BREAKING: Dan Ives, @DivesTech, says that we are only 15% into the AI boom.
This was on the Unusual Bets podcast.
Wow - listen more: https://t.co/b6V9Uu5jKv
OPENAI REPORTEDLY PLANS TO BUY GOOGLE AI CHIPS
OpenAI plans to purchase AI chips from Google ($GOOGL), according to The Information, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Financial terms and the size of the potential deal were not disclosed. Reuters has not independently verified the report.
❗️ Elon Musk says SpaceX, now home to xAI, has closed $40 billion in debt to buy GPUs for AI.
He says lenders have all but shut out firms that earn little beyond AI data centres, but SpaceX has Starlink.
He predicts "guppy-level death and consolidation" for the 200+ neoclouds.
AMD, $AMD, is expanding its partnership with Meta, $META, to power Meta’s “superintelligence” infrastructure.
As part of the deal, AMD will invest $1 billion in Meta’s stock offering.
It’s the first big name to buy into Meta’s plan to raise up to $95 billion through stock sales to fund its AI buildout, per The Wall Street Journal.
Americans are drinking less than at any point since Gallup started tracking it in 1939.
Just 54% of U.S. adults say they drink alcohol, an all time low.
That’s down from 62% in 2023.
Premarket movers
Tesla is leading gains among Mag 7 stocks as the electric-car maker is on track to outperform the cohort for a second consecutive session: Tesla (TSLA) +1.1%, Nvidia (NVDA) +0.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +0.4%, Amazon (AMZN) +0.3%, Apple (AAPL) -0.3%, Meta Platforms (META) -0.4%, Microsoft (MSFT) -0.6%
Amkor Technology (AMKR) gains 3.7% after the semiconductor manufacturing company’s results were seen as positive on several metrics, including gross margins.
Broadcom Inc. (AVGO) rises 2.4% after D.A. Davidson upgraded the chipmaker to buy from neutral, seeing potential upside related to Anthropic.
Cadence Design Systems (CDNS) is up 2.1% after the maker of electronic design automation software raised its full-year forecast and reported third-quarter results that beat expectations.
Hilton Worldwide (HLT) falls 4.8% after the hotel operator gave a forecast for adjusted earnings per share for the fourth quarter that fell short of the average analyst estimate.
JetBlue (JBLU) rallies 7.2% after the carrier reiterated its expectation to deliver at least $1 in earnings per share and positive free cash flow in 2028. The shares closed Monday at a record low as the airline grapples with cash burn and elevated oil prices.
MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC) jumps 20% after Ares Capital agreed to acquire it in a stock-and-cash deal with total enterprise value of ~$2.6b, paying $10.88 per fully diluted MFIC share. Ares Capital (ARCC) falls 1.9%.
Moderna (MRNA) falls 3.2% after William Blair downgraded the drugmaker to market perform from outperform, citing valuation concerns, following a run-up in the stock.
UPS (UPS) gains 2% after the courier raised its financial guidance for the year, suggesting it expects to benefit from high prices and resilient demand through the holiday season.
Whirlpool Corp. (WHR) slides 7.9% after the appliance maker cut its revenue forecast for the full year to below Wall Street’s consensus.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby says the US should have a national wealth tax, & inheritance taxes approaching 100% for the wealthiest.
Kirby said wealth inequality has become a danger to society, and that a wealth tax needs to be national because the rich would simply move to avoid state-level ones.
If Microsoft is offering buyouts and early retirement to 60,000 employees, then I guess they won't need any H-1B visas this year or next year?
@StephenM can you let us know if Microsoft is cancelling all of their H-1B visa applications?