Stocks grew this Thursday, allowing the Dow Jones and S&P 500 to break three-day losing streaks. The Dow Jones closed at 36.117,38 (+0,17%), the S&P 500 closed at the height of 4.585,89 (+0,80%) and, lastly, Nasdaq grew the most, closing at 14.339,99 (+1,37%).
Alphabet (GOOG) (0.8 units @ 133.93) shares jumped 5%, following the announcement of the Gemini AI model, which will compete with products from OpenAI, Microsoft and Meta. The stock is on pace to reach its best day since Aug 29, despite questions on whether the company will monetize the technology. Executives said Gemini outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-3.5, but didn’t say how it compares with OpenAI’s latest model GPT-4. The stock closed with a positive growth of 5.34%.(A.Capoot)
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) shares rose over 8% after the company announced its latest AI, the Instinct MI300. ChatGPT maker OpenAI plans to use MI300 in its programming systems, while Meta will integrate the chip in their data centers and Microsoft will use the new AMD chip in its cloud computing segment, Azure. At the end of the day the company closed with a growth of 9,89%. (N.Buchanan)
Starbucks’(SBUX) 12-session losing streak is finally over with Wednesday’s gain opposingly a little to the recent decline of more than 10%. This recent path can be viewed as a way to buy shares of a quality company at a discount. A big problem is posed by China in two ways, a slower than anticipated recovery from COVID and the competition by Chinese rivals Luckin Coffee. The company plans to open 9000 stores in the country by 2025, and maintains a stable business in North America. Management showed capacity to expand margins by enhancing the customer experience. (P.Likos)
Author: Luca Sesena