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Nvidia Corp's stock is trading higher due to a supply chain crisis affecting the demand-supply dynamics of the AI-driven market. The depreciating yen has caused a surge in Nvidia's semiconductor device prices in Japan, impacting AI developers. Despite the price hike, demand remains strong. Nvidia dominates 80%-90% of the global market for data center GPUs. Microsoft's CTO has acknowledged the improvement in Nvidia's AI GPU supply chain, and Advanced Micro Devices is expected to contribute to the AI sector.

Portfolio Pulse from Anusuya Lahiri

October 03, 2023 | 1:38 pm

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Shares of Immix Biopharma have been halted on a circuit breaker to the downside, with the stock now down by 4.39%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Newsdesk

October 03, 2023 | 1:36 pm

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Overstock.com Inc (NASDAQ:OSTK) has appointed Marcus Lemonis, CEO of Camping World and star of CNBC's 'The Profit', to its board as an independent director. Lemonis is expected to bring his experience in leadership, retail, branding, and customer engagement to help Overstock with its transformation of the recently acquired Bed Bath & Beyond brand. Overstock shares were up 2.59% following the announcement.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

October 03, 2023 | 1:32 pm

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Progressive's (NYSE:PGR) short percent of float has risen 12.28% since its last report, with 3.74 million shares sold short, which is 0.64% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. However, compared to its peers, Progressive has less short interest as a percentage of float, which is 1.72% on average.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 03, 2023 | 1:30 pm

AMD

Advanced Micro Devices's (NYSE:AMD) short percent of float has risen 6.86% since its last report, with 30.06 million shares sold short, which is 1.87% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish. However, AMD's short interest as a percentage of float is less than its peer group average of 3.64%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 03, 2023 | 1:30 pm

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JPMorgan Chase's short percent of float has risen 9.38% since its last report, with 20.15 million shares sold short, which is 0.7% of all regular shares available for trading. This increase in short interest can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards the stock. However, compared to its peers, JPMorgan Chase has less short interest.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

October 03, 2023 | 1:30 pm

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Grayscale, the world's leading crypto asset manager, is likely to be approved by the SEC for a Bitcoin ETF. Grayscale is also applying to convert the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) to a spot Ethereum ETF. The ETHE trust represents 2.5% of all ETH in circulation and is the largest ETH investment vehicle globally. Shares of ETHE spiked 6.15% following the announcement. Prominent investor Tim Draper commented that the approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF seems to be a matter of time and will encourage more adoption and investments in BTC.

Portfolio Pulse from Justin Roberti

October 03, 2023 | 1:20 pm

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Spotify Technology's CEO, Daniel Ek, has voiced concerns over the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and the dominance of tech giants like Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc. Ek criticized Apple and Google's control over internet access globally and called for the implementation of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the EU and the Open App Markets Act in the US. Spotify's shares are trading lower by 1.02% to $156.50 premarket.

Portfolio Pulse from Nabaparna Bhattacharya

October 03, 2023 | 1:17 pm

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Goldman Sachs analysts predict that growth stocks may struggle due to increasing interest rates and rising inflation. However, they have identified a selection of S&P 500 stocks that could be resilient in a high-rate environment, including Cisco Systems, Visa, BlackRock, CME Group, Johnson & Johnson, and Mastercard. They also suggest that artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly boost profitability for U.S. corporations. Goldman Sachs' AI basket includes NVIDIA, Marvell Technology Group, CrowdStrike Holdings, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Salesforce.com, Adobe, ServiceNow, and Intuit.

Portfolio Pulse from Piero Cingari

October 03, 2023 | 1:14 pm

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GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) shares hit a new 52-week low, closing down more than 6% on Monday. This marks the third consecutive session of decline since Ryan Cohen was appointed as the company's president and CEO. Cohen has emphasized the need for 'extreme frugality' and the elimination of waste within the company. Despite efforts to reinvent the company, including hiring former Amazon executives and launching an NFT marketplace, GameStop continues to struggle in the increasingly digital video game landscape.

Portfolio Pulse from Adam Eckert

October 03, 2023 | 1:13 pm