UPDATE: Goldman Sachs Upgrades Microsoft (MSFT) to Conviction Buy
- Shares jump on tech boost; fragile yen on intervention watch
- Tesla touts acceleration of new models, but Q1 results fall short of estimates
- Boeing reports first revenue drop in 7 quarters as deliveries decline
- Oil prices steady after rallying on US stock decline, business data
- Yen on the brink, but Tesla pulls back
- Fisker (FSR) Appoints Michael Healy as Chief Restructuring Officer
- Seagate Technology (STX) Enters $600M Asset Purchase Agreement with Avago
- China acquired top-end Nvidia AI chips despite recent US ban- Reuters
- Wolfe Research Downgrades Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD) to Underperform, 'out of concern that an incipient advertising downturn put guidance at risk'
- Wall Street closes higher as investors digest earnings, megacap outlook
- Tesla, AT&T, Biogen and Hasbro rise premarket; Uber, Enphase fall
- After-hours movers: Tesla, Texas Instruments, Seagate, Visa and more
- Midday movers: PepsiCo, JetBlue fall; GM, Danaher and UPS rise
- After-hours movers: Cadence Design Systems, Cleveland-Cliffs, Riot Platforms, and more
- Midday movers: Tesla, Li Auto and CNH Industrial fall; Salesforce rises
Intel (INTC) to Collaborate with Microsoft (MSFT) on DARPA Program
March 8, 2021 9:02 AM ESTIntel today announced that it has signed an agreement with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to perform in its Data Protection in Virtual Environments (DPRIVE) program. The program aims to develop an accelerator for fully homomorphic encryption (FHE). Microsoft is the key cloud ecosystem and homomorphic encryption partner leading the commercial adoption of the... More
White house says new economic adviser will advance Biden agenda on big tech
March 5, 2021 2:11 PM ESTWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Friday a new White House economic adviser, big-tech critic Tim Wu, will help advance President Biden's agenda with regard to the technology sector, including addressing "monopoly and market power issues."
The White House announced the addition of Wu to its... More
Microsoft (MSFT) option implied volatility at 32
March 5, 2021 11:22 AM ESTMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 30-day call option implied volatility is at 32; compared to its 52-week range of 23 to 90.
... MoreMicrosoft (MSFT) option IV steady at 31
March 5, 2021 10:12 AM ESTMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 30-day call option implied volatility is at 31; compared to its 52-week range of 23 to 90.
... MoreSelloff in Tech Equities Offers 'Massive Buying Opportunities' says Wedbush, Buy Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) Ahead of a 30% Rally
March 5, 2021 9:09 AM ESTThe tech-heavy NASDAQ Composite Index is trading about 3.5% lower this week after dropping 3.92% last week. This way, the index is trading about 10% off the most recent all-time highs.
As some analyst expects NASDAQ to continue its pullback towards 12000, Wedbush analyst sees a massive buying opportunities across the board amid a selloff.
The momentum names in tech are down anywhere from 15% to 25%+ this week and in our opinion this sell off is way overdone given the $2 trillion of digital transformation spending on the horizon coupled by a massive M&A spree set for the next few years in the tech... More
Microsoft (MSFT) Offers an Attractive Buying Opportunity, Price Target Raised to $290 - Morgan Stanley
March 5, 2021 4:33 AM EST(Updated - March 5, 2021 9:45 AM EST)
Morgan Stanley analyst Keith Weiss reiterated an Overweight rating and raised the price target on Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) to $290.00 per share from $285.00 as she sees an attractive buying opportunity in shares of the tech giant.
The accelerated digital transformation is placing Microsoft in an excellent situation going forward. Weiss... More
Microsoft (MSFT) option IV at lower end of range
March 5, 2021 3:46 AM ESTMicrosoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) 30-day call option implied volatility is at 31; compared to its 52-week range of 23 to 90.
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March 4, 2021 2:35 PM ESTActive options: FB AMD BA AMZN XOM F BAC MSFT CCIV SOS CCL DKNG
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