Take-Two Interactive’s ‘scarcity value’ could send it higher, Jim Cramer says

Take-Two Interactive’s ‘scarcity value’ could send it higher, Jim Cramer says

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday explained why he’s bullish on Take-Two Interactive, saying it’s set to dominate the video game space now that its top competitor is going private. “This was an industry with three major players, but now, with Activision gone and EA going private, Take-Two’s now the only major publicly-traded American video game…

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Ex-Tesla board member Steve Westly reveals how he’s playing the EV boom

Ex-Tesla board member Steve Westly reveals how he’s playing the EV boom

There’s one specific trend set to define the automotive industry, according to investor and former Tesla board member Steve Westly: self-driving vehicles. And he says investors should take note. “Waymo and autonomous vehicles are the future, flat out, end of story,” Westly, who sat on Tesla’s board between 2007 and 2010, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box…

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Artificial intelligence is exciting play into earnings: Wells Fargo

Artificial intelligence is exciting play into earnings: Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo Securities’ Ohsung Kwon expects artificial intelligence to dominate third-quarter earnings season. “Outside of AI, I’m not really excited about anything,” Kwon, the firm’s chief equity strategist, told CNBC’s ” Fast Money ” on Monday. He expects demand for AI to be the chief reason why results will exceed Wall Street estimates. He contends…

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U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms

U.S. Supreme Court allows order forcing Google to make app store reforms

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to halt key parts of a judge’s order requiring Alphabet’s Google to make major changes to its app store Play, as the company prepares to appeal a decision in a lawsuit brought by “Fortnite” maker Epic Games. The justices turned down Google’s request to temporarily freeze parts of the injunction won by Epic…

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M&A is coming back in a big way in banking. A top analyst believes these are the next takeouts

M&A is coming back in a big way in banking. A top analyst believes these are the next takeouts

After years of drought, dealmaking is returning to the U.S. banking sector, and Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo broke down which firms could be the next target. Mayo, one of the industry’s most closely followed bank analysts, said the setup reminds him of the 1990s, when consolidation swept through regional and community banks following waves…

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