NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games

NFL sees increased viewership for wild-card round, eyes more for divisional games

After double-digit increases in its regular-season and wild-card playoff round ratings, the NFL is looking for another large bump in ratings during this weekend’s division round. The league and Nielsen said last weekend’s six wild-card games averaged 32 million viewers, a 13% jump from last year. It was also the most-watched opening weekend of the…

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Samsung hits  trillion valuation as AI rally lifts shares over 10%

Samsung hits $1 trillion valuation as AI rally lifts shares over 10%

Close-up of logo for Samsung on research building in the Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California, October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Shares of Samsung Electronics surged more than 10% Wednesday, pushing the chip giant’s market capitalization past the $1 trillion mark as investors continued to pile into artificial intelligence-linked stocks….

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UBS says these solar stocks are winners even as Trump attacks renewables

UBS says these solar stocks are winners even as Trump attacks renewables

President Donald Trump’s attacks on renewable energy have prevented investors from seeing the strong underlying demand for solar power and the stocks that stand to benefit, UBS analysts told clients in a note on Wednesday. Solar equipment manufacturers First Solar and Nextracker , in particular, will benefit from sustained electricity demand from artificial intelligence data…

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