The generative AI evolution has already driven the data center supply chain stocks through the roof, which I have covered in detail. The second stage is harnessing the productivity potential of AI by large and medium-sized companies that needExperience is difficult to learn. After 30 plus years of critically analyzing the nuts and bolts of businesses as diverse as airlines, oil, retail, mining to fintech and ecommerce plus the macro, monetary and political drivers. I continue to immensely enjoy learning and ...

Accenture (ACN) is expected to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended November 2024. This widely-known consensus outlook gives a good sense of the company's earnings picture, but how the actual results compare to these estimates is a powerful factor that could impact its near-term stock price.The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on December 19 ...

The cryptocurrency market has expanded at a rapid pace over the past month, setting the tone for a year-end rally. Bitcoin (BTC), especially, has seen a massive surge, with its price crossing $100,000 twice in the past week, thanks to an upbeat investor sentiment, following Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. Presidential election in early November.Experts had predicted a Bitcoin rally in the second half of this year and the cryptocurrency has surpassed expectations. It is now on track to reach new heights in 20 ...

Accenture (ACN -2.45%) was in the news Tuesday for yet another of the acquisitive company's asset buys. Investors weren't particularly impressed with this one, as they generally traded out of the stock following its announcement. Accenture's share price eroded by more than 2% on a day when the S&P 500 index basically traded flat.Another asset buyBefore market open that morning, the frequently acquisitive Accenture announced that it has agreed to purchase privately held AOX. The company's asset-to-be is a Ge ...

Advertisement AWS recently laid out growth plans for 2025 in internal documents.One of the initiatives is focused on working more with consulting firms.Accenture was among several consulting firms mentioned by AWS.Amazon Web Services wants to work more with consulting firms, including Accenture, part of a broader plan to spur growth in 2025, according to an internal planning document obtained by Business Insider.AWS is looking to expand work with external partners that can sell its cloud services to hundre ...

LAS VEGAS, Dec. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Qlik®, a global leader in data integration, analytics, and AI, has been selected by Accenture to provide critical technology supporting GenWizard, Accenture’s comprehensive generative AI platform. By incorporating a Qlik data integration solution, GenWizard is set to deliver more accurate, timely, and valuable artificial intelligence (AI)-driven insights across various enterprise functions. This announcement comes during AWS re:Invent, Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) ...

Nothing can stop the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ( SPY ) in 2024, the ETF added a gain of +5.96% in November and is just inches away from pushing towards a 30%+ return this year. Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETFI have a masters degree in Analytics from Northwestern University and a bachelors degree in Accounting. I have worked in the investment arena for over 10 years starting as an analyst and working my way up to a management role. Dividend investing is a personal hobby and I look forward to sha ...

The post-election rally saw Bitcoin (BTC) hitting an all-time high of $99,027 on Nov. 22. Since then, the cryptocurrency has marginally pulled back but is still trading above $95,500 and on track to hit a new milestone.The Bitcoin rally that started in 2023 came to an abrupt halt in the second quarter. However, it rebounded in September after the Federal Reserve announced the first interest rate cut. The recent rally is fueled by optimism surrounding Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election. Thi ...

If you want to learn where artificial intelligence (AI) could be heading, you'll probably want to pay attention to Nvidia (NVDA 0.66%) CEO Jensen Huang. After all, Huang's company is arguably the most important player in the AI world right now. Nvidia's graphics processing units (GPUs) remain the gold standard for powering large-scale AI models.So what does Huang think about the future of AI? He recently discussed the "next wave of AI" -- and singled out one potential big winner other than Nvidia.The next b ...

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin just raised Citadel's position in global-consulting powerhouse Accenture.No other company has benefited more from the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution than Nvidia. The company's compute and networking products are connected to just about every single application in generative AI in some form or fashion.Given its influence on the generational opportunity AI presents, it's not shocking to learn that investors have been eagerly buying Nvidia stock in droves ove ...