Author: Daniel snow

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 rose modestly Thursday but were well off their highest levels of the session. The strong quarter from Club name Nvidia is lifting the broader artificial intelligence trade. As we explained in our earnings commentary Wednesday night, four positive developments have gone Nvidia’s way since its annual GTC event in March, fueling additional momentum in its business. The market also got a brief boost after the U.S. Court of International…

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It might be time to take another look at Salesforce . Jim Cramer said Thursday he’s considering whether to rebuild the Club’s small position in the enterprise software giant, following an exaggerated 5% sell-off in the stock despite strong earnings and guidance. “The long knives are out” for Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on the notion that he’s tapped out of ideas, Jim said during Thursday’s Morning Meeting. “I totally disagree with that,” Jim added, suggesting a possible opportunity in the stock, which has lost more than 20% year to date compared to the S & P 500 ‘s flat 2025…

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Sassine Ghazi, CEO of semiconductor design software firm Synopsys, explains the company’s plans to have artificial intelligence take over parts of designing computer chips at the company’s annual user conference in Santa Clara, California, on March 19, 2025.Stephen Nellis | ReutersSynopsys pulled its guidance for the full fiscal year on Thursday, citing a letter it received from the U.S. Commerce Department on restrictions of sales of its products in China. The stock dropped about 3%.The announcement comes a day after Synopsys CEO Sassine Ghazi disputed a report that the White House told the company, as well as rivals Cadence and…

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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is seen through glass during an event on the sidelines of the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit in Paris, Feb. 11, 2025.Aurelien Morissard | Via ReutersElon Musk tried to derail a major artificial intelligence infrastructure deal in the Middle East after learning that his startup, xAI, would be excluded from the initiative, CNBC has confirmed.Earlier this month, OpenAI, Oracle, Nvidia, Cisco and Emirati firm G42 announced plans to build a sweeping Stargate AI campus in the United Arab Emirates. Musk was frustrated that OpenAI, led by personal rival Sam Altman, was tapped for the deal, and he intervened in an effort…

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