Goldman Sachs is out with its much anticipated 2025 equity outlook to clients and it calls for stocks to gain 11% from here (12% total return with dividends) as a growing economy and improving profit margins fuel sizable earnings growth. “Our view is predicated on continued US economic expansion, earnings growth of 11% in 2025 and 7% in 2026,…
Charles Liang, chief executive officer of Super Micro Computer Inc., during the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled server maker Super Micro Computer said on Monday that it’s hired BDO as its new auditor and submitted a plan to Nasdaq detailing its efforts to regain compliance with the exchange….
Now through December 2, 2024, new Walmart+ members can get an annual membership for $49, which is 50% off the standard price. And with a membership, you’ll get early access to Walmart’s Black Friday sale and other deals. A Walmart+ membership also includes ongoing benefits which can easily offset the cost, especially at this discounted price. Members get free…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Nvidia rose to a new record Thursday as investors piled back in to the artificial intelligence trade, which had stalled a bit since the summer. The stock rose more than 3% at…
Jensen Huang, co-founder and CEO of Nvidia, speaks during an event in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 2, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia shares closed at a record on Monday as Wall Street gears up for earnings season and updates from all of the chipmaker’s top customers on their planned spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure. The…
AMD launched a new artificial intelligence chip on Thursday that is taking direct aim at Nvidia’s data center graphics processors, known as GPUs. The Instinct MI325X, as the chip is called, will start production before the end of 2024, Advanced Micro Devices said Thursday during an event announcing the new product. If AMD’s AI chips are seen by developers…
A view of Apple’s new iPhone 16 at an Apple Store on the Regent Street in London, United Kingdom on September 20, 2024. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty Images As Apple prepares Apple Intelligence to jump into Silicon Valley’s AI race, it’s relying on one of its strongest advantages: Its army of 34 million app developers. IPhone…
At an all-hands meeting Thursday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied that there are plans for him to receive a “giant equity stake” in the company, calling that information “just not true,” according to a person who was in attendance. Altman and finance chief Sarah Friar both said at the meeting, conducted by video, that investors have raised concerns about…
Justin Sullivan | etty Images The U.S. Justice Department on Tuesday sued Visa, the world’s biggest payments network, saying it propped up an illegal monopoly over debit payments by imposing “exclusionary” agreements on partners and smothering upstart firms. Visa’s moves over the years have resulted in American consumers and merchants paying billions of dollars in additional fees, according to…
When the man who’s built the greatest fortune in history from investing alone – and whose preferred holding period is “forever” – becomes a resolute seller of two of the most widely held stocks in the world, the questions about what it means for the market and economy are inevitable. And so it is with Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway…
