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It’s time to sell Meta until it figures out the metaverse, Needham says in downgrade
Investors should sell shares of Meta until the social media company figures out the metaverse, according to Needham. Analyst Laura Martin downgraded shares of Meta Platforms to underperform from hold, noting that the company’s heavy investments in the metaverse — just as it expects slower revenue growth — may take too long to pay off. […]
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Asset manager names his top stocks trading at a ‘sizable discount’ right now
With stock markets yet to emerge from the doldrums of a brutal first half sell-off, investors are increasingly seeking strategies to preserve and grow their capital. Asset manager Jack Ablin tells CNBC how he’s trading the market volatility, highlighting some of his top stocks along the way. Investors should be putting their money in companies […]
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How to trade mounting recession risks, according to Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and more
After a beaten-down first half for stocks that ranked among the worst in decades, investors are now bracing for continued volatility. A growing chorus of recession warnings have emerged on Wall Street as market watchers weigh the likelihood that an aggressive rate hike cycle by the Federal Reserve will curtail growth. As it stands, the […]
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Meta nudges its big VR push another step away from the Facebook legacy
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Facebook Inc., speaks during the virtual Facebook Connect event, where the company announced its rebranding as Meta, in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta is introducing a new way for people to log in to virtual reality headsets without […]
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Analyst Mark Mahaney sees more trouble ahead for internet stocks, but has some top picks
Internet stocks took a heavy blow during the first half of 2022 as rising inflation spooked investors away from the growth sector, which is among those most sensitive to rising interest rates. Further pain is ahead as the economy shows signs of softening consumer demand, but some stocks may weather the storm better than others, […]
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Chips drive Samsung’s highest second-quarter profit since 2018, but demand is cooling
People walk past the logo of Samsung Electronics in Seoul on July 7, 2022. South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd turned in its best April-June profit since 2018 on Thursday, underpinned by strong sales of memory chips to server customers even as demand from inflation-hit smartphone makers cools. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images […]
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Apple introduces Lockdown Mode to protect iPhones from state-sponsored hacking
Apple CEO Tim Cook delivers a keynote during the European Union’s privacy conference at the EU Parliament in Brussels, Belgium October 24, 2018. Yves Herman | Reuters Apple announced a new feature for iPhones called Lockdown Mode on Wednesday to protect high-profile users such as politicians and activists against state-sponsored hackers. Lockdown Mode turns off […]
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Barclays cuts Netflix target, sees bigger subscriber losses than expected
Netflix is on track to report another weak quarter as rising competition results in a big hit to subscribers, Barclays said. For the second quarter, Barclays anticipates a 2.8 million subscriber loss compared with Netflix’s anticipated 2 million loss. Meanwhile, recent credit card data from the bank suggests U.S. subscribers fell roughly 1% month-over-month in […]
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Microsoft’s $69 billion Activision takeover faces competition probe in the UK
Microsoft logo is seen on a smartphone placed on displayed Activision Blizzard’s games character. Dado Ruvic | Reuters The U.K.’s competition watchdog on Wednesday opened an investigation into Microsoft’s acquisition of video game publisher Activision Blizzard. It marks one of the first probes by a major antitrust enforcer into the $68.7 billion deal, which was […]
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Jim Cramer says investors should eye these three tech names in the Nasdaq 100
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Tuesday told investors his three stock picks from the worst- and best-performing stocks in the Nasdaq 100 during the first half of this year. “Tech stocks were horrendous in the first half. … No Apples, no Googles, no semis, no software as services – just default names that show you that […]
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