, hitting its highest level since January and serving as a reminder that while the Fed's focus may shift to supporting the labor market, inflation remains a concern. But investors are staying positive, and this week brought news that the tech story is far from over. Oracle issued a stunning earnings beat , projecting eye-watering demand for its cloud services and generating the biggest single-day rally for the stock in 33 years — a move cooled off after the initial hype. Widely-followed market bull Tom Lee at Fundstrat Global Advisors upped the ante for the sector, pointing out that companies such as Nvidia are still valued at lower multiples than comparatively old-economy staples like Costco and Walmart . "This is why we think NVDA is vastly undervalued," Lee said in a note. "But if NVDA is vastly under-valued, this argues that AI valuations overall are too low. Plus, the ... surge in [Oracle] also suggests that these stocks are undervalued." Market veteran Ed Yardeni also weighed in, noting that forward earnings estimates just posted a record high for 16 straight weeks. And Wells Fargo asserted that the one-two punch of AI investment and easier Fed policy should continue to feed gains. The firm has a 6,650 target on the S & P 500 by the end of this year, implying only a modest gain from current levels, but sees the large-cap index surging to 7,200 in 2026, indicating a 9% rise ahead. "We are bullish on equities," Ohsung Kwon, the bank's chief equity analyst, said in a note. "Yes, there is froth, but as long as AI capex remains intact, the bull market should continue. The Fed put is also well alive." 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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: IonQ, Warner Bros. Discovery, RH, Adobe and more
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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Six Flags Entertainment — The theme park operator jumped 7% after the company reported increased attendance and strong interest in its 2026 season-pass program. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company rose 6%, extending recent gains. Tesla is up nearly 12% over the past week, even though the company hasn't made any announcements. Investors may be encouraged that falling interest rates will make it easier for would-be car buyers to make a purchase. Joby Aviation — The developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, aircraft rose 2% after it said it would participate in a White House-backed pilot program to showcase uses of the technology. IonQ — The quantum computing stock jumped 15% after it received U.K. regulatory clearance on Friday to buy Oxford Ionics. The company also touted its acquisition strategy at an analyst day. The news also boosted rivals, including Quantum Computing , which rose 5%, and Rigetti Computing , up 12%. Super Micro Computer — The artificial-intelligence tech firm rose 3% following an announcement that it began volume shipments of its Nvidia Blackwell Ultra solutions to customers worldwide. Warner Bros. Discovery — The HBO Max owner climbed 12% following Thursday's 29% gain. CNBC reported Thursday that Paramount Skydance was preparing an offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. RH — The luxury furniture retailer fell roughly 4% after slashing its annual revenue outlook. The chain is targeting revenue growth between 9% and 11% this year, down from its previous goal of 10% to 13%. Adobe — The software company rose more than 3% after reporting better-than-expected results in its fiscal third quarter. Adobe earned an adjusted $5.31 per share on revenue of $5.99 billion, while analysts had estimated a profit of $5.18 per share on revenue of $5.91 billion, according to LSEG. Microsoft — Microsoft and OpenAI reached a deal to extend their relationship. Shares of Microsoft rose 2%. BigBear.ai — The AI national security company jumped more than 4% after saying its technology accelerated U.S. arrivals at Nashville International Airport. Opendoor Technologies — The meme stock lost more than 12% after soaring 78% on Thursday , when Opendoor announced Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian as its new CEO. Figure Technology Solutions — The blockchain lender rose 11%. Figure debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday, closing 24% above its $25-per-share initial public offering price. Gemini Space Station —The cryptocurrency company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is set to begin trading today . It priced its initial public offering at $28 per share late Thursday, amid strong demand. Black Rock Coffee, Via Transportation and Legence are also expected to begin trading today. (Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here .) — CNBC's Michelle Fox and Liz Napolitano contributed to this report.
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Cramer touts a stock 'deep in the data centers,' partnered with Nvidia, Apple
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CNBC's Jim Cramer predicts Corning stock could go much higher as the 174-year-old glass maker further capitalizes on alliances with major tech players, such as Nvidia and Apple . "Talk about a hot stock," Cramer said during " Squawk on the Street ," acknowledging this year's big run in shares, which hit 25-year highs Friday. "[This] one I think could be a rocket ship." Corning makes glass for smartphones, computers, and all kinds of other device screens, as well as data center and communications wiring. The New York-based company's products are also used in many other ways, such as in emission control systems and research labs around the world. "Corning is a remarkable stock because it is deep in the data centers," Cramer said. "Yet, people would rather own every other thing. The plumbing, the air conditioning. They should maybe own Corning for the data center." Cramer pointed out that Corning makes the specialized cabling to support Nvidia's AI chips. Demand for these, along with other offerings like Corning's specialty glass products, plays a critical role in powering data centers, as big technology companies spend billions upon billions of dollars to outfit them to handle AI workloads. Corning's financials also benefit from a deepened partnership with Apple as the iPhone maker looks to push more of its manufacturing into the U.S. In August, Apple detailed plans to spend $2.5 billion to fund projects with Corning, which makes glass for the iPhone and Apple Watch. "We're going to dedicate 100% of this factory [and] triple its production, all aimed at the newest generations of Apple phones," Corning CEO Wendell Weeks told Jim on Friday from Corning's facilities in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Alongside Weeks and Cramer, Apple CEO Tim Cook said, "Next year, every iPhone sold in the world … and every Apple Watch will contain glass from this factory." Corning shares on Friday reached their highest levels since the fall of 2000. This continues a heroic 2025 run for the stock, up 60% year-to-date versus the S & P 500 's roughly 12% advance. Apple and Nvidia's performances, both holdings in Cramer's Charitable Trust, pale in comparison. Apple shares have lost about 7% since the start of 2025, while Nvidia has jumped more than 32%. Cramer's Trust holdings make up the CNBC Investing Club's portfolio. GLW AAPL,NVDA YTD mountain YTD peformance
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Apple is close to forming a bullish golden cross chart pattern
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Apple could get a much-needed boost to its stumbling stock in the form of a bullish chart pattern. The iPhone maker appears poised to form a "golden cross," a chart pattern that emerges as a stock's short-term 50-day moving average exceeds its long-term moving average, typically measured over 200 days. The technical indicator is widely viewed as a sign that an asset's price will surge. Apple's 50-day average sits at $221.03 as of Friday, while its 200-day average is $221.49. The potentially bullish technical move comes as the "Magnificent Seven" stock underperforms its peers. Apple is down roughly 8% in the year to date. Other megacap technology stocks such as Nvidia and Meta Platforms are up more than 40% during that time. Apple has faced several headwinds over the past year, including lackluster iPhone 16 sales and difficulties building out its artificial intelligence unit. This week, D.A. Davidson lowered its rating on the iPhone maker to neutral from buy after the firm was left underwhelmed by its latest iPhone release. In June, Needham downgraded the stock to hold from buy, citing the potential for the U.S.-China trade war to kneecap the company's supply chain as well as the rolling back of AI-related initiatives. However, Apple shares could still surge if its stock forms the golden cross pattern. What history shows Apple has showed five golden crosses in the past 20 years, with an average return of 1.5% a month following the signal, up 4.3% at three months, 5.1% at six months and 23.5% over a year. Win rates naturally increase over the longer durations. Compared to the broader market, AAPL has typically outperformed in the three to 12 month range following the signal, but the excess return is modest in the near term. And interestingly, the past five "death crosses" for the stock — when the 50-day falls below a descending 200-day moving average — haven't spelled doom the way the name suggests. On average, Apple rose about 4% in the month following a death cross, 12.4% at three months, 19% at six months and 37% at 12 months. And Apple beat the S & P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) at a similar frequency following the bearish death cross as the bullish golden cross. (To be fair, we're looking at small samples, just five of each.) But here's the thing, neither signal has predictably preceded better returns than Apple has shown on any given period over the past 20 years. The average return for Apple over a one-month period has been 2.2%, 7.3% at three months, 14.8% at six months and 31% on a 12-month basis. Post-signal returns have generally lagged over the one to six-month windows after both types of crosses. (Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here .)
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Trouble with student and auto loans could be the start of bigger problems for the economy
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(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) When subprime mortgage lender New Century Financial went bankrupt in early 2007, it was a canary in the coal mine for a housing crisis that wouldn't fully spread until 2008, bringing down the economy and markets with it. There are certain pockets of the lending market today with early signs of trouble — not heralding something on the scale of the great financial crisis, but perhaps a slowdown in borrowing and the economy if the woes spread, according to Larry McDonald purveyor of the The Bear Traps Report and author of "How to Listen When Markets Speak." "We're starting to see some of the things we saw in 2007, 2008, but it just hasn't gone up market yet," said McDonald. "We've seen this show before." McDonald is first looking at the struggling shares of student lenders Navient and SLM Corp., otherwise known as Sallie Mae. Both stocks are down big this quarter, while the S & P 500 is up nicely on expectations for a rate cut. One would think two lenders would be up on similar sentiment, with borrowing set to pick up with more reasonable rates. But they are not. NAVI 3M mountain Navient, 3 months The analyst thinks these stocks are foretelling trouble to come with student lending as the Trump administration, led by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, restarts collection of debts suspended during the Covid pandemic and extended for years by the Biden administration. SLM 3M mountain SLM Corp., 3 months That's a monthly bite set to come out of millions of consumers' wallets, McDonald reasons, and the resilient consumer has been a major bullish underpinning of this market. "Say you had a $400 a month student loan payment, and then you gave like two to three years where they didn't have to pay it," said McDonald. "So imagine 60 million people all of a sudden, they didn't have to make the $400 payment. Now they do." Auto lending is another pocket showing strain, with subrime lender Tricolor Holdings the latest in the sector to file for bankruptcy. Fifth Third Bancorp found alleged fraud with Tricolor, according to Bloomberg News . McDonald is also keeping his eye on buy now, pay later companies ... a stock like Upstart Holdings , which has also been weak this quarter. UPST 3M mountain Upstart holdings, 3 months "The tertiary financials ... second, third tier ... are definitely telling you this is a subprime problem," said McDonald. The tipping point will be when these troubles begin to show up in spreads on asset-backed security, or ABS, loans and that has not occurred yet, according to McDonald, but he is watching closely. "Once it goes into ABS, asset backed securities ... you remember the CDOs and all that problem in the financial crisis? That's when it starts impacting the big banks," said McDonald, referring to complex collateralized debt obligations. "But it's very much like 2006, or seven, where you start to see the first, second, third inning of a big problem." When will market wake up to this? McDonald's worries are juxtaposed against a stock market hitting new highs on a daily basis on hopes a looser Fed will patch up any economic dislocations. But he thinks it won't be that easy and soon these problems, along with a reckoning on sky-high Nvidia valuations and overexuberant artificial intelligence forecasts from companies like Oracle , will begin to hurt the market and the economy. McDonald, whose clients include many large hedge funds, says the trades discussed the most in that group are ones going long hard assets and commodities. McDonald has talked about gold miners in the past and recently added copper miners to that trade as well. He's not alone in that respect, with Goldman Sachs recently making gold miners one of its top recommendations to clients for year-end. Hard assets will be in demand as the economy slows, inflation stays high and the Fed is forced to inject more liquidity into the system, the analyst said. "I think there's a high probability that inflation's normalizing up at a high, high level," said McDonald. "If the economy slows down and inflation stays sticky, that's a much higher level of stagflation. ... I think we're on a collision course for that." (See the video above for the full discussion.) (Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here .)
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Here are the 10 things the Club is watching in the stock market Friday
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My top 10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 12 1. Markets were relatively muted on Friday. But it has been a strong week, with the S & P 500 hitting new highs in response to economic data that suggests the Federal Reserve will need to be more aggressive with interest rate cuts over the next few months. 2. Morgan Stanley economists now expect the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points at its next four meetings – September, October, December, and January 2026. They previously expected 25 basis point cuts in September and December. 3. Adobe shares rose this morning after the software company delivered a beat and raise. Adobe reported revenue of $5.99 billion versus estimates of $5.91 billion and adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $5.31 versus $5.18. 4. Nvidia and OpenAI are expected to announce tens of billions of dollars in data center investments in the United Kingdom next week. In other news, Super Micro Computer said it has begun volume shipments of Nvidia Blackwell Ultra. 5. Microsoft and OpenAI have reached an agreement that moves OpenAI closer to restructuring as a for-profit company. Microsoft shares rose slightly. 6. Applied Materials was downgraded to neutral from an outperform buy rating at Mizuho on China competition risk. The analysts prefer Lam Research and raisesd their price target on Lam to $130 from 120. 7. Barclays downgraded Corona and Modelo brewer Constellation Brands to equal weight hold from overweight buy, and Molson Coors to an underweight sell from equal weight on concerns over beer trends. 8. Warner Bros. Discovery surged nearly 29% yesterday and another 8%-plus this morning after it was reported that Paramount Skydance was preparing an offer that could come as early as next week. 9. JPMorgan said that Boeing shares dropped late Thursday after CEO Kelly Ortberg said the aircraft maker was falling behind on certification for the 777x. Ortberg's comments were made at the Morgan Stanley Laguna Conference. JPMorgan said it's not good news, but a delay is not surprising and doesn't change the program's cash flow trajectory over the next few years. They reiterated their overweight buy rating and $251 price target. We agree the selloff represents an opportunity. The stock, our newest Club position, was stable this morning. 10 . Shares of RH fell more than 9.5% this morning after the luxury home furnishing company lowered its revenue outlook for the year. The company now sees revenue increasing 9% to 11% this year, versus prior the expectations of 10% to 13% growth. RH also lowered its adjusted operating margin outlook after quarterly results missed expectations. Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: Super Micro Computer, Warner Bros. Discovery, Adobe and more
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Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: Super Micro Computer — The artificial-intelligence tech firm surged 6% following an announcement that it began volume shipments of its Nvidia Blackwell Ultra solutions to customers worldwide. Warner Bros. Discovery -- The HBO Max owner climbed nearly 8% following Thursday's 29% gain. CNBC reported Thursday that Paramount Skydance was preparing an offer for Warner Bros. Discovery. RH -- The luxury furniture retailer fell roughly 8% in premarket trading after slashing its annual revenue outlook. The chain is targeting revenue growth between 9% and 11% this year, down from its previous goal of 10% to 13%. Adobe — The software company rose more than 3% after reporting better-than-expected results in its fiscal third quarter. Adobe earned an adjusted $5.31 per share on revenue of $5.99 billion, while analysts had estimated a profit of $5.18 per share on revenue of $5.91 billion, according to LSEG. Baidu — U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese tech company rallied nearly 5% following a report from The Information that Baidu and Alibaba have begun using their own chips to train AI models. U.S.-listed shares of Alibaba were down fractionally. Alaska Air — The airline added 3% on the back of an upgrade to buy from neutral at UBS. Microsoft — Microsoft and OpenAI reached a deal to extend their relationship. Shares of Microsoft inched up more than 1%. BigBear.ai — The AI national security company jumped more than 7% after saying its technology accelerated U.S. arrivals at Nashville International Airport. Opendoor Technologies — The meme stock lost almost 4% after soaring 78% on Thursday , when Opendoor announced Shopify executive Kaz Nejatian as its new CEO. Klarna — The buy now, pay later platform rose 3%, recouping about half of Thursday's more than 6% loss. Klarna debuted Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange , closing at $45.82 after pricing its initial public offering above its expected range. Figure Technology Solutions — The blockchain lender slipped 1%. Figure debuted on the Nasdaq on Thursday, closing 24% above its $25-per-share IPO price. Gemini Space Station -- The cryptocurrency company founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss is set to begin trading today . It priced its IPO at $28 per share late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. A Gemini spokesperson could not confirm the report. (Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here .)
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Nvidia and OpenAI to back major investment in UK AI infrastructure
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Jensen Huang, co-founder and chief executive officer of Nvidia, at the London Tech Week exposition in London, UK, on Monday, June 9, 2025.
Nvidia and OpenAI are in discussions about backing a major investment in Britain focused on boosting artificial intelligence infrastructure in the country.
The two tech firms are discussing a sizable deal to support data center development in the country which could ultimately be worth billions of dollars, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC, confirming earlier reporting from the Financial Times.
The companies are still working through various processes at the moment with Nvidia and cloud computing firm Nscale, said the person, who did not want to be named due to the sensitivity of the issue.
They added that an investment agreement has not yet been finalized. It is expected to be unveiled next week during U.S. President Donald Trump's state visit to the U.K.
Nvidia and Nscale did did not immediately respond to CNBC's request for comment. OpenAI declined to comment on the discussions.
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SK Hynix continues monster $80 billion rally as it readies next-gen chips for Nvidia
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A man walks past a logo of SK Hynix at the lobby of the company's Bundang office in Seongnam on January 29, 2021.
South Korean memory chipmaker SK Hynix said Friday that it was ready to mass produce its next-generation high-bandwidth memory chips, staying ahead of rivals and sending the company's stock soaring.
HBM is a type of memory that is used in chipsets for artificial-intelligence computing, including in chips from global AI giant Nvidia — a major client of SK Hynix.
SK Hynix said earlier this year that it had shipped samples of its HBM4 chips to customers, as it sought to beat competitors including Samsung Electronics and Micron Technologies .
According to its announcement Friday, the company has finished its internal validation and quality assurance process for HBM4 and is ready to manufacture those at scale.
"Completion of HBM4 development will be a new milestone for the industry," said Joohwan Cho, head of HBM development at SK Hynix.
HBM4 is the sixth generation of HBM technology — a type of Dynamic Random Access Memory, or DRAM. DRAM can be found in personal computers, workstations and servers and is used to store data and program code.
SK Hynix's latest HBM4 product has doubled bandwidth and increased power efficiency by 40% compared to the previous generation, according to the company.
Notably, HBM4 is expected to be the main AI memory chip needed for Nvidia's next-generation Rubin architecture — a more powerful AI chip for global data centers — said Dan Nystedt, vice-president at TriOrient, an Asia-based private investment firm with a focus on semiconductors.
"SK Hynix is a key supplier for Nvidia, and the announcement shows it remains far ahead of rivals," he said.
Samsung Electronics and Micron have struggled to catch up to SK Hynix in HBM, as it builds on its segment leadership and benefits from being Nvidia's main HBM supplier.
However, the companies have made some progress. Micron has also shipped samples of its HBM4 products to customers, while Samsung has reportedly been working to get its HBM4 chips certified by Nvidia.
"Despite the shifting competitive landscape, we anticipate SK Hynix will maintain a commanding position, potentially securing around 50% of the HBM market share by 2026," said MS Hwang, research director at Counterpoint Research, covering memory solutions.
SK Hynix shares rose more than 7% Friday to hit their highest since 2000, following its chip announcement, bringing year-to-date gains to nearly 90%. Shares of Samsung Electronics and Micron have risen over 40% and nearly 80% in 2025, respectively.
SK Hynix posted record operating profit and revenue for its June-quarter, thanks to strong HBM demand, which accounted for 77% of its overall revenues. The company's market capitalization has increased by more than $80 billion since the start of the year, according to data from S&P Capital IQ.
The firm expects to double HBM sales for the full year compared to 2024, and for demand from AI to continue to grow into 2026.
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SK Hynix shares soar to 25-year highs on high-end chip breakthrough
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Shares of SK Hynix jumped Friday after announcing that it had finished developing HBM4, the latest generation of high-bandwidth memory seen as vital for artificial-intelligence applications.
Its shares rose over 7% to hit the highest since 2000 as of 9.40 p.m. ET Thursday, marking its ninth day of rally.
Shares of Alibaba and Baidu listed in Hong Kong also jumped over 6% and 10% respectively, after both companies began deploying their own in-house chips to train artificial intelligence models, The Information reported Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Alibaba has reportedly been using its chips for smaller AI models since early this year, while Baidu is testing its Kunlun P800 chip to train new versions of its Ernie AI model, with both companies partly replacing those made by Nvidia in the process.
Elsewhere in Asia, markets were trading higher, tracking Wall Street gains overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.89% to close at 44,768.12 after hitting a fresh record high on Thursday, while the Topix added 0.4% to end at 3,160.49. South Korea's Kospi climbed 1.54% to end the trading day at 3,395.54 and the small-cap Kosdaq jumped 1.48% to 847.08.
Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 added 0.68% to close at 8,864.9.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng index rose 1.14%, while mainland's CSI 300 slid 0.57% to close at 4,522.00.
India's Nifty 50 added 0.43%.
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'We will do better.' Microsoft CEO Nadella admits company has to rebuild trust with employees
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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella departs following a meeting of the White House Task Force on AI Education in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Sept. 4, 2025.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told employees in a meeting on Thursday that the company has work to do to smooth relations with employees after announcing several rounds of layoffs and a mandated partial return to in-person work.
In the meeting that was held online, an employee asked executives to speak about a perceived lack of empathy in the company's culture as of late and steps Microsoft is taking to rebuild trust with its workforce.
"I deeply appreciate that, the question and the sentiment behind it," Nadella said, in audio that was obtained by CNBC. "I take it as feedback for me and everyone in the leadership team, because at the end of the day, I think we can do better, and we will do better."
Nadella's comments come after Microsoft slashed 9,000 jobs in July, following smaller reductions in the months prior. On Tuesday, Microsoft said workers living near its headquarters in Redmond, Washington, must come into the office three days a week, starting in February, with a broader rollout to follow.
Amy Coleman, Microsoft's human resources chief, said at Thursday's meeting that reception to the return-to-office announcement has been mixed, with some workers feeling like they're losing autonomy. But she said that employees in and around Seattle already come in, on average, 2.4 times each week.
Like most of the tech industry, Microsoft went fully remote during the pandemic, and made particular use of its internal Teams video and chat offerings, which gained rapid adoption during that period. Microsoft has been slower than many of its peers to put a mandate in place for coming back to the office. Amazon, one of Microsoft's top rivals, called employees back to offices five days a week in January.
While Nadella and the executive team are taking criticism from some staffers, Wall Street is applauding the company's growth and execution. The stock is up almost 20% this year, outperforming the broader market, pushing Microsoft's market cap to $3.7 trillion, which trails only Nvidia among the world's most-valuable companies.
In July, Microsoft reported a 24% increase in net income to $27 billion. The company's gross margin was under 69%, compared with 71% in late 2023. It's rapidly building and renting data center infrastructure to meet artificial intelligence demand.
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Adobe, RH, Super Micro Computer & more
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Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Adobe — The design software maker's shares rose nearly 3% in extended trading after the firm reported fiscal third-quarter results that topped analysts' estimates. Adobe also hiked revenue guidance for its digital media business. RH — The luxury furniture maker saw shares drop 6% in after-hours trading following a quarterly revenue miss. Revenue of $899 million for the latest quarter was lower than the $905 million analysts were expecting, per LSEG. Super Micro Computer — The AI tech firm announced it has begun volume shipments of its Nvidia Blackwell Ultra solutions to customers worldwide, sending shares up more than 4% in extended trading. SL Green Realty — The real estate stock edged up less than 1% after Citi upgraded the stock to a buy rating from neutral.
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Oracle shares retreat 6% after sharpest rally in more than 30 years
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Oracle shares closed down 6% on Thursday, a day after the stock closed at a record high, following an analyst note expressing concern that most of the company's upcoming growth is coming from a single client: OpenAI.
The software vendor has seen its stock go on a wild ride this week after CEO Safra Catz on Tuesday said that Oracle had "signed four multi-billion-dollar contracts with three different customers" in the latest quarter. The company's remaining performance obligation, a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, swelled to $455 billion, up 359% year over year.
In its forecasts, Oracle called for cloud infrastructure revenue to expand 14-fold by 2030.
In extended trading on Tuesday, Oracle stock moved up 30% following the company announcing fiscal first-quarter results. On Wednesday, the stock ended the day up nearly 36%, closing at a record high of $328.33.
The build-out is part of a broad expansion across technology to put in place the necessary infrastructure to meet demand for applications that draw on sophisticated artificial intelligence models that typically run on Nvidia chips.
But the excitement around Oracle's projections were tempered after The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday reported that OpenAI is set to pay Catz's company $300 billion over five years. That report came after OpenAI during the quarter announced an agreement with Oracle to build 4.5 gigawatts of U.S. data center capacity. The two companies declined to comment on the report.
"Our enthusiasm for Oracle's backlog announcements is significantly tempered by the report that it came almost entirely from OpenAI," Gil Luria, an analyst with a neutral rating on Oracle shares, wrote in a note distributed to clients on Thursday.
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What convinced a long-time Nvidia doubter to upgrade the AI chip giant
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Long-time Nvidia skeptic D.A. Davidson has finally come around to our way of thinking. The analysts on Thursday raised their price target to $210 per share from $195. They also upgraded the Club stock to a buy from a hold, which had been maintained since at least the beginning of 2024. To trace the arch of D.A. Davidson's shift in tone, we want to start with what we saw developing Monday, just days after fellow portfolio name Broadcom 's blowout earnings report . It was a pair trade: Investors were selling Nvidia and buying Broadcom. The thinking? Broadcom was now positioned so strongly in custom artificial intelligence semiconductors that it would start pulling demand away from Nvidia as hyperscale players started to focus more on their own workloads and sought to increase efficiency by developing workload-specific chips. While highly customizable, powerful, and certainly still the industry gold standard, Nvidia makes chips and AI infrastructure hardware that are not specific to any one company. The custom chips from Broadcom may not be more efficient than Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) when it comes to handling a variety of workloads. However, big tech companies might seek out Broadcom to design a chip to manage a ton of demand for a single type of workload. For companies that also create software, it can make a lot of sense to invest in so-called application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) or, as Broadcom calls them, XPUs. Jim Cramer, and others on the Street, have pushed back on the idea that the AI infrastructure build-out taking place is somehow a zero-sum game. We argue that demand is so strong and so broadly based that there will be multiple winners. Rather than attempt to play Nvidia and Broadcom against one another, investors would be better served by acknowledging that each is the best at what it does – Nvidia for GPUs and Broadcom for XPUs – and betting on both of the stocks. NVDA AVGO YTD mountain Nvidia and Broadcom YTD That's the same line of thinking that seems to have finally convinced the analysts at D.A. Davidson to upgrade Nvidia. In a note titled, "The Most Important Thing is the Only Thing," the analysts wrote, "Our increasingly optimistic view of the growth in AI compute demand supersedes our list of concerns regarding NVDA." To be sure, the D.A. Davidson still has concerns regarding Nvidia, including the rate of hyperscale cloud spending and the return on that investment, competition from names like Broadcom, increased competition from China, and energy bottlenecks. However, they ultimately conceded, at least for the time being, that the "overwhelming growth in demand for compute is the only thing that matters." They added, "Nvidia should be able to sustain growth over the next two years, regardless of which segment that growth comes from." We cited similar reasons for our Nvidia price target hike to $200 from $170 on Wednesday afternoon, in the throes of the Oracle stock boom on sky-high AI infrastructure demand projections. While we are not yet ready to take our 2 rating back to a buy-equivalent 1, Jim has been much more constructive concerning Nvidia than D.A. Davidson and even many of the Street bulls. As of Thursday, 91% of the analysts who cover Nvidia have a buy-equivalent rating on the stock, according to FactSet data. There are five with a hold rating, equal to 8% of the coverage group. The lone sell rating belongs to Seaport Global Securities. The average Nvidia price target, per FactSet, was just over $216, representing more than 20% upside to Wednesday's $177 close. While Nvidia still has some work to do to get back to its record-high close of $183 on Aug. 12, Broadcom closed at a new high of $369 on Wednesday. Broadcom, which was down Thursday, has been on a roll, jumping roughly 20% since closing at $306 per share on the company's Sept. 4 earnings night. The recent rally ballooned Broadcom to our biggest position by weight. In recognition of the stock's incredible run and its now 5.3% portfolio weighting, we told Club members Thursday that we would have trimmed Broadcom, if not restricted. We generally aim to limit positions from getting too big and throwing off the diversification of the portfolio. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long NVDA, AVGO. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Oracle's concentration risk
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CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how OpenAI is fueling Nvidia rivals like Oracle's $300 billion cloud deal.
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D.A. Davidson raised its price target on Nvidia. Gil Luria explains why
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Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson managing director, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the firm's investing thesis on Nvidia and Apple.
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AI's trillion dollar money loop
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CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos joins 'Money Movers' to discuss how OpenAI is fueling Nvidia rivals like Oracle's $300 billion cloud deal.
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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday
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My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Sept. 11 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open today, which would add to yesterday's record-high close for the S & P 500. This morning's inflation and jobless claims data didn't change the near lock on a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next week's meeting. Chances for a half-point cut increased. Bond yields were lower. 2. Following yesterday's cooler wholesale inflation print, the August consumer price index showed hotter-than-expected month-over-month retail inflation. Weekly jobless claims came in worse than expected. Further signs of labor deterioration increased dramatically the market odds of a total of three Fed rate cuts by year-end. 3. Club name Nvidia was upgraded to buy from neutral at DA Davidson. The firm had been skeptical on the stock for a while but now has an "increasingly optimistic view" on AI compute demand that overrides past worries about custom-chip competition and the China conundrum. 4. Perhaps lost in the shuffle this week: Nvidia announced a new chip designed for the day-to-day running of AI workloads known as inference, not training. SemiAnalysis, a trade publication, called it another "giant leap" that extends Nvidia's performance lead over AMD and even custom chip providers like fellow Club name Broadcom. I like the specs of this chip, Rubin CPX. 5. DA Davidson went the other way on Club stock Apple , downgrading the iPhone maker to neutral from buy. Analysts believe the new iPhone lineup is "uninspired" and the significant AI infusion that Apple needs to drive a major refresh cycle won't happen in the near term. Not a lot of money made listening to these in-and-out calls. I say "own it, don't trade it." 6. Bank of America downgraded UPS to an underperform sell rating from neutral on the end of the de minimis exemption that allowed small-dollar packages to enter the U.S. duty-free. What's going to happen to the dividend, which currently yields 7.8%? While the company is committed to paying it, I think it's ill-advised to keep paying such a large one. They need to conserve the cash. 7. Thermo Fisher was upgraded to an overweight buy rating from equal weight at Barclays, with analysts lifting their price target to $550 a share from $490. The firm said the life sciences stock's valuation is attractive, and end market demand is relatively stable. I've been warming up to Thermo peer Danaher , which we own for the Club. 8. AutoZone's investments into its stores, supply chain, and more have the company well-positioned to capture additional market share, UBS argued. It raised its PT on the stock to $4,925 from $4,260 and kept its buy rating. Total agreement. This company has repurchased about half is stock in the past decade. 9. Morgan Stanley, while keeping its hold rating, said it's leaning more positive on Robinhood after attending the brokerage firm's Las Vegas summit, where a number of new products were announced, including a social network. Analysts said the pace of innovations enhances its ability to capture more users and supports multi-year earnings growth. 10. Mizuho Securities upped its price target on a host of real estate investment trusts, or REITs, including Realty Income . Analysts took their PT to $63 from $60 but stayed at a neutral rating. I like the name. Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Here are Thursday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Amazon, Micron, Celsius, FedEx, UPS and more
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Here are the biggest analyst research calls on Wall Street on Thursday: Wolfe reiterates Tesla as peer perform Wolfe says it is standing by its peer perform rating on the stock but that it likes Tesla's energy component. " Tesla's current Automotive business and their future AI / Autonomy opportunities often garner the lion's share of attention amongst investors. But we remain bullish on Energy, which has grown rapidly in recent years and is their most profitable segment (est 2025e revs up 31% to $13.2 bn, with ~29% Gross Margin)." Bank of America cuts UPS to underperform from neutral, FedEx to neutral from buy Bank of America says it is concerned about "increased pressure on volume and costs." "We lower our ratings on UPS to Underperform (from Neutral) and FedEx to Neutral (from Buy) as we account for increased pressure on volume and costs, following our recent look at de minimis impacts to airfreight carriers" Read more. D.A. Davidson upgrades Nvidia to buy from neutral The investment bank says it is getting more bullish on the stock. "We believe the growth in AI compute demand will drive enough demand to sustain NVDA's growth into next year and likely beyond. While there are still several cross-currents, we believe those are not enough to change that trajectory and are upgrading to BUY from Neutral, raising our price target to $210 from $195." Read more. D.A. Davidson downgrades Apple to neutral from buy The firm says it is concerned about the slowing pace of Apple's artificial intelligence ecosystem. "While we were initially excited about the prospects of Apple's role in the AI ecosystem and potential major upgrade cycle, it has become clear to us that neither of those are likely to come to fruition in the near-term." Read more. Citi reiterates Micron Technology as buy Citi raises its price target to $175 per share from $150. "We believe the continued memory upturn is being driven by limited production and better than expected demand, particularly from the data center end market (55% of Micron revenue)." Goldman Sachs initiates Celsius Holdings at buy Goldman Sachs says the energy drink company is "one of the best growth stories." "We initiate coverage of Celsius Holdings ( CELH) with a Buy rating and a 12-month price target of $72 as we believe it is one of the best growth stories in broader CPG [consumer packaged goods]." Read more. Deutsche Bank initiates Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac at buy Deutsche Bank says the government mortgage companies are well positioned. "We are initiating coverage of the Government-Sponsored Enterprises ("GSEs") Fannie Mae (FNMA) and Freddie Mac (FMCC) with Buy ratings and a price target of $20 for FNMA and $25 for FMCC." Deutsche Bank initiates Synaptics at buy Deutsche Bank says the semis company is in the middle of a turnaround. "We are launching coverage of Synaptics ( Ticker: SYNA) with a Buy rating and an $85 price target." Barclays upgrades Thermo Fisher to overweight from equal weight The firm says the biotech company is compelling at current levels. "We upgrade TMO to Overweight. Absolute and relative valuation has come in to more attractive levels." Wolfe upgrades Bill.com to outperform from peer perform Wolfe says investors should buy the dip. "While BILL's shares have underperformed YTD (down 37% vs. the S & P up 11%), we see potential for better prospects into FY26." Daiwa initiates Eaton at outperform Daiwa says it is bullish on the electrical engineering company "We initiate coverage of Eaton, ticker ETN, with a 2/Outperform rating and $390 price target." Morgan Stanley names Amazon a top pick Morgan Stanley says it is bullish on the company's Fresh grocery initiative. "We see AMZN's push into the ~$600bn fresh grocery market unlocking durably faster growth." Deutsche Bank upgrades Chewy to buy from hold Deutsche Bank upgrades Chewy following earnings. "Coming out of the 2Q, with multiple growth investments articulated in the 2H, likely driving negative MSD [mid single digit] earning revisions to buy-side expectations, we believe that buy-side bogeys are now in a better place after a couple quarters of negative Gross Margin revisions." Morgan Stanley raises Aon to overweight from equal weight The investment bank says in its upgrade o f Aon that it sees "multiple tailwinds" for the insurance giant. "As the company sees durable organic growth, we expect it to be better positioned than peers;" Guggenheim initiates Atlassian at buy Guggenheim says shares of the software company have plenty more room to run. "We're initiating coverage of TEAM shares with a Buy rating and $225 price target, representing 30% potential upside." ( Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here . )
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Inflation data, Oracle shares surge, Chipotle's Asia push and more in Morning Squawk
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This is CNBC's Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:
1. Eyes on CPI
The August consumer price index, a closely watched measure of inflation, is due in at 8:30 a.m. ET this morning. It follows yesterday's producer price index, which brought good news on the inflation front. PPI, which tracks wholesaler inflation, unexpectedly declined last month. Here's what else you should know: Economists are expecting CPI to rise 0.3% on the month and 2.9% on the year. Excluding volatile food and energy prices, so-called core CPI is expected to increase 0.3% month over month and 3.1% year over year.
Investors are hoping that this morning's data won't throw cold water on their hopes for an interest rate cut when the Federal Reserve meets next week. Futures market pricing indicates a 100% probability that the central bank will lower the borrowing cost, according to CMEGroup's FedWatch tool.
Meanwhile, the Labor Department's internal watchdog office opened an investigation yesterday into how the Bureau of Labor Statistics collects data on jobs and inflation.
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2. Charlie Kirk
Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk stands in the back of the room as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing in ceremony for interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C. Jeanine Pirro in the Oval Office of the White House on May 28, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images
Conservative political activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated yesterday while speaking at an event at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old was a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and known for his work engaging young conservatives through Turning Point USA, which he co-founded. A manhunt for the killer is ongoing. Authorities said two people detained and questioned about the shooting were released because they did not have any connection to the crime.
3. Oracle's big run
Oracle co-founder, CTO and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison speaks during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images
Shares of Oracle surged 36% in yesterday's session after the company's cloud growth estimates amazed Wall Street. Chairman Larry Ellison raked in an especially notable haul. Ellison added more than $100 billion to his net worth thanks to the stock's gains. That puts him closer to surpassing Tesla 's Elon Musk for the title of the world's richest individual. Wednesday's session was the stock's best day since 1992. AI-related stocks such as Nvidia and Broadcom also rallied as investors took Oracle's projections as a positive sign for the broader group's future.
4. The robotaxi race
Amazon's Zoox autonomous robotaxi in Las Vegas. Jeniece Pettitt | CNBC
Amazon is officially jumping into the U.S. robotaxi market. Zoox, which the ecommerce giant acquired for $1.3 billion back in 2020, had its first public launch yesterday. Zoox is offering free rides from select locations on the Las Vegas strip and has plans to expand in the city, CNBC's Salvador Rodriguez and Annie Palmer reported. The company said it will start charging riders after receiving regulatory approval. Amazon enters a market already filled with Big Tech competitors. The sector has so far been dominated by Alphabet 's Waymo, while Tesla began testing a limited robotaxi service in Austin, Texas, earlier this year. Learn more about Zoox and watch what it's like to take a ride.
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5. Chipotle's international push
A Chipotle restaurant in New York on Jan. 12, 2024. Angus Mordant | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Chipotle yesterday announced plans to expand to Asia through a joint venture with Korean-based operator SPC Group. The fast-casual chain aims to open its first stores in South Korea and Singapore next year. As CNBC's Amelia Lucas notes, 98% of the burrito chain's restaurants are currently in the U.S. However, the California-based company has been trying to grow its international presence in recent years.
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Nvidia gets an upgrade from D.A. Davidson, which calls chipmaker 'the heart of the AI trade'
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D.A. Davidson is more bullish on artificial intelligence poster child Nvidia . The investment firm upgraded the graphics processing unit manufacturer to buy from neutral. Analyst Gil Luria accompanied the move by raising his price target to $210 per share from $195. Luria cited the growth in AI compute demand as a strong catalyst, and one that could likely sustain Nvidia's growth into the next year and beyond. NVDA YTD mountain NVDA YTD chart "Our increasingly optimistic view of the growth in AI compute demand supersedes our list of concerns regarding NVDA," he wrote. "Our perspective that AI will transform work through labor itself, as opposed to the IT tech stack, lends itself to a continued ramp in compute demand even before enterprise customers see a return on investment." Despite potential pressure points for Nvidia such as increased competition and demand volatility in China, emerging bottlenecks and "exuberant expectations," Luria said "overwhelming growth in demand for compute" is ultimately "the only thing that matters." Regardless of which segment this growth comes from, the analyst believes Nvidia will be able to sustain growth over at least the next two years. "While we are not ready to endorse sell-side consensus, especially given uncertainty around China, we believe investors will look through small misses, as they have done the last couple of quarters," he said. "Which will continue to keep NVDA at the heart of the AI trade." Luria added that Nvidia's case looks especially compelling versus Apple, which he called a laggard in the AI race. "While AAPL may still offer defense in an uncertain environment, we prefer to go on offense, given the prospects for AI compute," he wrote. Nvidia shares, which are up 32% year to date, rose slightly in the premarket following the upgrade. ( Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here . )
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Kunst: Nvidia and TSMC have unique offerings, Oracle does not
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Sarah Kunst, Managing Director at Cleo Capital, doubts Oracle’s AI revenue promises, citing weak moats, reliance on DC ties, and unproven contracts, contrasting it with Nvidia and TSMC’s unique edge.
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D.A. Davidson downgrades Apple after iPhone maker unveils ‘uninspired’ products
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D.A. Davidson is moving to the sidelines on Apple after the company's latest products left it "unimpressed." The investment firm downgraded the iPhone maker to neutral from buy, after Apple this week unveiled its latest line of iPhones and other products. Analyst Gil Luria maintained his $250 price target, which implies 10% upside from Apple's Wednesday close. Luria said he was disappointed in Apple's product strategy over the past year. Until the company can redefine its current offerings or develop compelling new ones, Luria expects Apple's growth to remain stagnant. "While we don't question the utility of the products, Apple has brought lackluster innovation to their core lineup, starting with the iPhone," he wrote. "Even a foldable iPhone, which we expect to be announced next year, may not be a compelling enough of a reason for the average user to go out of their way to upgrade, thus we are left unimpressed until the company can either truly innovate on their core lineup or develop a new product category to accelerate growth." The lack of innovation has also resulted in the company losing some footing against increasing overseas competition, with Luria pointing to "a handful of just-as-good if not better alternatives." This is especially true for China, the analyst added. Luria pointed to Apple's lack of a role in the artificial intelligence ecosystem as another disappointment. "Following recent product announcements that have left us uninspired, we believe that Apple may not significantly leverage AI anytime soon," he said. "It is clear that the company was either caught off-guard by AI or is genuinely facing innovator's dilemma and cannot innovate on their current products." AAPL YTD mountain AAPL YTD chart The "Magnificent Seven" stock has slipped 9% this year, while other group members such as Nvidia and Meta Platforms have outperformed. ( Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here . )
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Jim Cramer reflects on 30 years of 'Squawk Box'
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As CNBC's "Squawk Box" celebrates its 30th anniversary, Jim Cramer reminisced about the mood on Wall Street back then. He said more investors at that time were excited about individual stocks and optimistic about making money in the market, but he suggested that attitude is returning to today's landscape.
"Those early days of Squawk Box feel a lot like the market we're in right now, and it's a welcome return to form," he said.
Cramer recalled when he was a contributor the show — years before he became the host of "Mad Money" — saying it was a program that "democratized" stocks, making market information more accessible to people.
But market excitement in the 90s turned into "pandemonium" when the dotcom bubble burst, Cramer said. Investors who didn't "ring the register" on any of their gains weathered devastating losses, he continued. After that, he said, there were many who felt that owning individual stocks was too risky, and it was much better to invest in index funds.
Cramer said he feels that today's investors are realizing there is money to be made on the market, saying such a sentiment is "not about greed, it's about awareness." Large individual stocks are seeing immense gains in a short time, he continued, and mentioned one of the market's most continually lucrative themes, the data center.
"I think enough time has passed that we can recognize that, with stocks like an Oracle or an Nvidia or a Palantir, and so many others, we should be talking about single stock reward," he said. "Because it's back, and people are making fortunes."
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Santoli's Wednesday market wrap-up: Oracle, Nvidia accounted for 100% of S&P 500 gain
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(These are the market notes on today's action by Mike Santoli, CNBC's Senior Markets Commentator. See today's video update from Mike above.) A firm, but restrained, market response to a soft PPI inflation print and another monster wave of AI-infrastructure carried Oracle higher. The stock and bond markets have for weeks been signaling they had functionally moved beyond the "sticky inflation" story. Yields have been down hard, several Fed rate cuts priced in, all with cyclical and bank stocks holding leadership positions. This priced the markets for "good news rate cuts," and the downside surprise in wholesale inflation merely affirmed the embedded bull thesis. The Oracle guidance on the next several years of stupendous AI data center growth is worthy of all the analysts' superlatives and surely pushes out the day of reckoning that will come with peak capex demand. But it did not lift all boats across the AI complex, as the market's rotational mechanism was fully engaged: Oracle and Nvidia accounted for more than 100% of the S & P 500's quarter-percent gain, Amazon and Meta Platforms were downside leaders, overall NYSE breadth locked at 50/50 up/down. The fact that Oracle is listed on the NYSE explains the Nasdaq being flat despite that stock's 35% gain. And because the S & P 500 weights its components based on the publicly available float means Oracle "punched below its weight" as an index contributor. With founder Larry Ellison owning some 40% of the company, only about 60% of its market cap is reflected in the index. The Wall Street Journal report that $300 billion of the forward orders touted by Oracle are from OpenAI pulled Oracle shares down from their highs just a bit, injecting a bit of customer-concentration and funding risk to the outlook. Treasury yields were down following the PPI report , though essentially back to the multi-month lows from earlier this week, once again suggesting that the market arrived at this place of dovish inflation numbers before the data hit the tape. The look-through to CPI on Thursday and PCE later this month are not linear or dramatic, so perhaps the market will still need to contend with an uncooperatively warm inflation reading at some point before next week's Fed meeting. By some measures, the market has been in gentle, rotational digestion mode since the end of July. The S & P hit an intraday high of 6427 that day and today, 40 trading sessions later, sits 1.6% higher. If this is the way a fully valued, technically sturdy uptrend contends with seasonally weak patterns, threats on the Fed, a radical drop in job creation and an ongoing rethink of the AI narrative, it probably qualifies as a win. Deutsche Bank strategists jacked their year-end S & P 500 target to 7000 from 6550, representing about an 8% gain from here and restoring its original year-ahead 2025 target. This is part of a flurry of strategist target increases as the Street catches up to the market's run. At some point, sell-side enthusiasm becomes a negative when the bullish camp gets too crowded, but hard to argue this is the case yet: The median and average Street year-end target are near 6500, right where we're trading today. ( Learn the best 2026 strategies from inside the NYSE with Josh Brown and others at CNBC PRO Live. Tickets and info here . )
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Jim Cramer: Oracle turning regular investors into millionaires is why I do what I do
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CNBC's Jim Cramer was just astounded by the 40% surge in Oracle stock to all-time highs on Wednesday, calling it life-changing for the individual investors who owned a lot of shares. "I have been saying [for decades] you can get rich in individual stocks," Cramer told members of the CNBC Investing Club. He pointed to the stunning rally in shares of Oracle on staggering AI projections as a prime example. Since leaving his hedge fund in 2000, Cramer has dedicated his life to teaching investors how to make money in stocks. " Mad Money " on CNBC celebrated its 20th anniversary back in April. The Club, which follows Cramer's Charitable Trust portfolio of 30-something stocks, predates CNBC and goes all the way back to his days at TheStreet.com, the financial website he co-founded in the mid-1990s. "If you owned Oracle, you have a different life today," Cramer said Wednesday morning on " Squawk on the Street ," a show he co-anchors during the 9 a.m. ET. "Thank you, [Oracle CEO] Safra Catz, for making a lot of people millionaires." ORCL ALL mountain Oracle long-term performance Oracle was approaching a $1 trillion stock market valuation, currently around $940 billion, due to its best single session of trading since 1992. It can't be overstated how big the numbers were that Oracle revealed Tuesday evening as part of its earnings report. Remaining performance obligation (RPO) grew by 359% to $455 billion. That's almost a half-trillion dollars. RPO is revenue that's been contracted but not yet recognized. The company said cloud infrastructure revenue is expected to grow to $144 billion in fiscal year 2030, up from $18 billion in its current 2026 fiscal year. It also forecasted $35 billion of capital expenditure spending this year, compared with the $26 billion analysts were expecting previously. The forward guidance from Oracle was pulling the broader data center infrastructure trade higher, with Club chipmakers Nvidia and Broadcom soaring more than 4% and 8%, respectively. That's another all-time high for Broadcom. Nvidia has a little more work to do to get back to its record highs from last month. Not surprisingly, Oracle shares have now doubled in 2025 after gaining more than 60% last year and almost 24% in 2023. From its closing price on Dec. 30, 2022, to where it was trading Wednesday, the stock has soared more than 310%. Broadcom and Nvidia have made their own parabolic moves over the past two-plus years. Nvidia, for Cramer, hits closest to home. He's been recommending it since the stock traded in the single-digits per share. Cramer tells stories about countless investors coming up to him and personally thanking him for turning them on to the stock and making them millionaires. During the Investing Club's annual meeting , held in mid-July at the New York Stock Exchange, Cramer told the story of one of those Nvidia millionaires. "I go out. And a guy from Vermont. He stops me and says, 'Cramer, I am a member of your Club. … Let me show you something.' He takes out his phone, and it says: 'Nvidia $2.4 million.' He says, 'That's how much I made on Nvidia because I am a member of the Club.'" Disclosure: Cramer's Charitable Trust owns shares of NVDA and AVGO.
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We're raising our Nvidia price target — plus, reports on Oracle's big new customer
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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. Market moves : The S & P 500 hit another new record high on Wednesday. The gains are mostly centered around technology and beneficiaries of the AI Infrastructure buildout, while most consumer stocks and health care lagged. Bond yields were down slightly after the August producer price index surprisingly declined from July. Barring a major surprise from Thursday's consumer price index, odds are the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates by 25 basis points at its meeting next week. The market currently favors a total of three Fed cuts by year-end. Ad alliance : Netflix and Amazon announced a new partnership on Wednesday, which will enable advertisers using Amazon's demand-side platform (DSP) to access Netflix's premium ad inventory. The offering will be available in major markets like the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Mexico, Canada, Japan, Brazil, Italy, Germany, and Australia beginning in the fourth quarter. Netflix has previously announced programmatic partnerships with Display & Video 360 from Alphabet 's Google, Trade Desk , Microsoft , and Yahoo, but the publication Digiday points out that adding Amazon to the fold gives advertisers access to commerce data. "That gives advertisers something beyond just reach — signals they can actually use to power their ads on Netflix," Digiday said . We talked in June about a story that said advertisers were moving "millions of dollars" in budgets from Trade Desk to Amazon's DSP for many reasons, including lower fees, a better interface, and greater measurement visibility. This latest deal with Netflix is further proof that it has become a real player in the streaming ad market. Despite the positive news, Amazon shares traded lower on Wednesday. The biggest driver of the stock at the moment is Amazon Web Services, and whether it's losing ground to competitors. Oracle's backlog and guidance reignited those fears. We think the demise of AWS has been greatly exaggerated, but the cloud computing unit will need to post better growth to change the narrative. Oracle boom : Oracle 's staggering backlog growth and multi-year cloud infrastructure revenue framework were pushing the stock up more than 40%, and those gains are bringing up a lot of other stocks with it. From chipmakers like Broadcom and Nvidia , to electrical equipment provider Eaton , data-center cooling specialist Vertiv , and power generation equipment manufacturer GE Vernova , we're seeing some major market moves in reaction to Oracle. If Oracle delivers on its financial plan of delivering $114 billion of cloud infrastructure revenue in its 2029 fiscal year, that's going to require a lot more computing power. It won't only be Oracle. Microsoft, Alphabet, and Amazon will need to keep investing as the cloud computing race heats up. Within Oracle's backlog is a $300 billion computing deal from OpenAI that spans roughly five years, according to The Wall Street Journal . According to the report, this single deal will require 4.5 Gigawatts of power capacity, which is equivalent to the amount of power consumed by about four million homes. PT boost : Given these dynamics, we have more confidence in the long-term outlook for AI infrastructure spending and its sustainability. As a result, we are increasing our Nvidia price target to $200 from $170. We'll continue to evaluate Broadcom for a price target update following its now 20% move since reporting earnings on Sept. 4. Up next : There are no major earnings reports after the closing bell on Wednesday. Kroger reports before Thursday's opening bell. As mentioned above, we will get CPI, as well as a look at weekly jobless claims figures. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Broadcom is a big Oracle derivative play as investors get keen on next phase of AI
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Oracle 's staggering forecast has reignited enthusiasm for artificial intelligence, particularly for one specialized chipmaker. The knockout revenue forecast made it clear that demand for AI workloads is set to continue, reassuring investors about long-term returns beyond the resource-intensive "training" phase of AI models. Investors are encouraged by the large opportunity they see in the "inference" phase — where a trained model can make predictions and real-world conclusions based on new data. The market has long expected a higher payout from the inference phase of the AI buildout cycle, and many see Broadcom as a huge beneficiary. It is the leading maker of chips that are considered better-suited and cheaper for inference, which is attractive for hyperscalers looking to cut their soaring AI costs. Shares of the Broadcom jumped almost 10% on Wednesday, riding the high of Oracle's 36% pop. Broadcom is a direct beneficiary of Oracle's forecast, Stephanie Link, Hightower Advisors chief investment strategist and portfolio manager said Wednesday. "Inference is obviously going to be the next big driver, and Broadcom is certainly the number one player," Link told CNBC. "That's not to say that Nvidia and AMD and many other companies won't benefit, but I just don't think that Broadcom is as widely owned or or understood as Nvidia ... In the past year, Broadcom actually has outperformed Nvidia, and I think it is because we are starting to see slow respect and appreciation for what they're doing." Broadcom is Link's largest position, accounting for 7% of her portfolio. She's owned the stock for about four years and recently added to her position after its quarterly results. AVGO 1Y mountain Broadcom stock performance over the past year. Broadcom's shares are up 56% year to date and have jumped more than 145% over the past year. The company is the leader in merchant ASICs — or Application-Specific Integrated Circuits — which are custom processors primarily used for AI inference and networking. ASICs are generally cheaper than general-purpose GPUs and CPUs when it comes to inference, given their low power usage in data centers and highly optimized performance for specific tasks, meaning lower cost per inference request. Link highlighted Broadcom's high-margin software business and recent acquisitions as attractive aspects of the stock. Broadcom's revenue is split between semiconductor hardware and software, with about 41% of total revenue coming from infrastructure software, or its ASICs, networking chips and storage controllers. Software tends to be more profitable than hardware, given that it has lower development costs and can lead to recurring revenue. "Why I think Broadcom, for me, makes more sense, is because it's more diversified, and they had every single segment beat expectations on AI, semis, infrastructure and software. Better EBITDA, better operating income," Link said, adding that Broadcom also has industry-lading gross margins at about 78.4%. The pile-in on Broadcom comes after Oracle nearly turned into a hyperscaler overnight. The cloud infrastructure provider on Tuesday surprisingly reported that its remaining performance obligations — a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized — jumped 359% from a year earlier to $455 billion. Oracle now expects $18 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue in the 2026 fiscal year, with the company calling for the annual sum to reach $144 billion in the 2030 fiscal year. Oracle chairman and Chief Technology Officer Larry Ellison said during the company's earnings call that the AI inferencing market will be "much, much larger" than the AI training market. "A lot of people are looking for inferencing capacity. I mean people are running out of inferencing capacity," Ellison said during the call, recalling a client that previously requested for "all the capacity you have that's currently not being used anywhere in the world." The Oracle co-founder added that, "in the end, all this money we're spending on training is going to have to be translated into products that are sold, which is all inferencing."
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Nvidia, Broadcom, TSMC, other AI names rally on Oracle's massive growth projections
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Oracle Corp Chief Executive Larry Ellison during a launch event at the company's headquarters in Redwood Shores, California June 10, 2014.
Oracle 's massive growth trajectory for cloud infrastructure is lifting all boats.
The cloud giant forecasted skyrocketing sales to $114 billion in the company's fiscal 2029, signalling demand for artificial intelligence processing will remain high over the next few years, and will require Oracle to build out new data centers.
"The guide for a 14x of Oracle's cloud infra segment in 5 years, mostly from GPU cloud demand, and the guide for capex of $35b in FY26 is bullish Nvidia, other AI hardware suppliers and the eco-system of partners building and financing Oracle's GPU data centers," wrote UBS analyst Karl Keirstead in a note on Wednesday.
As Oracle shares roared 36% higher companies that provide the chips and systems for its buildout — or even compete with it — saw their stocks boom on Wednesday.
Nvidia , which says its computers and chips comprise about 70% of the total budget for an AI data center, climbed 4%.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. , which makes chips for Nvidia and others in AI, rose over 4% during trading on Wednesday after it said sales increased by 34% in August.
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Oracle's blowout report lifts our AI stocks, plus Cramer says buy these 2 names
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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 Wednesday's key moments. 1. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are extending their runs to record highs on Wednesday, boosted by the cooler-than-expected August producer price index (PPI) and Oracle's blowout earnings report, which is adding fuel to the AI trade. On the PPI, in particular, Jim Cramer said it's sparking chatter about the potential for a jumbo half-point rate cut at the Federal Reserve's meeting next week. Jim said he doesn't think that will happen, but "it's creating a nice backdrop for equities." So, too, is Oracle 's earnings report. Shares of the tech giant were up a remarkable 39% on the back of blistering demand for its cloud services. Accordingly, our stocks linked to the buildout of AI data centers jumped, with gas turbine maker GE Vernova up almost 6% and electrical component supplier Eaton up more than 4%. Both stocks are "the right place to be," Jim said. 2. Our chip names are riding the wave, too, especially Broadcom , which is up 10% on Wednesday alone, basically doubling its post-earnings gains over the prior three sessions. That massive move has the custom AI chip stock at fresh record highs. Meanwhile, Jim predicted that shares of leading AI chipmaker Nvidia are headed back to all-time highs as well. Nvidia is up almost 5% Wednesday to roughly $179 a share, a few bucks below its highest close on record of $183.16 on Aug. 12. Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks said he's a little surprised at Broadcom's outperformance versus Nvidia on the day. 3. Jim was also positive on Club stocks Apple and Danaher . He said the recent pullback in Apple heading into its iPhone launch event on Monday created a solid entry point for new investors. "We don't trade here. We buy for a long time," Jim said, emphasizing the importance of long-term investing. On Danaher, he said the company is becoming more positive on the state of play in China, a troubled market for the company. The life sciences firm announced that its board approved a 35 million share repurchase program, equal to almost 5% of shares outstanding. "People should buy Danaher right here. I think the buyback is going to be very aggressive," he said. 4. Stocks covered in Wednesday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Nike , Synopsys , Trade Desk , Chewy , and AeroVironment . (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long GEV, ETN, NVDA, AVGO, AAPL, and DHR. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Larry Ellison is $100 billion richer after blowout Oracle earnings report
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Oracle co-founder, CTO and Executive Chairman Larry Ellison (C), U.S. President Donald Trump, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (R), and SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son (2nd-R), share a laugh as Ellison uses a stool to stand on as he speaks during a news conference in the Roosevelt Room of the White House on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump announced an investment in artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and took questions on a range of topics including his presidential pardons of Jan. 6 defendants, the war in Ukraine, cryptocurrencies and other topics.
Larry Ellison became more than $100 billion richer on Wednesday, a day after Oracle , the software company he helped to start in 1977, issued dramatic cloud growth projections for the next five fiscal years.
Those projections sent Oracle's stock price flying, up nearly 36% on Wednesday, lifting the value of Ellison's shares to $380 billion. The total puts Ellison closer to dethroning Elon Musk as the world's wealthiest individual. Forbes said Musk, 54, CEO of automaker Tesla , is worth over $437 billion.
Bloomberg, which also keeps tabs on the world's richest people, said earlier Wednesday that Ellison briefly topped Musk on its Billionaires Index.
Ellison, 81, remains active in Oracle as chief technology officer and chairman. Rather than gradually sell off his position in the database software maker, he has maintained it, holding more than 1.1 million shares for over 25 years. His disciple Marc Benioff, who runs sales management software company Salesforce , has done the opposite, and now Benioff, 60, is worth about $10 billion. Musk's share of Tesla has gone up thanks to generous pay packages, and the value of his SpaceX holding has multiplied in the past decade.
In 2022, Ellison stepped down from the Tesla board after almost four years, but he's been keeping busy ever since.
He has sharpened his focus on the health-care industry with Oracle's $28 billion acquisition of Cerner in 2022, he ramped up his philanthropy with the launch of the Ellison Institute of Technology at the University of Oxford in December and he helped complete the $8 billion Paramount Global-Skydance merger last month. Ellison has also become an arms dealer for artificial intelligence infrastructure, most significantly allying Oracle with ChatGPT provider OpenAI.
On Tuesday, Oracle said that its remaining performance obligation, a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, now stood at $455 billion, up 359% from last year. Oracle also said its cloud infrastructure revenue stands to jump from $10 billion in the most recent fiscal year to $144 billion in fiscal 2030.
"Clearly, we had an amazing start to the year because Oracle has become the go-to place for AI workloads," Oracle CEO Safra Catz said at the beginning of Oracle's earnings call on Tuesday, during which analysts competed to toss the highest compliments at her and Ellison. "We have signed significant cloud contracts with the who's who of AI, including OpenAI, xAI, Meta , Nvidia , AMD and many others."
Meanwhile, Oracle has continued to grow in the sales of standard software.
"And by the way, we're much bigger than Workday or ServiceNow . And we're solving a larger portion of the problem," Ellison told the analysts. ServiceNow and Workday were worth a combined $256 billion at Wednesday's close. Oracle's market capitalization exceeded $920 billion. Only nine companies on the S&P 500 index are worth more.
Ellison has long been a supporter of President Donald Trump, donating to his campaigns and helping him raise outside money. The relationship offers a potential business benefit to the Oracle co-founder.
Trump has been delaying the sale of TikTok's U.S. business, and said in January that he'd be open to ByteDance selling that business to Musk, who previously worked for the administration, or to Ellison.
WATCH: Larry Ellison adds $100B to his net worth in 24 hours, biggest one day again in history
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An update to this Micron options trade that has yielded major returns
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I initiated a trade a few weeks ago with a bullish thesis tied to Micron's positioning in the AI-driven memory cycle. Since then, the trade has delivered exceptional results, with our original $654 per contract investment turning into a 180% profit just one week before expiration. Given the rapid gains and compressed time value, we are taking profits here and redeploying into a new position to continue benefiting from MU's upside potential. Trade timing & outlook Technical breakout: MU has broken above the $130 double-top resistance, which has now turned into support, confirming strong bullish momentum. Relative strength: The stock continues to outperform the S & P 500, reflecting potential institutional accumulation and growing conviction around Micron's role in the AI memory cycle. Fundamentals Micron continues to trade at an attractive valuation despite outsized growth expectations. Analysts project a sharp ramp in both sales and earnings, driven by tight HBM supply and partnerships with Nvidia and AMD . Forward PE ratio: 10.6x vs. industry average 23x Expected EPS growth (FY2025): 110%+ vs. industry average ~17% Expected revenue growth (FY2025): 28% vs. industry average ~11% Net margins: 18.4% vs. industry average ~11.8% These figures reinforce Micron's discount valuation relative to peers, even as it delivers superior profitability and growth metrics. Bullish thesis AI memory boom: Demand for HBM used in AI GPUs is surging, with Micron's 2025 supply fully sold out and strong visibility into 2026. Market share gains: Micron's share of the HBM market has climbed from ~4% in 2024 to 21% in Q2 2025, with targets of 23–24% by year-end, largely at Samsung's expense. Strategic partnerships: Nvidia and AMD are expanding reliance on Micron's HBM3E, a key driver of both pricing power and growth. Options strategy update We are closing the original bullish put vertical to lock in 180% gains and rolling into a new bullish trade by selling the Oct. 24 $135/122 put vertical @ $5.00 credit. This entails: Selling the Oct. 24, 2025 $135 put @ $8.98 Buying the Oct. 24, 2025 $122 put @ $3.98 Max profit: $500 per contract if MU closes above $135 at expiration Max risk: $800 per contract if MU closes below $122 Breakeven: $130.00 View this trade in OptionsPlay for updated pricing This structure reflects our confidence in MU holding above $130 support while still allowing us to generate income and maintain directional upside exposure. Summary Micron Technology's breakout above $130, coupled with its expanding HBM market share and attractive valuation, continues to support the bullish thesis. Having booked 180% profits on the initial trade, we are rolling into a new defined-risk put vertical to stay positioned for upside, while risk-managing around $130 support. DISCLOSURES: None. All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium. THE ABOVE CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND PRIVACY POLICY . THIS CONTENT IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSITUTE FINANCIAL, INVESTMENT, TAX OR LEGAL ADVICE OR A RECOMMENDATION TO BUY ANY SECURITY OR OTHER FINANCIAL ASSET. THE CONTENT IS GENERAL IN NATURE AND DOES NOT REFLECT ANY INDIVIDUAL'S UNIQUE PERSONAL CIRCUMSTANCES. THE ABOVE CONTENT MIGHT NOT BE SUITABLE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES. BEFORE MAKING ANY FINANCIAL DECISIONS, YOU SHOULD STRONGLY CONSIDER SEEKING ADVICE FROM YOUR OWN FINANCIAL OR INVESTMENT ADVISOR. Click here for the full disclaimer.
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Oracle stock gains 36% to post best day since 1992, adding $244 billion in value
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Oracle stock roared 35.95% higher on Wednesday after reporting gobsmacking cloud demand numbers, setting the company to a historic gain.
The cloud giant posted an all-time high and had its best day since 1992. Oracle gained $244 billion in market cap and is now at $922 billion.
The company said Tuesday after the bell that it has $455 billion in remaining performance obligations, up 359% from a year earlier.
"This is a very historic kind of print right here from Oracle with this backlog," Ben Reitzes, technology research head at Melius Research, told CNBC's "Closing Bell: Overtime" on Tuesday. "The Street was looking for about $180 billion in RPO and they're talking about a number that is a multiple of that. That is astounding."
Oracle has been one of the biggest benefactors of the artificial intelligence boom thanks to its cloud infrastructure business and its access to Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, which are both needed to run large workloads. But competition is fierce, and Oracle is jostling with other cloud providers like Microsoft , Amazon and Google for customers.
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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Wednesday
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My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Sept. 10 1. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were set for strong opens this morning, boosted by Oracle 's blockbuster earnings report and a much cooler-than-expected wholesale inflation report. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were coming off record highs in yesterday's session. 2. The producer price index for August unexpectedly dropped 0.1%, well below the Dow Jones consensus of a 0.3% increase. That is the kind of number that supports a Fed interest rate cut at its meeting next week. We'll see what the consumer price index has in store tomorrow. 3. Oracle shares were skyrocketing more than 30% this morning after revealing nearly a half-trillion dollars in contracted but not yet recognized revenue. A projection like that indicates that TikTok-parent ByteDance, OpenAI, Club name Microsoft , and Elon Musk 's xAI could all be buying. 4. Oracle's numbers are moving chip stocks: AMD shares were up 4% this morning versus nearly 3% for Club name Nvidia . Oracle talked up how big its AI inference opportunity is, not just training. That's why AMD is seeing more love. It's viewed as being better for inference in terms of price performance. Nvidia disputes that. 5. Shares of Synopsys , Nvidia's partner for the architecture of chips, were getting crushed this morning, down nearly 25% on a horrendous projection. Hurt by new export restrictions to China and problems at a major foundry customer, which Bank of America speculated could be Intel . BofA downgraded Synopsys to an underperform sell rating. 6. Don't let Apple 's stock decline yesterday fool you: There were lots of good things announced at the iPhone launch event, most notably the slimmed-down Air. That sounds like a winner. Price hikes on some models were also positive. Shares of the Club holding often fall after the event — but a year later, that tends to look like a blip on the radar. Apple was modestly lower this morning. 7. Klarna is set to begin trading as a public company today. The buy-now-pay-later firm priced its IPO last night at $40 per share, above the expected range, valuing the Swedish company at about $15 billion. Priced higher at Klarna's suggestion, perhaps to avoid the big pop? 8. GameStop shares were popping 9% this morning after the company delivered better-than-expected quarterly earnings and revenue. The original meme stock said its bitcoin holdings were valued at nearly $529 million at the close of the quarter. Hardware sales were up 31%, with collectables up 63% and software down 27%. 9. Big call: Jefferies raised its Reddit price target to $300 from $230. The analysts, who kept their buy rating, said the online forum could see over 35% upside to its fiscal 2027 revenue estimates. I think Reddit discussions show up constantly in AI chatbot queries. 10. Piper Sandler upped its price target on PNC Financial to $211 from $200 after the regional lender bolstered its coast-to-coast vision via an acquisition of Colorado-based FirstBank. Would portfolio name Wells Fargo consider a deal like this? Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Here are Wednesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Oracle, Apple, Tesla, Nike, HP, Meta, Trade Desk & more
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Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Roth initiates Firefly Aerospace at buy Roth says the space company is well positioned for growth. "We are initiating coverage on Firefly Aerospace Inc . (FLY) with a Buy rating and a $60 price target." Goldman Sachs initiates Amcor at buy Goldman says it's bullish on shares of the multinational packaging company. "The $8bn acquisition of Berry Global fundamentally reframes AMC's growth algorithm, tilting its portfolio toward higher-value end markets." Wells Fargo reiterates Nvidia as overweight The bank says it's sticking with the stock after it displayed its latest graphic processing unit chip at an AI conference. "Our Overweight rating is based on our positive stance on NVIDIA's competitive positioning in gaming GPUs and expanding growth opportunities in data center, HPC [high performance computing], and emerging / expanding AI opportunities (autonomous vehicles, healthcare, robotics, etc.)." Goldman Sachs upgrades Haleon to buy from neutral Goldman says that Haleon , consumer health company, is attractive. "Current valuation offers attractive entry point on 18x CY26e P/E following the sell-off, partly due to weak U.S. sales and FX headwinds." TD Cowen upgrades Nike to buy from hold TD Cowen says a turnaround is underway. "Margin recovery is underappreciated in consensus estimates on a multiyear basis. Proprietary field work shows signs of Nike and Jordan improvement while share gain and brand heat from upstart peers are slowing." Wells Fargo reiterates Tesla as underweight Wells says Tesla's sales data remains weak. "Available TSLA August sales data remains weak despite the end of IRA on Sept 30. Of the 3 major mkts we track, Aug TSLA deliveries are trending down 9% y/y, though 37% higher m/m." Bank of America reiterates Apple as buy Bank of America raises its price target to $270 per share from $260 following Tuesday's iPhone event. "The iPhone launch event went mostly as expected. Apple introduced new versions of iPhone, Watch and AirPods with enhanced functionality to make them even more integrated into our lives with more health features (heart rate sensing, hypertension notifications, sleep score), and functionality." UBS upgrades Gossamer Bio to buy from neutral UBS says data looks promising for the biotech company's pulmonary arterial hypertension trial. "We took a detailed look at GOSS's upcoming Ph3 PAH (pulmonary arterial hypertension) trial ahead of data in Feb & left with increased confidence in success:" UBS initiates Ardent Health Partners at buy UBS says the hospital company is attractive. "We initiate coverage of Ardent Health with a Buy rating and a $17 PT." Bernstein upgrades Novo Nordisk to outperform from market perform Bernstein says investors should buy the dip in the biopharma company. "After two profit warnings, the market has almost fully capitulated. Although we cut our estimates, we still see an attractive obesity market opportunity for Novo , and upgrade to Outperform." Morgan Stanley upgrades nCino to overweight from equal weight The Wall Street investment bank says the fintech company is best positioned for growth. "Upgrade NCNO t o OW as expectations are sufficiently low with clear catalysts for growth acceleration while still trading at a discount to private market value" RBC upgrades Newmont Mining to outperform from market perform RBC says the gold miner company is in the midst of a turnaround. "We upgrade Newmont to Outperform from Sector Perform and increase our target price to $95/sh from $66/sh." Morgan Stanley downgrades Trade Desk to equal weight from overweight Morgan Stanley says it sees too many negative catalysts for the ad tech company. "We were wrong about TTD' s growth durability, as trends in its core CTV [connected tv] business suggest mounting headwinds in '25." Bank of America upgrades Oracle to buy from neutral The firm raises its price target to $368 per share from $295 after Oracle reported its latest results. "Also, Oracle's leading position in database and applications could drive meaningful pull through of AI compute in a one stop shop solution." Read more. Bank of America upgrades Rocket Companies to buy from neutral Bank of America says the mortgage company is a beneficiary of lower interest rates. "We see Rocket as a strong beneficiary of rate cuts as it will likely spur an increase in both purchase and refi volumes, with an even more pronounced effect on refi where RKT has a sizeable ~10% market share." Evercore ISI downgrades HP Inc. to in line from outperform Evercore downgrades HP Inc. , mainly on valuation. "Our downgrade reflects the fact that the stock is trading around our price target of $29 and for us to see further upside we need to see a clear path to EPS/FCF numbers moving higher, but that is unlikely to happen in the near-term given a host of cross currents, in our view." Susquehanna upgrades Saia to positive from neutral Susquehanna says it's getting more constructive on shares of the shipping company. "We raise our LTL [less than truckload] target prices/multiples and upgrade SAIA to Positive as we lean into industrial opportunity and the calendar approaches 2026, where investors will capitalize 2027." Morgan Stanley reiterates Meta Platforms as overweight The firm says it's sticking with the social media stock. "Good news is pipeline here seems long. OW META with 11%/44% upside to base/bull"
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Stunned analysts ratchet up targets on Oracle, Bank of America upgrades. Full Wall Street reaction
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Analysts are stunned by Oracle's cloud growth projections given in the company's first-quarter report, with many cementing the stock as an artificial intelligence frontrunner alongside the market's biggest tech giants. Oracle on Tuesday missed Wall Street's consensus earnings and revenue estimates but surprised the Street when it said that remaining performance obligations — a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized — jumped 359% from a year earlier to $455 billion. The company now sees $144 billion in cloud infrastructure revenue in the 2030 fiscal year, up from $10.3 billion in fiscal 2025. Chief executive Safra Catz announced that the company signed four multibillion-dollar contracts with three different customers in the quarter. Shares skyrocketed 30% in premarket trading Wednesday on the results, putting them on pace for their best day since dot-com boom of 1999. Oracle shares are up nearly 45% year to date. ORCL 1Y mountain Oracle stock performance over the past year. Several analysts got more bullish on the results and lifted their price targets on the stock, noting that this report suggests Oracle's revenue is becoming centered around its GPU-as-a-Service business. Bank of America notably upgraded Oracle to buy and hiked its price target to $368. That signals 52.4% upside from Tuesday's close. "Ramping capex was holding us back, since visibility on ROI for growing capex was lacking. While visibility is still limited on that front, the outlook for OCI revenue alone (51% 4-year CAGR), suggests a step function in demand," BofA analyst Brad Sills said. Citi also raised its rating on shares to buy from neutral. Take a look at what a handful of big-name firms had to say: Bank of America: upgrades to buy from neutral, raises price target by $73 to $368 "Although profitability of AI workloads remains a key debate, it is clear that Oracle is capturing share in the large and rapidly growing market for AI infrastructure (we estimate that the AI applications industry alone will represent $155 billion by 2030). Oracle is clearly leveraging a number of advantages in its cloud software/hardware businesses to attract the largest of the AI enterprises, including OpenAI, xAI, Meta, NVIDIA and AMD). These visible reference customers should help position Oracle to capture share of AI compute," Sills said in a note to clients. Citi: upgrades to buy from neutral, hikes price target to $410 from $240 The $330B+ of bookings in Q1 was surprising and came with significant raises to IaaS revenue (6x growth over 3 years to $114B vs. our $87B estimate). Our lack-of-profitability concerns were also better addressed with mid-teens FY26 EBIT growth guidance vs. our 6% estimate. Cloud database traction is also improving, adding another potential leg of growth. With our positive view on AI infrastructure demand, we believe ORCL shares still have upside from here with top/bottom-line growth significantly accelerating in the years ahead, further establishing Oracle as a unique megacap AI winner. UBS: keeps buy rating, lifts price target by $80 to $360 "Oracle posted 1Q/Aug results (11% c/c revs growth, 54% cloud infra growth) that fell slightly short and set FY27 cloud infra guidance of $32b that was also short of our estimate, but in our view it won't matter. The scale of the backlog - $455b, with $317b of deals added in 1Q/Aug alone – is so materially above Street estimates and drives such a material upward revision to FY28+ estimates that the stock deserves to re-rate materially higher, turning Oracle into perhaps the biggest large-cap growth acceleration story in all of tech," analyst Karl Keirstead wrote in a note. "When looking at Oracle on a growth-adjusted basis we still view the stock as inexpensive." Morgan Stanley: keeps equal weight rating, $246 price target "An extraordinary $332 billion in bookings in Oracle's Q1 represents not only the biggest bookings number we've ever seen in software, but a fundamental shift in the business model towards Data Center Operator. Despite gross margin headwinds, out-year EPS targets are likely to move materially higher," analyst Keith Weiss said. Deutsche Bank: maintains buy rating, $335 price target "In our near 20 years covering Oracle and for that matter the entire Software industry, there are few quarterly results that match F1Q both in terms of magnitude of revision and clarity of the moment. With RPO +359% y/y well exceeding a super lofty expectation for doubling, Oracle has underscored its position as the leader in AI infrastructure underpinned by several key advantages that stem from its deep technology roots and know-how in parallel computing," analyst Brad Zelnick wrote in a note. "With many prognosticating the death of SaaS software with the possibility of large incumbents being supplanted by AI-native disruptors, we believe it's actually Oracle's underlying infrastructure that can enable apps success in the new AI paradigm." Barclays: reiterates overweight rating, $281 price target "Oracle as a business is significantly changing with these contracts and hence, shares will likely trade higher. Initial indications about these large contracts and management commentary confirm that long-term revenue assumptions ($104bn in FY29, given last October) are too low as Oracle's infrastructure business alone is now expected to deliver $114bn in FY29," analyst Raimo Lenschow said in a Tuesday note. "We think investors will ignore that Oracle's Q1 was more mixed as the long-term changes are more important." Guggenheim: reiterates buy rating, hikes price target to $375 from $250 "Oracle's F1Q26 results give a peek into a future that we haven't seen in over 25 years covering the Software sector. Oracle has always been a technology company first, even when growth dropped to single digits, honing its craft around its technology-leading database but also expanding well beyond this. ... But is this sustainable? If Oracle could come from a 4th mover advantage, couldn't a 5th mover see similar benefits? Perhaps. But Oracle didn't start from scratch and keep in mind, Oracle came out with RAC 25 years ago, which means its original patents have expired – and no one has come up with an answer to it even today. We think this is sustainable, as we move from AI Training, to AI Inferencing, to more Traditional Cloud workloads, and nontraditional Sovereign Clouds, Dedicated Regions, Cloud at Customer, and finally Oracle Database Multi-Cloud." Stifel: keeps buy rating, increases target to $350 from $250 To call it a blow-out quarter would be somewhat unfair to Oracle as 359% RPO growth driven by mega contracts with multiple LLM vendors, a sizable uptick in out-year OCI growth rates and management's commentary around accelerating operating income growth targets which helps to reduce concerns around gross margin compression stemming from the growing capex bill sent the stock +~25% afterhours. With respect to Capex, the company once again raised its FY26 target to ~$35B based on the dramatic uptick in RPO. Given the current backlog, and management commentary that RPO is likely to surpass $500B in coming quarters, we expect the Capex spending to continue to grow at a very healthy clip.
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CNBC's The China Connection newsletter: A rival AI strategy
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This report is from this week's CNBC's The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis on what's driving the world's second-largest economy. Like what you see? You can subscribe here.
The big story
China is taking a lean and mean approach to artificial intelligence as the tech rivalry with the U.S. intensifies. In the U.S., companies and policymakers are chasing massive investments. OpenAI has warned it will need $115 billion through 2029, while Washington has made splashy announcements — including billions of dollars in domestic pledges by Apple and Meta. Beijing, in contrast, is spending less and focusing on practical use cases. At the start of the year, Beijing discreetly launched a 60.06 billion yuan ($8.42 billion) national AI fund, and in recent weeks has rolled out sweeping plans to integrate the tech across the economy and society — part of a wide-ranging initiative called "AI+." China is "consolidating its energy to do something big," Shan Zhiguang, a director at the State Information Center, a government-affiliated policy think tank, told reporters Tuesday.
Students and parents take a photo with the "AI Intelligent Professor" humanoid robot on Aug. 30, 2025, at the Chongqing Intelligent Engineering Vocational College. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images
Even if China lags behind in advanced chips, the country is on a different path versus the U.S., which Shan sees as pursuing human-level artificial general intelligence. China's chips are "usable," Shan said, and that's sufficient. He oversees the information and industrial development department. Just this week, the government announced plans to integrate AI into the power grid and coal sector. That builds on a broader plan released in August to promote AI across six priority areas, from industry to consumption and international cooperation.
So far, U.S. restrictions on China's access to Nvidia's best chips haven't stopped DeepSeek and other local companies from producing competitive — and often cheaper — generative AI models. "China's approach to the AI tech race is characterized by resourcefulness and adaptation," said Clifford Kurz, director, S&P Global Ratings. "While currently lagging in advanced hardware, China is leveraging its significant financial resources, talent pool, and existing infrastructure to overcome these hurdles." Kurz expects China's $8 billion AI fund to focus initially on China's AI chip production, although official details are still scarce. The AI fund's main shareholder is the National Integrated Circuit Industry Investment Fund III, which is backed by China's Ministry of Finance, China Development Bank, China Tobacco and several state-owned banks, according to Chinese business database Tianyancha. "It's like the Chinese version of the White House AI action plan of the U.S.," said Winston Ma, adjunct professor at NYU School of Law. "The AI race is on." Whether or not through the AI fund directly, state capital has been flowing into Chinese startups. For example, humanoid startup X Square Robot counts state-backed giants CDB Capital and CAS Investment among the backers for its latest investment round, according to Chief Operating Officer Yang Qian. X Square Robot on Monday released an open-source AI model for robotics, and announced a raise of around $100 million led by Alibaba Cloud. While foreign investment in Chinese startups has slowed, local government-backed funds have already ramped up their investments in companies working in hardware, a sharp pivot from the app and software-heavy investments of earlier years.
Mixed results
It's a story that has played out in China before – of government policy encouraging investment and providing subsidies. In electric cars, it seems to have worked, despite even Beijing admitting more than 1 billion yuan was wasted in corporate fraud. China's early semiconductor ambitions weren't so successful. More than a decade ago, McKinsey pointed out that one of the Chinese government's earliest attempts to build the chip industry since the 1990s "had mixed results because funding plans and incentives were focused more on research and academia than on business." Another attempt at a national semiconductor policy in 2014 fell short of the most ambitious targets, particularly in high-end technological capabilities and complete self-sufficiency. Ostensibly, China's tech investors and developers have come a long way since then. Today, more than 40% of U.S. firms in China say local rivals are ahead in AI adoption, according to an AmCham Shanghai survey that wrapped in late June. Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Tuesday also announced AI tools geared toward senior citizens. However, analysts are warning about problems stemming from overbuilding. "Our focus is more on the risk of the overcapacity of AI infrastructure, including AI chips and upstream supply chain (e.g., data centers) as we believe that AI progress is driven by innovation on algorithm, not infinite compute," said Zerlina Zeng, Head of Asia Strategy, CreditSights, referring to how smarter algorithms can make the same hardware go further. "This was evidenced by DeepSeek's success in delivering a competitive foundational model with constrained access to advanced chips," Zeng said. Even before DeepSeek or OpenAI were on the map, China laid out its AI ambitions in a 2017 policy, aiming to become the world's AI innovation center by 2030. With five years to go, the jury is still out on whether China can succeed. But it may be that the third time's the charm.
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Exports to the U.S. plunge by 33%. China is instead selling more to Southeast Asia and Europe, but the U.S. drag still meant China's overall exports last month grew by their slowest since February. Chinese EVs descend on Europe. At the IAA Mobility show in Germany, Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng told CNBC the company plans a global launch next year of its mass-market Mona brand — which has been a major boost to domestic deliveries already. Former China securities regulator probed. Yi Huiman is under investigation, authorities said Saturday. Chinese business news site Caixin, citing sources, said it's a corruption probe likely linked to the state-owned bank ICBC.
Quote of the week
"The thing that's very important about Chinese autos is that where they're taking market share, a lot of times, it's not really from the Western brands. It's really from the other Asian brands. I think that's what we've seen in Mexico." — Eugene Hsiao, Macquarie Capital, Head of China Equity Strategy
In the markets
Mainland China's CSI 300 was up 0.21%, closing at 4,445.36. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index advanced 1.04% while the Hang Seng Tech index was up 1.82%. Consumer prices in China fell 0.4% year over year in August, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics released Wednesday, missing expectations of a 0.2% drop by economists polled by Reuters. Meanwhile, the producer price index fell 2.9% year over year, in line with expectations and improving from the 3.6% drop in July. Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba Group rose 2.1%, after hitting a near-four-year high earlier in the session. This comes after Chinese humanoid startup X Square Robot announced that it had secured around $100 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud. — Nur Hikmah Md Ali
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More investors want public and private assets in their portfolio. Now there's a benchmark to track this combo
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With the desire to have private market exposure alongside publicly traded stocks gaining traction among investors, Morningstar has developed a benchmark to reflect the trend. The Morningstar PitchBook US Modern Market 100 Index, or the Modern Market 100, is the first to combine public and private equity exposure in one index, the investment research company announced Wednesday. The benchmark is meant to capture the performance of 100 of the largest U.S. companies, broken down to 90 public firms and 10 venture-backed companies, the firm said. The 90/10 skew is designed to reflect what Morningstar considers the modern asset universe, which is one where opportunities are expanding in the private markets and companies such as OpenAI and Stripe are able to stay private for longer. "Companies don't feel the urge to go public because they can raise a lot of capital," Sanjay Arya, head of innovation, index products, at Morningstar. "So, to ignore them, I think you're missing out on some of the fastest, most dynamic companies out there."
The private equity universe is dwarfed by the value of publicly held companies. The U.S. public stock market is worth roughly $60 trillion, while the U.S. private equity universe is roughly $8 trillion, Arya said. However, private companies may reflect where the economy is heading.
"The indexes are supposed to give you an indication about what the economy is, or the market sentiment is, or where people investors should be looking for opportunities," Arya said. "And you can't do that on public markets alone if a big chunk of it is outside public markets." The trend may become even more pronounced. Alternative asset managers notched a big win this summer after President Donald Trump in August signed an executive order clearing the path for alternative assets to be added into 401(k)s. Yet exposure to private assets has been growing for years. According to Morningstar, since 2021, crossover investors including sovereign wealth funds, private equity buyout firms, and hedge funds have been involved in roughly 5,000 private market transactions totaling $450 billion. Arya is hoping the Modern Market 100 will give investors a framework to benchmark performance across both asset classes. It isn't without its challenges, however. The work started roughly four years ago, Arya said, explaining that the firm needed to develop a rules-based process for a public-private benchmark, given the challenge in pricing securities for private assets. He said his team relied on secondary trading platforms such as Caplight and Zanbato to aggregate pricing transaction data. The index also applies liquidity screens, quarterly rebalances and daily calculations.
More risk
The index is also tracking companies with inherently more risk given their preference for the largest cap companies, which tend to skew toward big tech. The top 10 public constituents in the modern market index include Microsoft , Nvidia , Apple , Amazon and Meta Platforms . The top 10 private constituents include SpaceX, OpenAI, xAI and Stripe.
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Apple's ecosystem in China lags behind, DeepSeek's software-led AI approach reshapes global AI race
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Apple's ecosystem in China lags behind, DeepSeek's software-led AI approach reshapes global AI race
Kevin Xu, founder and CIO of Interconnected Capital, says that Apple's smaller ecosystem relative to other Chinese smartphone makers and their lack of an AI offering makes it difficult for the brand to grow meaningfully in China, and that DeepSeek's UE8M0 FP8 format could lead to software-led development of AI in China as compared to the traditional Nvidia and hardware-led progression.
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All things cloud and AI still capturing investors imaginations, says Interactive Brokers' Sosnick
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All things cloud and AI still capturing investors imaginations, says Interactive Brokers' Sosnick
Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers chief strategist, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to talk Oracle massive post-earnings run and Nvidia's underperformance compared to the rest of the Magnificent 7.
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Oracle soars 30% on cloud growth projections even as earnings miss estimates
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Oracle shares spiked 30 % Wednesday after the database software maker indicated hefty growth prospects due to new cloud contracts, even as earnings and revenue missed estimates.
Here's how the company did in comparison with LSEG consensus:
Earnings per share: $1.47 adjusted vs. $1.48 expected
$1.47 adjusted vs. $1.48 expected Revenue: $14.93 billion vs. $15.04 billion expected
Revenue increased 12% from $13.3 billion a year earlier during the quarter, which ended on Aug. 31, according to a statement. Net income was about flat at $2.93 billion, or $1.01 per share, compared to $2.93 billion, or $1.03 per share, in the same quarter last year.
Oracle said Tuesday that its remaining performance obligations, a measure of contracted revenue that has not yet been recognized, soared to $455 billion, up 359% from a year earlier. During the quarter, OpenAI said it signed an agreement with Oracle to develop 4.5 gigawatts of U.S. data center capacity.
Alongside larger cloud providers such as Microsoft , Oracle has been one of the big winners of the artificial intelligence boom, due to its cloud infrastructure business and its access to Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs, needed for large workloads. CEO Safra Catz said in the statement that the company signed four multibillion-dollar contracts with three different customers in the quarter.
Also in the quarter, Oracle said cloud rival Google's Gemini AI models would become available on Oracle's cloud infrastructure.
Oracle shares hit a record last month and are up 45% in 2025 as of Tuesday's close, while the S&P 500 index has gained 11%.
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4 reasons to like Wells Fargo, plus Eli Lilly's latest launch and Boeing ramps up
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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. Market update : Stocks are slightly higher on Tuesday in what's generally been an up-and-down session. The big banks are having a strong day thanks to several upbeat presentations at conferences. Cyclicals like the industrials and materials underperformed the rest of the market. Bond yields are a little higher, and we'll see over the next two days how August PPI and CPI factor into rate cut expectations ahead of next week's big Federal Reserve meeting. 4 reasons to like Wells : Wells Fargo stock gained about 2% Tuesday after CFO Mike Santomassimo shared positive mid-quarter updates about the bank's financials at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference. Four areas of the executive's remarks stuck out to us. Now that the firm's long-standing $1.95 trillion asset cap has been lifted , Santomassimo said Wells Fargo is seeing "really good green shoots" this quarter in its efforts to go back on the offense. Management cited more flexibility to attract retail and commercial deposits, along with growth in its wealth and asset management lines of business. "We started to change the company and really pivoted towards the businesses that we think have the best opportunity over the long run," Santomassimo said at the event. Wells has bought $5.5 billion of its stock so far this quarter. That's the most the bank has bought back in a single quarter all year. We take that as a stamp of confidence in the bank's earnings outlook and capital levels. There was no change to Wells' net interest income guidance (NII), a key source of revenue for the bank. This is probably being viewed as a sign of relief following management's decision to cut its full-year outlook in July. Finally, Santomassimo said the credit card business presents a "huge opportunity" for Wells. The CFO predicted that credit cards would "more meaningfully impact the bottom line" over the next couple of years after being historically under penetrated with Wells' existing customer base. Wall Street analysts were upbeat on Santomassimo's commentary, too. Piper Sandler on Tuesday raised its price target by a buck to $88 apiece and reiterated its buy-equivalent rating. The analysts described it as "overall, a constructive update," highlighting the share repurchases, in particular, which were "well above our prior assumption." Meanwhile, TD Cowen was "encouraged by the progress, but [believes] that it will likely take time for revenue growth to re-emerge more materially." Analysts maintained their price target of $82 and their hold rating on the stock. Eli Lilly's latest: Shares of Eli Lilly rallied on Tuesday after the Institute for Clinical Economic Review said in a new draft report that GLP-1 obesity drugs are cost-effective at current prices. Analysts at Bank of America pointed out that this update reversed what the organization said in 2022. Why this matters, as Bank of America argues, is that it is "an important and necessary step towards securing better employer and payer coverage, which has admittedly slowed." If more employers cover GLP-1s, access and prescriptions to these lifesaving medications will increase, which is positive for Lilly's growth outlook. Separately, Lilly on Tuesday launched an artificial intelligence platform designed to advance early-stage drug discovery for biotech companies. Dubbed Lilly TuneLab, the AI platform falls under the umbrella of Lilly Catalyze360, an initiative that the drugmaker unveiled last year to "accelerate emerging and promising science." Among its offerings, Catalyze360 offers lab facilities for up-and-coming biotech firms; houses an investment arm called Lilly Ventures; and has a program that helps companies navigate the complex clinical trial process. Now, Lilly TuneLab is entering the mix. The way to think about Catalyze360 is that it's one prong of Lilly's larger business development strategy, which also covers things like M & A and licensing deals for experimental therapies. It may not be an immediate financial needle mover, but in the pharmaceutical industry, where patent clocks are always ticking, companies need to aggressively pursue innovation. At the JPMorgan Healthcare Conference last year, Lilly CEO Dave Ricks mentioned Catalyze360 as he discussed the company's plan to pursue big ideas to keep growing rapidly. As for TuneLab, specifically, the AI platform hosts drug discovery models that were originally trained using Lilly's research data. Biotech companies will be able to use TuneLab at no cost, but in exchange for the access, they will contribute their own research data, "which fuels continuous improvement of the models for all users," a Lilly spokesperson told CNBC in an email Tuesday. Using an approach to data privacy called federated learning, Lilly or other companies using TuneLab won't see anyone else's data. Lilly partnered with a company called Rhino Federated Computing to host TuneLab, according to the spokesperson. Rhino Federated uses some of Nvidia's technology to run its own platform. The Lilly spokesperson also told CNBC that companies that use TuneLab are eligible to join Nvidia's educational program for startups called Inception. On its earnings call in late August, Nvidia mentioned that Lilly was leveraging its enterprise-focused RTX Pro servers for drug discovery. Boeing ramps up : On Tuesday, the aerospace giant said it delivered 57 aircraft in August, up from 48 in July. This was Boeing's best August result since 2018. Of those 57 deliveries, 42 were MAXs that went to Ryanair , United , CDB Leasing, AerCap , Air China, and Southwest . Boeing also booked 26 gross orders in the month with no cancellations. The stock didn't really react to the news. Our focus is getting that 737 MAX monthly production cap lifted so Boeing can start making (and delivering) more aircraft. We expect management will address this on Thursday when it speaks at Morgan Stanley's Laguna Conference. Up next: Oracle , Synopsys , and AeroVironment report earnings after the closing bell on Tuesday. Chewy reports before the opening bell on Wednesday. Also out: weekly mortgage applications and the producer price inflation (PPI) report for August. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Jim Cramer says this stock has the 'most upside' in our portfolio ahead of rate cuts
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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 Tuesday's key moments. 1. The stock market is muted Tuesday following the Nasdaq's fresh record close Monday. "I saw some stunning numbers about the lack of job creation in this market," Jim Cramer said, referencing the Labor Department's annual revisions to nonfarm payrolls data for the past 12 months through March. When Jim saw that job additions were revised down by 911,000 from previous reports, he said, "immediately, I thought we are in one of those moments where we are going to have three [Federal Reserve rate] cuts" this year. That means investors ought to "buy a lot of the stuff that's going down today." Meanwhile, investors are also anticipating the latest inflation readings, starting with Wednesday's producer price index followed by Thursday's consumer price index. 2. Jim is not stepping off the gas when it comes to supporting Home Depot. "Home Depot is the stock that has the most upside of our portfolio," Jim said. The home improvement retailer has rallied lately on the optimism around anticipated Fed cuts. Jim is confident that both long-term and short-term rates will see a significant drop this go-round compared to last September when bond yields surprisingly climbed after the Fed cut rates. With lumber prices also sliding , Jim said this also signals an opportunity to load up. "Use the weakness in lumber to buy Home Depot," Jim said. The weakness in lumber costs is actually not bad, Jim said, "provided we get the rate cuts." 3. Club stock Nvidia is slightly higher Tuesday after a columnist for The Wall Street Journal's Heard on the Street column said the chipmaker lost its "wow" factor. "There was never a big move [by Nvidia] that wasn't preceded by just this kind of talk," said Jim, though he acknowledged there's some ongoing concern among customers about the cost of Nvidia's technology. Separately, Nvidia CFO Colette Kress confirmed Tuesday that the chipmaker received licenses to ship made-for-China H20 chips for some of its Chinese customers, though the timing of shipments remain uncertain due to geopolitical tensions. 4. Stocks covered in Tuesday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Dell Technologies , Dick Sporting Goods , Nebius Group , Casey's General Stores , and United Health Group . (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long HD, NVDA . See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday
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My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Sept. 9 1. Apple is expected to announce the skinniest version of the iPhone ever as part of its refreshed iPhone 17 lineup today at its fall hardware event, starting at 1 p.m. ET. This could be the kind of product that convinces some people to ditch their old phones for a new one. It's a big deal . 2. The endless assault on the value, multiple, and "wow" factor of Nvidia , and who is driving it? Is it the customers? The Wall Street Journal's influential Heard on the Street column examined Nvidia's growth trajectory in a piece this morning. 3. UBS says it is time to warm up to Palantir again, citing checks on demand trends and a recent meeting with CFO David Glazer. The analysts said there is no evidence of rising pressure in the commercial or government businesses, but kept a hold rating on shares and a price target of $165. 4. AI infrastructure firm Nebius said it has struck a deal with Microsoft , worth up to $19.4 billion, to provide cloud computing power. Nebius, which was spun out from Russian company Yandex in 2023, is up more than 50% in the premarket. 5. Citi raised its price target on ServiceTitan to $123 from $111, noting the worst-case bear scenarios are overdone. New loved situation. Not insulated by artificial intelligence, but really doing well as a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company. 6. Dell Technologies said CFO Yvonne McGill is stepping down after roughly three decades with the company. Old hand David Kennedy, who has been with the PC maker for 27 years, will serve as interim finance chief. Morgan Stanley isn't worried, saying it doesn't believe McGill's departure was related to company performance. Shares dipped roughly 1%. 7. Citi raised its price target on Oracle to $240 from $196 ahead of the company's fiscal first-quarter results after the bell. BMO Capital raised its PT to $275 from $245, citing durable AI demand. BMO added, however, that margins could come under pressure. 8. The merger of Anglo and Teck Resources creates a copper giant, one of the world's top five producers. Shares of both stocks are up on the news. 9. E.l.f. Beauty 's PT raised to $165 from $128 at Canaccord, which said it's the best value offering in the group. Multiple levers for growth. 10. Casey's General Stores ' first-quarter results support its premium multiple, says Wells Fargo. Shares of the convenience store chain fell more than 1% after reporting EPS of $5.77 vs. estimates of $5.02. The stock is up more than 30% this year. I talked yesterday about my love for Casey's stock . Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/stocks-tuesday-from-analyst-calls-like-apple.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Here are Tuesday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Dell, Nike, Dick's, Robinhood, Meta, MSG Sports and more
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Here are Tuesday's the biggest calls on Wall Street: Wedbush reiterates Apple as outperform Wedbush said it is sticking with Apple ahead of its new product reveal on Tuesday. "While, Cook & Co. have done an extremely good job so far navigating a complex and challenging tariff environment, we expect the company to potentially raise prices on the Pro/Pro Max by ~$50 to ~$100 as it continues to focus on production in India as the majority of iPhones sold in the US are now being made in India rather than in China and expected to be a ~$1 billion headwind in the September quarter." Bank of America reiterates Dell as buy The firm said it is sticking with Dell after the company announced a transition to a new chief financial officer on Monday. "Our Buy rating is based on broad product portfolio, upside from AI, growth faster than the market, continuing share gains, and opportunity to grow margins over the next several years on higher mix of storage and mix shift to premium configurations in PCs and servers, which offset risks including a slow global economy, and high financial leverage." KeyBanc reiterates Nvidia and Broadcom as overweight KeyBanc said it remains bullish on both stocks. "From a stock perspective, we recommend positioning in stocks indexed to gen AI and/or are further through the destocking process and thus favor NVDA and AVGO." Citi initiates Madison Square Garden Sports as buy Citi said the owner of the Knicks and Rangers is undervalued. "We are initiating coverage of Madison Square Garden Sports ( MSGS) with a Buy rating and $285 target price." JPMorgan initiates Badger Meter as overweight JPMorgan said the water tech company is well positioned. "We are initiating coverage of Badger Meter (BMI) with an Overweight rating and YE26 PT of $230." JPMorgan initiates Reliance as overweight JPMorgan said it is bullish on the metals solutions provider. "We are initiating coverage of US-based metals service center Reliance (RS) with an Overweight rating and a Dec-26 price target of $350." JPMorgan upgrades Sealed Air to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the air packaging company is a "free cash flow generator." "We upgrade Sealed Air to Overweight. Sealed Air is a good free cash flow generator selling at a reasonable trading multiple with its Protective segment close to a positive turn in business fundamentals after a long period of negative volume and price growth." Jefferies upgrades Nike to the franchise picks list Jefferies said Nike is a new top idea at the firm. "Brand Still Strong With 8B People TAM [total addressable market] Serving 'Everyone' In a Healthy Industry." Citi upgrades Dick's to buy from neutral Citi said the combination of Dick's and Foot Locker is a "powerful force." "With the close of the DKS /FL deal on 9/8, we are upgrading DKS from Neutral to Buy and raising our TP from $225 to $280." Read more . Wells Fargo upgrades Thomson Reuters to overweight from equal weight Wells Fargo said artificial intelligence concerns are overblown. "We're upgrading TRI to Overweight from Equal Weight, as the company has seen its multiple contract since 2Q25 due to misplaced AI concerns." Bank of America reiterates Meta as buy Bank of America said it is bullish heading into the Meta Connect Developer Conference next week. "For developers, Meta may also use the event to unveil new AI features across core apps, updates on Meta AI, and Llama. Maintain Buy." Bernstein reiterates Robinhood as outperform Bernstein said its sees "significant headroom in market share" for the stock. "Robinhood was added to the S & P 500 index last Friday. We have never seen HOOD with the old lens of simply a platform for speculative retail traders. We believe , HOOD is a financial services market leader for the new generation." Deutsche Bank reiterates McDonald's as buy Deutsche Bank said the fast-food giant is raising its "value game." "On 9/8, MCD launched the latest stage in its value strategy with the return of Extra Value Meals as the brand looks to address the pricing architecture of the core menu. MCD and its franchisees have agreed to keep the prices of eight popular combo meals 15% below the sum of the a la carte items, noting the average discount was previously 10-11%." Evercore ISI reiterates Microsoft as outperform The firm said investors should buy the dip. "Regardless of the exact reason for the relative weakness over the last month, our view is that you own MSFT for the long-term compounding nature of the business, and on that front, we remain confident that the company is well positioned to monetize AI at both the infrastructure and agentic layer when looking out 3-5 years." Wolfe upgrades Remitly Global to outperform from peer perform Wolfe said the financial services company is undervalued. "We upgrade shares to Outperform with $25 Price Target and believe that revenue diversifying product initiatives alongside continued operating leverage should be rewarded relative to RELY's relative multiple discount today." Citi upgrades Hyatt to buy from neutral Citi said shares of the hotel chain have plenty more room to run. "We are upgrading shares of Hyatt Hotels (H) to Buy from Neutral."
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/coreweave-shares-jump-after-it-starts-vc-fund-to-invest-in-ai-companies.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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CoreWeave shares jump after it starts VC fund to invest in AI companies
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CoreWeave Inc. signage in Times Square in New York, US, on Friday, May 9, 2025.
CoreWeave shares jumped Tuesday on news that the cloud infrastructure company, which was one of the hottest IPOs of the year, launched a venture fund to invest in artificial intelligence startups.
CoreWeave, considered the largest publicly traded 'neocloud' name, offers cloud computing services specifically for AI workloads, such as providing Nvidia GPUs and high-performance storage to companies.
Its newly announced "CoreWeave Ventures" fund will offer founders an array of capital investment models, provide access to the CoreWeave cloud platform, and give insights on product and go-to-market strategies based on CoreWeave's existing partnerships, the company said in a press release. CoreWeave Ventures has nine portfolio companies at launch and is in talks with others to scale soon, the company told CNBC.
Shares gained more than 5% in afternoon trading.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/chinas-unitree-plans-7-billion-ipo-valuation-as-humanoid-robot-race-heats-up.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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China’s Unitree heats up humanoid robot race as IPO valuation reportedly hits $7 billion
| 2025-09-09T00:00:00
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Humanoid robot from Unitree Robotics after a boxing match during the World Smart Industry Expo 2025 at Chongqing International Expo Center in Chongqing, China on September 7, 2025.
Unitree Robotics, one of China's hottest technology startups, is planning an initial public offering that could value the company at up to 50 billion yuan ($7 billion), and help establish itself as a global leader in humanoid robots.
So-called humanoid robots are artificial intelligence-powered machines designed to resemble humans in appearance and movement, with applications in the industrial and service sectors.
Zhejiang-based Unitree has established itself as a leader in China's humanoid robot space, and its listing plans could make it one of the first companies specializing in the technology to go public.
The company's fresh valuation target, first reported by Reuters, citing two people with knowledge of the plans, would mark a sharp jump from its latest fundraising round reported on in June. At the time, the company had attracted major backers such as Geely, Alibaba and Tencent.
Unitree, in a post on its X account on Aug. 27, outlined its plans to IPO, saying that it was actively advancing listing preparations and was expecting to submit the application documents in the fourth quarter of the year.
It remains unclear how much Unitree is seeking to raise in the IPO. The company recently told local Chinese media that it's been profitable since 2020 and now has revenues exceeding 1 billion Chinese yuan ($140.35 million).
Unitree did not respond to CNBC's request for comment.
An offering of this size would be one of the largest Chinese tech listings in recent years. The mainland stock market has been gradually reviving following years of tightened regulatory scrutiny and volatility.
Unitree's listing plan also comes as Beijing steps up efforts to support its local champions in artificial intelligence-related industries. Its founder, Wang Xingxing, was reportedly among a group of tech leaders who attended a rare meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this year.
In 2023, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued guidelines for humanoid robots, calling for "production at scale" by 2025.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/nebius-nbis-soars-after-ai-infrastructure-deal-with-microsoft-msft.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Nebius stock soars nearly 50% on Microsoft AI deal
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Nebius, which was spun out from Russian internet giant Yandex, provides graphics processing units or GPUs for training artificial intelligence models.
Shares of artificial intelligence infrastructure firm Nebius Group soared nearly 50% Tuesday, a day after the company disclosed a multi-billion-dollar deal with Microsoft .
The Amsterdam-based firm announced it had struck a multi-year deal with Microsoft worth up to $19.4 billion to provide cloud computing power for AI workloads. Nebius, which was spun out from Russian internet giant Yandex in 2023, provides graphics processing units — or GPUs — for training AI models.
The deal will be worth $17.4 billion through 2031 to Nebius, which counts the likes of Nvidia and Accel as investors. Microsoft may also acquire additional computing capacity under the arrangement, boosting overall contract value to $19.4 billion.
Nebius shares climbed 60% Monday in extended trading and continued to surge Tuesday amid investor excitement over the deal. The news also boosted shares of rival AI infrastructure firm CoreWeave , which was up 8%.
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https://www.cnbc.com/video/2025/09/09/galbotas-diversified-supply-chain-will-enable-robust-scale-up.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Nvidia-powered robot maker Galbot hedges against U.S. trade risks with a diversified supply-chain
| 2025-09-09T00:00:00
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He Wang, Co-founder of Chinese humanoid robot maker Galbot discusses his company's use of Nvidia's Blackwell-powered 'Jetson AGX Thor' chips. While they are powerful, he says Galbot also has to adopt a diversified strategy to ensure a stable supply-chain in the face of U.S. restrictions.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/cnbc-daily-open-why-augusts-bad-jobs-report-might-be-good-for-ai-stocks.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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CNBC Daily Open: Why August's bad jobs report might be good for AI stocks
| 2025-09-09T00:00:00
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Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 4, 2025.
Here are two statements that, on the surface, may appear contradictory:
Why do those premises sit together uneasily?
Well, a slowdown in jobs growth implies a faltering economy, which has generally been bad for stocks. When people lose their jobs — or simply feel like they can't afford to buy goods and services — corporate revenue falls. And those numbers are what, fundamentally, stock prices are based on.
But major indexes closed higher Monday, despite news of a weaker-than-expected jobs market in August. Of course, the prospect of rate cuts boosted investor sentiment.
A closer look at the individual movements of stocks, however, might provide another explanation for that. Technology firms — and artificial intelligence companies such as Broadcom and Nvidia , in particular — led the rise.
Investors, then, might have also shrugged off the August jobs report because they could be aware that the advent of AI will bring with it not just job losses, but also the end of the career ladder. Salesforce last week revealed it had cut 4,000 jobs because of AI, while Klarna in May said AI helped the company shrink its workforce by about 40%.
So, the implication — but a highly speculative and far-fetched one! — is that job losses could, in some ways, indicate that AI is working as intended — good for the companies, not so much for job seekers.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/ai-firm-mistral-valued-at-14-billion-as-asml-takes-major-stake.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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AI firm Mistral valued at $14 billion as chip giant ASML takes major stake
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Nvidia -backed Mistral AI clinched a 11.7 billion-euro ($13.8 billion) valuation in a in a Series C funding round that saw Dutch chip equipment maker ASML secure a major stake in the French firm.
ASML pumped 1.3 billion euros in Mistral AI's 1.7 billion-euro funding round as lead investor, gaining a 11% shareholding in the French company on a fully diluted basis.
Other participants in the round included existing investors Nvidia, DST Global, Andreessen Horowitz, Bpifrance, General Catalyst, Index Ventures and Lightspeed.
The investment round, which was previously reported by Reuters, more than doubles Mistral's 5.8-billion-euro valuation achieved during a 600-million-euro funding round last year, as swathes of cash continue to pour into the booming AI industry. The fundraising round turns ASML into one of Mistral's top shareholders.
Mistral, one of Europe's most competitive tech startups and widely seen as a regional rival of Sam Altman's OpenAI, has been building large language models that form the foundation of AI applications, such as chatbots. AI firms frequently require vast amounts of investments in infrastructure to support this development.
At the start of summer, Mistral CEO Arthur Mensch told CNBC's Arjun Kharpal during London Tech Week that the company is launching its first reasoning model — touted as "great at mathematics [and] great at coding" — to compete with OpenAI and China's DeepSeek. Yet there is still a wide gap to cover, with OpenAI's $10.3-billion secondary share sale lifting the company's valuation to $500 billion, nearly 36 times that of Mistral.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/cnbc-daily-open-why-are-stocks-rising-after-augusts-dismal-jobs-report.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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CNBC Daily Open: Why are stocks rising after August’s dismal jobs report?
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Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 8, 2025.
Here are two statements that, on the surface, may appear contradictory:
Why do those premises sit together uneasily?
Well, a slowdown in jobs growth implies a faltering economy, which has generally been bad for stocks. When people lose their jobs — or simply feel like they can't afford to buy goods and services — corporate revenue falls. And those numbers are what, fundamentally, stock prices are based on.
But major indexes closed higher Monday, despite news of a weaker-than-expected jobs market in August. Of course, the prospect of rate cuts boosted investor sentiment.
A closer look at the individual movements of stocks, however, might provide another explanation for that. Technology firms — and artificial intelligence companies such as Broadcom and Nvidia , in particular — led the rise.
Investors, then, might have also shrugged off the August jobs report because they could be aware that the advent of AI will bring with it not just job losses, but also the end of the career ladder. Salesforce last week revealed it had cut 4,000 jobs because of AI, while Klarna in May said AI helped the company shrink its workforce by about 40%.
So, the implication — but a highly speculative and far-fetched one! — is that job losses could, in some ways, indicate that AI is working as intended — good for the companies, not so much for job seekers.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/09/asia-markets-nikkei-225-kospi-nifty-50.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Asia-Pacific markets trade mixed after Wall Street gains on tech rally
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Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday after Wall Street gained on a tech rally.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 reversed course to lose 0.42%, closing at 43,459.29 after hitting a record high earlier in the day, following Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's announcement of his resignation Sunday.
The Topix retreated 0.51% to 3,122.12.
"Investors are betting that the next leader from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) could unleash a new wave of fiscal stimulus to bolster the economy," XTB Investing's senior market analyst Hani Abuagla wrote in a note.
While near-term volatility is expected to pick up amid political uncertainties, the upcoming change ultimately provides for a "greater longer-term policy and political stability, and a more conducive pro-growth environment for the equities market," Julius Baer's equity research analyst in Asia, Louis Chua, said. The bank expects more upside for the Nikkei 225, forecasting that it will hit 46,000 in 12 months.
The Japanese yen strengthened 0.2% to 147.22 against the greenback.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/cramers-lightning-round-dell-over-super-micro-computer.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Cramer's Lightning Round: Dell over Super Micro Computer
| 2025-09-08T00:00:00
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Fortinet : "That's actually the weakest of the cybersecurities. I'm going to give you two...Palo Alto Networks or you can be in CrowdStrike. Those are the only two that I am sanctioning owning right now."
Super Micro Computer : "No, I can't because it's still got those accounting issues, and I think accounting regulations equal sell...I would be a buyer of Dell, not Super Micro."
Obsidian Energy : "...Oil is going down, so I can't recommend them."
Marvell Technology : "...I'd rather have you own Nvidia."
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Disclaimer The CNBC Investing Club Charitable Trust owns shares of Palo Alto Networks and CrowdStrike.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/jim-cramer-reviews-recent-wall-street-fears-that-were-overblown.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Jim Cramer reviews recent Wall Street fears that were overblown
| 2025-09-08T00:00:00
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CNBC's Jim Cramer reviewed a number of pessimistic sentiments on Wall Street over the past several months that have largely blown over, saying on Monday that sometimes market negativity is overhyped.
"You can always find something wrong if you really want to. It's so easy that you can gin up mistakes on a daily basis," he said. "Funny thing, though, when what went wrong goes right, nobody acknowledges it."
Cramer primarily focused on a number of negative theories about tech companies, including Alphabet . In the spring, investors were worried the Department of Justice's monopoly ruling meant that the search giant would be forced into a breakup that would be undoubtedly punitive, Cramer said. But the stock jumped last week after a judge ruled Alphabet would not have to divest its search business. Cramer acknowledged that he even made a mistake in selling Alphabet shares for the CNBC Investing Club Charitable Trust.
Amazon and Apple 's stocks also fell prey to negative theories, Cramer said, but their shares eventually recovered. Amazon took a hit as some investors feared its web services division was falling behind Microsoft 's Azure. But the market simply moved on from this concern and focused on the positives, he said, and suggested that some investors are waiting to see how much more revenue Amazon Prime can bring in now that it's tightening restrictions on shared accounts. Apple also weathered losses as investors worried its artificial intelligence strategy was much weaker than its peers. But the stock climbed after it became clear that Google could maintain its lucrative deal with Apple to set its search function as default on iPhones, Cramer said.
Cramer also touched on Nvidia , where the stock has seen losses after earnings even though it beat expectations. He mentioned that an analyst from Citi cut Nvidia's price target on Monday, citing competition from other artificial intelligence chip makers like Broadcom . Cramer said he believes in owning both Broadcom and Nvidia, but that the latter's price performance is "so much better than any other company."
"I bet we'll look back on that Citi price target cut and realize it was a mistake, just like the others," he said.
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Nebius' stock soars 60% on multibillion-dollar AI infrastructure deal with Microsoft
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Shares of Nebius Group soared more than 60% in extended trading on Monday after the provider of Nvidia graphics chips for training artificial intelligence models said it's signed an agreement with Microsoft worth up to $19.4 billion over five years.
Nebius, which is based in Amsterdam, will deliver computing resources to Microsoft using a data center in New Jersey, according to a statement. Nebius changed its name from Yandex NV last year after Russian investors bought Yandex's Russian-language search engine and other assets.
Microsoft is increasingly looking to third parties to address a demand shortage for cloud infrastructure that can handle AI workloads. OpenAI, one of Microsoft's top Azure cloud customers, has been searching for additional capacity as users ramp up their adoption of ChatGPT. OpenAI's latest computing supplier is Google .
Microsoft has also turned to CoreWeave for additional AI computing power, and OpenAI has signed a direct agreement with CoreWeave that's worth billions of dollars.
CoreWeave shares were up about 5% after hours, while Microsoft shares were little changed.
Nebius said it's looking at financing options to grow faster than it had planned, according to the statement. In a filing with the SEC, the company said that the GPU services will be deployed in multiple tranches this year and next, and that the total contract value through 2031 is $17.4 billion, with Microsoft reserving the option to buy an additional $2 billion worth of services.
Founded in 1989, Nebius said in November that it has opened office space in San Francisco, Dallas and New York as it expands in the U.S. "Growing our presence in the US means we can be closer to our customers and support innovative American AI businesses on their journey into the future," the company wrote in a blog post at the time.
Prior to the post-market pop, Nebius had already more than doubled in value this year, closing on Monday with a market cap of just over $15 billion.
— CNBC's Ari Levy contributed to this report.
WATCH: AI infrastructure build-up is a long-term story as adoption is only consumer based now
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Santoli's market wrap-up: Stocks regain steady, snoozy state with reliance on big caps
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(These are the market notes on today's action by Mike Santoli, CNBC's Senior Markets Commentator.) -Stocks are held snugly in place by familiar support from several of the largest stocks and undisturbed expectations that lower Treasury yields and Fed rate cuts are happening for the "right" reasons. -After Friday's worse-than-hoped jobs report sent a brief chill through consumer and financial stocks, the tape quickly firmed up, with Wall Street refusing to extrapolate the numbers to a lasting signal that the economy is sputtering. -It's fair to ask why the market is so calm — holding to full valuations with the Volatility Index snoozing near 15 — given glacial job creation, attacks on the Fed, tariff policy in flux. The core realities of rising earnings into 2026, generous corporate-credit conditions, faith in the AI theme and the market's sturdy trend itself help to explain the indexes' equanimity. As does the fact that so many people keep asking why the market is so calm: Sentiment has come off the boil, caution has creeped in. -That's not the same as saying the risk-reward tradeoff appears particularly compelling at the moment, given the quite-benign scenario that seems embedded in market prices now. Earnings have receded as a proximate driver. When credit spreads are this tight, they can't be expected to compress further and have plenty of room to back up. Lower yields and cheap oil are props to consumer activity until they crack into "growth scare" zone. The AI landscape appears a but less "everybody wins" than it did a few months ago, with Broadcom-Nvidia targeting the same order flow and the Darwinian fight among LLMs ensuring some infrastructure capex will result in money ill-spent. -For all the talk of a broadening market and the awakening of small-caps with rate-cut hopes inflating, the big stocks have taken the wheel and prevented the overall market from undergoing more than a 3% pullback since the stingier seasonal phase began Aug. 1. Here's the Top 50 ETF vs. the equal-weight S & P 500. -Advancers and decliners evenly balanced on the NYSE today. Even with such a noncommittal session, we have consumer cyclicals easily ahead of staples, financials firm. An optimist would read the internal market action in recent weeks as foretelling an early-cycle reacceleration/reflation dynamic setting up. Fiscal and monetary help on the way heading into 2026? -The 6,500 level on the S & P 500 could be a bit of a friction point, given dealer exposures and valuations. Some longtime bullish technical market handicappers have been using 6,600 as an upside target for nearly a year (John Kolovos at Macro Risk Advisors and Craig Johnson of Piper Sandler among them). We're a couple of percent from reaching what at one point seemed a longshot but might be treated as a culmination moment if it comes.
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Falling bond yields support the tech trade, and what BlackRock's latest deal means for earnings
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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. Markets : The S & P 500 is slightly higher to start the week, although it is off its best levels of the session. The market is coming off a sharp downside reversal on Friday following the weak August jobs report, which may have locked in expectations for a rate cut at next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting. The 10-year Treasury yield is extending its post-jobs report decline below 4.1%, and technology stocks are leading the way on Monday, with Broadcom continuing its post-earnings rally. The AI chipmaker is up almost 3% in the session, bringing its two-day gains to roughly 13%. Our other chipmaker, Nvidia , is trading higher as well. It's been a tough stretch lately for Nvidia, with Monday marking only its second positive session out of the last eight, dating back to its earnings day on Aug. 27. The stock has struggled lately on concerns that custom AI chips from companies like Broadcom will eat into Nvidia's share of the massive AI compute and networking market. However, as we explained at length earlier Monday afternoon, we think there's more than enough business to go around for these two AI leaders. Separately, after our Broadcom-versus-Nvidia story published, CNBC reported Monday afternoon that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is traveling with President Donald Trump on a state visit to the U.K. next week. In recent months, Huang has been deftly managing the chipmaker's relationship with the White House amid Trump's tariff war and push to have more advanced chips made in the U.S. Earnings impact : On last Thursday's Homestretch , we mentioned how Citigroup is giving Club name BlackRock $80 billion of client assets. We're following up on the story because analysts at Cowen estimated on Monday that this win could add at least 25 cents to adjusted earnings per share once it is fully onboarded, before factoring in cross-sell opportunities. When considering that BlackRock is estimated to earn an adjusted $52.34 per share in 2026, according to FactSet, we're calling this a small, incremental win that adds validation to BlackRock's premier asset management story. Another follow-up: A partnership between Club name Meta Platforms and defense tech startup Anduril Industries was officially awarded a U.S. Army contract to develop combat goggles using virtual and augmented reality. Rivet Industries also was tapped by the Army to work on a design. We highlighted the announcement of the Meta-Anduril partnership back in May, noting how it could create a new revenue stream for Reality Labs down the road. It is unlikely to be a needle-mover anytime soon. However, given all the money that CEO Mark Zuckerberg has invested into AR and VR technology through his metaverse ambitions, any move the company makes in hardware is worth watching over the long term. Up next: There are no major earnings after the closing bell on Monday and before the opening bell on Tuesday. On the data side, on Tuesday we'll see the the NFIB small business optimism index. The week's most important economic reports come Wednesday and Thursday, with the release of August producer price index and consumer price index. (See here for a full list of the stocks in Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Nvidia's Huang joining Trump on UK state visit next week
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NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at an 'Investing in America' event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will join President Donald Trump next week on a state visit to the U.K., a person familiar with the plans told CNBC's Kristina Partsinevelos on Monday.
The person asked to remain anonymous in order to discuss the trip.
The Nvidia chief is one of several U.S. business leaders who are expected to accompany Trump, including OpenAI's Sam Altman, Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwartzman, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, according to Sky News, which first reported the trip.
Apple CEO Tim Cook was invited, according to the report.
The luminaries are expected to join Trump at a state banquet hosted by King Charles scheduled for next week, according to Sky News.
Though Huang was notably absent from Trump's White House dinner for tech CEOs last week, his attendance on the U.K trip highlights how committed the chipmaker is to managing its relationship with the president as Nvidia seeks new licenses to sell its current-generation Blackwell chips in China.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/nvidia-vs-broadcom-the-debate-is-back-on-but-it-often-misses-the-mark.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Nvidia vs. Broadcom: The debate is back on, but it often misses the mark
| 2025-09-08T00:00:00
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Broadcom's blockbuster earnings report has rekindled a long-running debate among investors: Just how firm is Nvidia's grasp on the AI chip market? The problem, though, is that might not be the best question for investors to ask. Instead, investors are better served asking just how large the AI computing market itself can grow to be. As investors in Nvidia and Broadcom, we clearly see a role for both chipmakers to play in the AI race. Nvidia is the dominant provider of "merchant" silicon, selling the same advanced chips to various data-center operators, along with a rich software presence. Broadcom is the leading purveyor of "custom" chip-design services, utilized right now by a small subset of deep-pocketed tech companies like Google that, generally speaking, are trying to get more out of their own software stacks. Undoubtedly, some sales that could've gone to Nvidia will flow to Broadcom's coffers in the years ahead as internet giants like Meta Platforms , a fellow Club name widely assumed to be one of Broadcom's existing custom-chip clients, look to run certain internal workloads at lower costs using specialized chips. Some cloud-computing providers may also look to diversify the kind of computing power they can offer customers. The tension is that, if this dynamic indeed plays out, will it mean that Nvidia is no longer be able to meet Nvidia investors' growth expectations? Or, is the demand for AI infrastructure large enough over the coming decade that Nvidia can keep growing sales and earnings, even as its own market share comes down? Our bet is on the second scenario. A pair of notes out Monday morning go to the heart of this debate — one comes from the analysts at Citigroup, the other from Melius Research. Citi cut its 2026 sales estimate for Nvidia by $12 billion and, in turn, its price target on the stock, directly citing Broadcom's comments last week about rising demand for its custom AI chip services. The firm went to $200 a share from $210, a move certainly counter to what we have seen in recent years when it comes to Nvidia price targets, which have tended only to go up. On the other hand, Melius reiterated its price targets on both stocks and argued that even with Broadcom seeing an incredible amount of interest in its custom silicon solutions, the overall demand is large enough that both companies stand to grow immensely in coming years and likely outpace investor expectations. To be sure, while the Citi analysts cut their price target, they are still positive on the name. They maintained their buy rating and noted that even their reduced 2026 estimates are above the Wall Street consensus. Nevertheless, a bullish firm getting somewhat less bullish is notable and it underscores the current debate on the Street. Do you reduce your Nvidia exposure to increase your Broadcom stake? We think the real answer is simply to own both, planting our flag in the Melius camp. While Broadcom is certainly cementing itself as a top AI stock to own, our belief is the demand is simply so great that both will win. Do the homework on both. Adjust their individual weightings based on your standard portfolio management disciplines — i.e., if one has gone on a parabolic move, consider booking some profits; the same goes for it a stock exceeds your threshold for weighting, which for the Club is about 5% on any given position. But analyzing the situation by only playing one against the other is short-sighted. What it really comes down to is the size of the total addressable market, often abbreviated to TAM. Sometimes, there will be a company that has so much market share of a new, rapidly growing industry that it is a given they will lose share as others see how much the company is making and look to compete. However, as the pie gets bigger, they can lose some of that share and still continue to grow. In other words, you get a smaller share or percentage of a larger pie, but that smaller share ends up being larger than the entirety of the initial, smaller pie. NVDA AVGO 1Y mountain Nvidia and Broadcom's stock performance over the past 12 months. Consider the case of Amazon and the online shopping market. Back in June 2018, the research firm eMarketer said Amazon ended 2017 with about 44% of the U.S. e-commerce market, but was on its way to capturing just under 50% in the following year. As of 2023, eMarketer pegged Amazon's share of US ecommerce at about 40%. Nonetheless, Amazon's sales in North America went from $141.4 billion in 2018 to $352.8 billion in 2023. They're on track to be $424 billion this year, according to estimates compiled by FactSet. The point is that while market share is important and the size of the market is an important metric to consider when seeking to determine the size of the opportunity, you do not want to get caught up thinking that you are strictly investing in market-share growth. Instead, what you're investing in is growth in the company's sales and earnings. Since the end of 2017, Amazon has returned around 304% versus 175% for the S & P 500, including reinvested dividends. When we apply this to Nvidia and Broadcom, we think a similar argument makes sense. Nvidia, as a first mover in the AI semiconductor space, has enjoyed the benefits of being the dominant player in the market. However, as more companies started to see the potential magnitude of AI demand, it is only natural that they would move into the space — which, in this case, means looking to companies like Broadcom to help them design their own AI chips. We've also seen AMD ramp up its efforts to compete with Nvidia on the "merchant" silicon side of AI. This doesn't mean Nvidia will stop growing. After all, the company can barely keep up with the demand it has now, and all signs point to the need for AI infrastructure only increasing from here. "We think there are signs that the AI compute/networking TAM is entering a hugeness that is hard to fathom," Melius Research wrote in its Monday note. By their estimation, the serviceable addressable market (SAM) stands at about $2 trillion toward the end of the decade — that's about half of the total $3 trillion to $4 trillion in data center capital expenditures that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang recently predicted would occur by 2030. Against that backdrop, Melius argued that both Nvidia and Broadcom "are much more likely to beat our 2027 estimates than not. In fact, if Broadcom can get just 20% of our $2T SAM estimate for 2030 and Nvidia keeps just 40% then both stocks are going a heck of a lot higher." And that's really all that matters at the end of the day – the totality of AI demand. Indeed, Stacy Rasgon of Bernstein Research made a similar case Friday when he appeared on CNBC's "Closing Bell." At that time, Broadcom shares were soaring in response to its earnings report the prior night, and Nvidia was down a few percentage points. "I don't think the right question right now is necessarily who is winning or losing," Rasgon said, while noting this isn't the first time Nvidia shareholders fretted custom competition. "I actually think, personally, the question is better off to be put: Is the opportunity in front of us still large, or is it not? I think [custom chips] will take share. They're coming from a smaller base. I don't think they dominate. And I think if the opportunity in front of us is still big, if we're still early in this, as I think we are, I think they can both thrive. Think about it this way: If the opportunity in front of us is not still big, like, they're both screwed. That's the right question right now, I think, not as much who is winning or losing." Bottom line While the market makes a lot of noise about which AI chip stock to be in based on which CEO spoke most recently — or reminded the world that AI demand has plenty of room to run — we think investors will be better served keeping their eye on just how large the entire market will grow to be in coming years and targeting the names with best-in-class offerings. In the case of merchant AI chips, that's Nvidia thanks in large part to a massive software ecosystem that serves as a competitive moat against other competitors like AMD. And in the case of custom silicon, it is Broadcom. (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long NVDA, AVGO, META and AMZN. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Nvidia and these other stocks saw big insider selling last week
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Corporate executives and other company officers last week offloaded their shares in stocks such as Nvidia and Toll Brothers . While motivations for insider selling can vary, such activity is often tracked by investors who believe that it could reflect deeper issues at a company. VerityData is one source that tracks the information and confirms it against each company's original Securities and Exchange Commission filings. The list below excludes filings where the disclosure explicitly says the sale was conducted pursuant to preplanned 10b-51 trading plans, focusing instead on discretionary activity. The plans specify selling date, share price and amount. Here are some of last week's most notable sales. Nvidia Director Dawn Hudson sold 90,000 shares at an average price of $170.90 for a total of $45.5 million, according to regulatory filings . The sale reduced Hudson's holdings by 20%. Shares of Nvidia are up 21% over the past three months. Roivant Sciences Investor Vivek Ramaswamy sold 1.8 million shares at an average price of $12.65 for a total of $22.5 million. Shares of Roivant Sciences have climbed 15% in the last three months. Quantum Computing CEO Yuping Huang sold 1 million shares at an average price of $14.42 for a total of $14.4 million. Quantum Computing stock has rallied 15% in the last three months. Vital Farms Officer Matthew O'Hayer sold 200,000 shares at an average price of $51.56 for a total of $10.3 million. Verity noted cluster selling among other directors and officers at Vital Farms , with six insiders selling a total of $13 million over the past 30 days. Other shares in the same filing were indicated as pre-planned. Shares of Vital Farms have surged 65% in the last three months. Toll Brothers CEO Douglas Yearley Jr. sold 25,000 shares at an average price of $138.26 for a total of $3.5 million. Shares have risen 33% in the past three months. Fabrinet Director Rollance Olson sold 9,000 shares at an average price of $334.12 for a total of $3 million. President and COO Gill Harpal also sold 14,200 shares at $355.15 a piece, for a total of $5 million, reducing their holdings by half. Verity flagged cluster selling with five insiders at Fabrinet , including the company's CFO, selling $21.5 million shares over the past 30 days. The stock has surged 44% over the prior three months. Corning Officer Eric Musser sold 20,000 shares at an average price of $70.23 for a total of $1.4 million. Shares of Corning have rallied 37% over the prior three months. Applied Digital CEO Wes Cummins sold 400,000 shares at an average price of $15.26 for a total of $6.1 million. Meanwhile, CFO Mohmand Mohammad Saidal LaVanway sold 75,000 shares at an average price of $15.26 for a total of $1.1 million, reducing his holdings by more than a quarter. Shares of Applied Digital are up 40% over the prior three months.
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Cramer connects the dots on why Fed rate cuts should be different this time around
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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. Wall Street was higher to start the week. The tech-led Nasdaq hit a new all-time high. Investors await two key inflation reports : Wednesday's producer price index and Thursday's consumer price index. "This is a difficult week. We have a lot of data, but what matters is what happened Friday," Jim Cramer said, referencing Friday's weak jobs report, which he dissected in his Sunday column . The soft jobs data fueled the odds for three Fed rate cuts before year-end — starting at next week's central bank meeting. Fed expectations are driving Jim's belief that long-term and short-term bond yields could finally decline in meaningful ways. "The bonds are telling the story," said Jeff Marks, director of portfolio analysis for the Club, pointing to another dip in the 10-year Treasury yield . 2. If you ask Jim, Home Depot' s moment has arrived. "It's entirely possible that we could see the positive reaction that we didn't get last year when we bought Home Depot, expecting that the long rates and mortgage rates would come down," Jim said. For a while, Jim has touted Home Depot as a prime stock, set to rip once mortgage rates stay below 6.5%. As of Friday, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage dropped to 6.29%. "The savior will be the housing industry," Jim predicted. That would be in contrast to last year, when the Fed cut rates three times at the end of 2024, and bond yields did not stay down. 3. Custom chipmaker Broadcom shares jumped another 3.5% on Monday, on top of their 9.4% post-earnings day surge on Friday. In fact, as of Monday, the Club stock was on a five-session winning streak. The rally intensified after Broadcom's earnings call last Thursday evening when CEO Hock Tan revealed a fourth big customer , alongside a blowout quarter and expectations for continued AI revenue growth. During the call, Tan said he would stay as CEO until 2030 "at least." We're going to delve into Broadcom's rise and what it means for Nvidia , our other chip stock. Look for our commentary on that Monday afternoon. Broadcom is now our largest weighted position, with trading on Monday above Friday's record-high close. 4 . Stocks covered in Monday's rapid fire at the end of the video were: Chewy , Kenvue , Robinhood Markets , Applovin Corp, and AT & T , Verizon , T-Mobile , and Canada Goose . (Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust is long HD, AVGO. See here for a full list of the stocks.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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SandboxAQ CEO on AI's impact on the job market long-term
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SandboxAQ CEO on AI's impact on the job market long-term
Jack Hidary, SandboxAQ CEO, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss layoffs amid AI adoption and how CEOs are preparing their workforces as the technology advances over the next several years. SandboxAQ also released its new AQCat25 Dataset in collaboration with Nvidia today.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/tired-of-the-mag7-cramer-says-look-to-this-stock-with-a-hit-breakfast-meal.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Tired of the Mag7? Jim Cramer says look to this stock with a hit breakfast meal
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Investors who want to fill up their portfolio with a stock outside the "Magnificent Seven" should consider Casey's General Stores , CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday. "If you want a broadening out, broadening down [stock], look no further than Casey's," Cramer said on "Squawk on the Street." Cramer is referencing the idea that some investors worry the market has become too top-heavy and are looking for stock opportunities in potentially under-the-radar places. After a prolonged stretch of outperformance, Nvidia and the other six tech giants comprising the Mag 7 now represent roughly a third of the S & P 500 , according to Goldman Sachs. Cramer's Charitable Trust, the portfolio used by the CNBC Investing Club, owns shares of Nvidia, Meta Platforms , Microsoft and Amazon — all part of the Mag7. It does not have a stake in the other two members of the cohort, Tesla and Alphabet . Casey's has a compelling investment story of its own, according to Cramer. The convenience store and truck-stop operator has nearly 3,000 locations in the U.S. with roots in the Midwest, but it's on an expansion push across the south in states including Texas and Florida. The company's prepared food menu, especially its breakfast pizza, has been a key pillar of its success, helping drive traffic to its locations. In fact, Casey's says it's the fifth-largest pizza chain in the U.S., as measured by the number of kitchens. "If we had a Casey's General [in New York City], which we do not, I would do a radical pivot away from the [ McDonald's ] Egg McMuffin to the breakfast pizza," Cramer quipped. Casey's generates about 30% of its gross profit from fuel margins, making it relatively less important to the company compared with convenience store peers, analysts at KeyBanc Capital Markets said in a note this summer. Those same analysts have also previously highlighted industry consolidation as a favorable long-term tailwind for Casey's. As of Monday morning, shares of Casey's are up more than 28% year to date, though they've cooled down in recent weeks. At $508 a share, the stock is down almost 4% from its all-time closing high of $527.51 reached on July 25. "These guys have put great number after great number after great number, and I think they're going to do it again," Cramer said. "I really think this is a great one."
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JPMorgan traders have been right about the rally so far, but they are losing conviction
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JPMorgan's trading desk called the S & P 500 rally to all-time highs perfectly. Now, it's getting a bit worried. The traders noted Monday that while they maintain their "tactically bullish" stance on stocks — a call they made in August before the benchmark surged to record levels — they do so now "with lower conviction." They cited the potential for higher inflation and a possible re-escalation in global trade conflict for their softer stance on stock prices. "The combination of public and private company comments on inflation reflect that more tariff-induced cost passthrough is coming, though the speed and magnitude remain unknown. Further, labor supply is declining, and rate cuts may spur labor demand triggering wage inflation which tends to be sticky," the trading desk wrote to clients Monday. The Federal Reserve is expected to lower rates by at least a quarter-percentage point at its policy meeting next week, according to interest rate futures trading collected on the CME Group's FedWatch Tool. Traders are also pricing in two more rate reductions before year-end, after new data released Friday showed further slowing in the labor market last month. .SPX 1M mountain SPX in past month Wall Street will get new inflation figures this week, with the August producer price index due Wednesday and the August consumer price index set for release on Thursday. On trade, JPMorgan's trading desk thinks tensions could ratchet up again, especially between the U.S., China and the European Union. "We continue to see countries forming regional agreements while also solidifying relations with China. If this persists it may embolden countries to renegotiation/retaliate to the status quo," the JPMorgan traders said. The drivers that took the S & P 500 to record levels still remain in place. Artificial intelligence momentum shows signs of slowing down, as demonstrated by recent Nvidia and Broadcom earnings. On top of that, earnings growth is expected to stay strong. FactSet data shows analysts expect third-quarter earnings to expand 7.5% year over year. In the second quarter, profits grew 11.3% from the year-earlier period. "The markets themselves look pretty good," Mark Gibbens, president and chief investment officer of Gibbens Capital Management, said last week. "The economy keeps chugging along, backed by the consumer and business." "The core trade [in the market] is the AI trade, and that's not going anywhere," he said. Near term, however, there are potential headwinds for the market, JPMorgan said. "We have concerns that the September 17 Fed meeting which delivers a 25bp cut could turn into a 'Sell the News' event as investors pull back to consider macro data, Fed's reaction function, potentially stretched positioning, a weaker corporate buyback bid, and waning participation from the Retail investor," the bank's traders said.
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Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
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My top 10 things to watch Monday, Sept. 8 1. Wall Street was looking to open slightly higher this morning after a rocky start to September. The S & P 500 declined on Friday but still managed to eke out weekly gains. This week, we get consumer and wholesale inflation data. 2. The market expects a 25-basis-point Federal Reserve interest rate cut at next week's meeting. But still up for debate is whether central bankers cut once more or twice more before year-end. 3. The conundrum of President Donald Trump is one I try to stay away from, as I wrote in my Sunday column . Not because I don't want to go there, but because it hasn't been all that lucrative to do so. I explained to Club members why it's better to put our attention on what really matters to the market and owning stocks. 4. Has Broadcom replaced Nvidia as the key AI semiconductor company? Pretty fanciful because you need both to have a data center that's effective. But it is now the operative narrative. 5. On that very note, Citi lowered Nvidia's price target to $200 per share from $210. While keeping their buy rating, the analysts cited Broadcom's comments about accelerating growth. We own their both for the Club. 6. JPMorgan raised its Oracle price target to $200 from $185 and kept its neutral rating. The analysts see Oracle's artificial intelligence infrastructure bookings gaining ground. They do point out that Oracle shares trade a premium. Oracle reports earnings after tomorrow's closing bell. We own Amazon and Microsoft. Oracle is fourth in cloud , behind Amazon , Microsoft , and Alphabet 's Google. 7. Apple is expected to announce its skinniest version of the iPhone ever as part of its refreshed iPhone 17 lineup at tomorrow's fall product event. The real boost to margins could come from higher list prices. Meanwhile, Bloomberg reports that Club name Apple still plans to launch its iPhone's AI features in China by year-end. 8. Mizuho lowers its Adobe price target to $460 from $530 but kept its outperform buy rating. Adobe reports earnings after Thursday's close. The analysts recognize the negatives but said their checks of Adobe's enterprise customers were positive. With quarterly results from Club name Salesforce out of the way, Adobe becomes the real test of the software seat model in a do-it-yourself era of AI. 9. Bank of America said it sees a "particularly attractive entry point" for Kenvue shares after Friday's more than 9% decline. While stable this morning, the stock was slammed on reports that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to release a report alleging a Tylenol link to autism and ADHD during pregnancy. Kenvue is the spin-off of Johnson & Johnson 's consumer business. 10. Jefferies added Nike to its "Franchise Picks" list, saying Wall Street is not recognizing the sneaker giant's turnaround progress. It's early, but I agree. The analysts see potential for "clean inventory," replacing the poor sellers, in the first half of 2026. I think that's a tall order because there is so much and so little newness, yet it is coming. Sign up for my Top 10 Morning Thoughts on the Market email newsletter for free (See here for a full list of the stocks at Jim Cramer's Charitable Trust.) 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. If Jim has talked about a stock on CNBC TV, he waits 72 hours after issuing the trade alert before executing the trade. 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. NO SPECIFIC OUTCOME OR PROFIT IS GUARANTEED.
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Here are Monday's biggest analyst calls: Nvidia, Apple, Tesla, Palantir, Oracle, Chewy, Roblox, Alphabet and more
| 2025-09-08T00:00:00
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Here are Monday's biggest calls on Wall Street: Morgan Stanley reiterates Tesla as overweight Morgan Stanley said Elon Musk's pay package is a "good deal" for shareholders. "While the proof is in the execution, at face value, the proposed compensation package aligns Tesla minority shareholder interest with those of Elon Musk in a way that incorporates operational milestones, profitability milestones and value creation milestones (market cap) while cementing a long-term commitment to the company." Citi reiterates Nvidia as buy Citi lowered its price target to $200 per share from $210. "We like Buy-rated NVDA on secular AI growth opportunities." Read more. Wells Fargo reiterates Apple as overweight Wells Fargo said it sees "revenue upside" from the iPhone 17. "As highlighted in our weekly report, reports on Apple' s next-gen iPhone 17 price points support 3%-5% revenue upside." JPMorgan upgrades Veeva Systems to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said shares of Veeva have plenty more room to run. "Veeva is a cloud solutions provider specializing in the Life Sciences industry enabling customers to go to market, sell, store data, coordinate, and maintain regulatory compliance." Read more . Canaccord initiates Bullish as buy Canaccord said the crypto company is best positioned. "With a thoroughly modern technology stack complemented by a single global order book , Bullish has evolved into a leading, institutionally focused crypto exchange." JPMorgan upgrades Afya to overweight from neutral JPMorgan said the medical education company has "consistency and visibility." "we upgrade Afya to OW from N, as its focus on medical education provides superior consistency and visibility." Bank of America reiterates Palantir as buy Bank of America said Palantir remains extremely well positioned for artificial intelligence. "In a budget-constrained environment, we see PLTR outperforming the industry growth. PLTR premium pricing limits some broad applications." Bank of America reiterates Roblox as buy The firm raised its price target on the stock to $171 per share from $159. " RBLX could become the largest video game platform in the world if it attains its goal of 10% share of the global video game industry by 2030." Deutsche Bank reiterates Oracle as buy Deutsche Bank said it is sticking with Oracle ahead of earnings on Tuesday. "however, we underscore Ms. Catz and Mr. Ellison's multi-decade track record as capital allocators and expect out year operating income and EPS estimates to continue revising higher over the coming years as the scale and yield on Cloud investments become clearer." Morgan Stanley initiates Miami International as overweight Morgan Stanley said in its initiation of the financial exchange company that Miami International is firing on all cylinders. "Attractive pure-play options exchange w/proven track record gaining share in an expanding market supported by cyclical +secular tailwinds with catalysts." Morgan Stanley upgrades Sanofi to overweight from equal weight Morgan Stanley said in its upgrade of Sanofi that investors should buy the dip in the biopharma company. "Valuation reset presents an attractive entry point." TD Cowen upgrades Canada Goose to buy from hold The firm said the outwear company is well positioned. "We upgrade GOOS as it moves from classic to year-round lifestyle outerwear product." Mizuho upgrades Chewy to outperform from neutral Mizuho said the risk/reward is too attractive to ignore for Chewy. "Following a pullback off recent highs, we now see the risk / reward for shares tilted heavily upwards." Bank of America upgrades Scorpio Tankers to buy from neutral Bank of America said cash generation is increasing for the tanker company. "We raise our rating on Scorpio Tanker's (STNG) shares to Buy from Neutral, and our PO to $60 from $49." Deutsche Bank upgrades Teck Resources to buy from hold Deutsche Bank said the metals company is a "self-help" story. "From a relatively high level of optimism mid last year, as TECK transformed into a copper pure play, investor sentiment now seems rock-bottom." Evercore ISI reiterates Alphabet as outperform The firm raised its price target on the stock and says it remains a top pick. "In the wake of our sixth quarterly proprietary Search survey, we are reiterating our GOOGL Outperform rating and raising our PT from $240 to $300 (24X our '27 EPS of $12.75, which is 5% above Street)."
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Nvidia gets a price target cut from Citi as competition in AI arena grows
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Nvidia's moat is under threat by other artificial intelligence chipmakers, according to Citi. Analyst Atif Malik kept his buy rating on Nvidia but trimmed his price target by $10 to $200. His new target suggests that shares of the tech giant, which are up 24.4% this year, could see 19.7% additional upside from Friday's close. Malik's lower target comes after Broadcom's quarterly results last week reflected strong year-over-year growth. The company also announced a $10 billion order of custom AI chips, which the company calls XPUs, from a fourth mystery customer. On the back of these results, Malik said he expects Nvidia to report roughly 4% lower 2026 GPU sales than previously estimated. He said growing competition from Broadcom could be fueled by Google's increasingly competitive tensor processing units, or TPUs, that are a growing threat to sales of Nvidia's graphics processing units, or GPUs. NVDA 1Y mountain Nvidia stock performance over the past year. "We previously expected the AI XPU chip sales to outpace GPU sales in 2026 and view Broadcom's comments of faster XPU adoption likely driven by Google's shift in indirectly competing with Nvidia to offer compute capacity to its rivals like Meta, Open AI, and Oracle, a risk we flagged recently," Malik wrote in a Monday note to clients. "We estimate ~$12B GPU sales impact to Nvidia's 2026 sales from the above deals." The next key event for Nvidia is CEO Jensen Huang's GTC keynote speech scheduled for Oct. 28. Shares of Nvidia have slid about 8.6% over the past month after the company's data center revenue grew slightly less than expected in the second quarter. Concerns are also growing about Nvidia's clientele, as top two customers made up 39% of its total revenue in its July quarter. Malik noted that his calendar-year 2025 and 2026 estimates on Nvidia are still slightly above the consensus, driven by growth in spending tied to neoclouds and sovereign AI , the latter referring to deals involving specific nations producing and controlling their own AI infrastructure. His estimates do not include China, which he said could be a source of upside if Nvidia resumes GPU shipments to the country. Correction: A previous version misstated the Citi's new target on Nvidia.
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https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/08/alibaba-leads-100-million-investment-in-chinese-humanoid-robot-startup.html?&qsearchterm=Nvidia
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Alibaba leads $100 million investment in Chinese humanoid robot startup
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Robots are on display at the Robot Mall, world's first embodied intelligence robot 4S store, on August 6, 2025 in Beijing, China. Beijing Youth Daily | Visual China Group | Getty Images
BEIJING — As the race for household robots heats up, Chinese startup X Square Robot announced Monday it had secured around $100 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Cloud. It's the Shenzhen-based startup's eighth round of financing since the company launched less than two years ago in December 2023, according to Chief Operating Officer Yang Qian. She told CNBC the latest deal brings total investment in X Square Robot to around 2 billion yuan ($280 million). HongShan, formerly Sequoia Capital China, also participated in the latest funding round, along with Meituan , Legend Star, Legend Capital and INCE Capital. The startup declined to comment on its valuation. Venture capitalists have rushed to pour money into humanoid robots on expectations that their integration with generative artificial intelligence will transform how machines interact with human beings. "Right now we need robots to operate and complete complex tasks autonomously," Yang said in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. She pointed out that after decades of trying to develop robots that have largely been able to perform limited tasks such as grasping objects, the industry has realized that AI is required to enable these machines to expand their capabilities.
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X Square Robot on Monday also released what it calls an "open-source foundation model for embodied AI," named Wall-OSS. Open source means that developers and the general public can access the underlying code and use it for free. Embodied AI refers to use cases of the tech that are integrated with hardware, such as robots or self-driving vehicles. The startup said it was the first to open source an AI model of its kind dedicated to robotics — and expects "robotic butlers" to become reality within five years. CNBC was unable to verify that claim. Yang acknowledged that AI for robots still lags behind advancements in generative AI for chatting or code generation, and said she expects tech for robots won't achieve ChatGPT 3.5-type capabilities for at least 12 months. Yang also pointed out that "embodied AI" doesn't yet have very clear benchmarks that can define relative progress. While the startup uses Nvidia chips for computing, other functions only require less powerful automotive chips that can be sourced domestically, Yang said.
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