This communication services ETF could be on the verge of a breakout, charts show

This communication services ETF could be on the verge of a breakout, charts show

The State Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLC) has quietly been building a bullish formation over the past two months, as is clear on the chart below. A decisive breakout above the neckline of this inverse head-and-shoulders pattern would imply upside potential above the prior all-time high that was set in mid-September. While…

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Unwind of AI trade being tested

Unwind of AI trade being tested

(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator. See today’s video update from Mike above.) The market’s ability to absorb the unwind of the AI-infrastructure trade is being tested more urgently; its efforts to rotate away from danger by moving to banks, value stocks and consumer cyclicals hitting…

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Jim Cramer raises concerns about tech’s ‘Lazy Susan’ deals

Jim Cramer raises concerns about tech’s ‘Lazy Susan’ deals

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday expressed trepidation about circular transactions between tech companies as Wall Street weighs the value of artificial intelligence heavy hitter OpenAI. “These days, we’re constantly hearing about what I’d call these ‘Lazy Susan’ deals, except they’re being celebrated as good news for both parties,” he said. To Cramer, a “Lazy Susan”…

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Western food giants tap Chinese PE funds in battle for market share

Western food giants tap Chinese PE funds in battle for market share

Starbucks and Burger King are betting big on a partnership model that’s gaining traction in China: selling majority stakes to local private equity firms as the battle for market share rages on. Foreign food-and-beverage chains once thrived in China without adapting much — premium Western products practically sold themselves. Today, decisions made from distant headquarters…

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