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Discover Oracle&#39;s Next Move: Nashville Bound from California and Texas. Learn about Chairman Larry Ellison&#39;s plans for the tech giant&#39;s relocation, uncovering insights into Oracle&#39;s shifting headquarters landscape and its impact on employee distribution and operational hubs across the U.S.

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TIM to integrate Oracle Cloud Infrastructure into its managed cloud services
Agreement will enable public and private sector organizations to take advantage of OCI's high performance, built-in security, powerful data and AI, as well as distributed and sovereign cloud capabilities
TIM to host Oracle's second cloud region in Italy in its network of datacenters
MILAN and AUSTIN, Texas, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle and TIM today announced a collaboration to support the increasing demand for cloud services in Italy from public and private sector organizations. As part of the agreement, TIM's business unit dedicated to businesses and the public sector, TIM Enterprise, will integrate <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=3838737370&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+Infrastructure">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</a> (OCI) into its portfolio. In addition, TIM will become the host partner for Oracle's second planned cloud region in Italy, which will be located in Turin and hosted in TIM Group's reliable, next-generation datacenter.
Part of Oracle's <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=4186197701&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2Fdistributed-cloud%2F&amp;a=distributed+cloud">distributed cloud</a>&nbsp;strategy, the upcoming Oracle Cloud Turin Region will provide public and private sector organizations access to a wide range of cloud services to migrate all types of workloads from their data centers to OCI, modernize their applications, and innovate with data, analytics, and AI. Oracle is the only hyperscaler capable of delivering AI and a full suite of 100+ cloud services across dedicated, public, and hybrid cloud environments, anywhere in the world. This includes <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=3086865857&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fautonomous-database%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Autonomous+Database">Oracle Autonomous Database</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=2712632357&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fmysql%2F&amp;a=MySQL+HeatWave+Database+Service">MySQL HeatWave Database Service</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=2249827382&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2Fcloud-native%2Fcontainer-engine-kubernetes%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Container+Engine+for+Kubernetes">Oracle Container Engine for Kubernetes</a>,&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=1616262463&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2Fcompute%2Fvmware%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+VMware+Solution">Oracle Cloud VMware Solution</a>, <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=2482330993&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fartificial-intelligence%2Fgenerative-ai%2Fgenerative-ai-service%2F&amp;a=OCI+Generative+AI+service">OCI Generative AI service</a>, and&nbsp;<a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156906-1&amp;h=1325155418&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fai-infrastructure%2F&amp;a=AI+infrastructure">AI infrastructure</a>.
With the new cloud region in Turin and the existing Oracle Cloud Milan Region, Oracle will enable customers in Italy to both enhance their business continuity by replicating workloads to distributed locations, while helping address their digital sovereignty and compliance requirements by keeping replicated data in Italy. The upcoming Turin region will be collocated in one of the datacenters in TIM Enterprise's network of 16 datacenters in Italy, which has been developed to the highest technological, security, and environmental standards, and proven to meet the requirements of public and private sector organizations.
"We are pleased to be working with Italy's leading telecommunications provider to bring OCI to public and private sector organizations and support their migration to the cloud,"&nbsp;said Richard Smith, executive vice president and general manager, EMEA Cloud Infrastructure, Oracle. "By adding OCI to its robust cloud service offerings, TIM Enterprise will be able to provide a cloud platform used by customers all over the world to run their most mission-critical workloads in the cloud. In addition, with the upcoming second cloud region in Italy, we are reaffirming our commitment to helping Italian organizations of all sizes and industries accelerate the adoption of AI and other innovative technologies."
"Our collaboration with Oracle is an important milestone for TIM Enterprise and reinforces our commitment to providing innovative, sustainable and secure cloud solutions to public and private sector organizations in Italy," said Elio Schiavo, chief enterprise &amp; innovative solutions officer, TIM. "Our cloud proposition is enriched by the major global players in the industry and is a strong foundation for our future growth in a highly strategic sector for the country. Oracle's selection of our datacenter network to support its new cloud region is testament to the absolute excellence of our infrastructure, which is unique in the Italian market in terms of its reach and performance."&nbsp;
As part of the agreement, TIM Enterprise will offer OCI services to its public and private sector customers across the region, leveraging its long-standing experience in helping customers in any industry migrate their mission-critical workloads to the cloud.&nbsp;With built-in security, superior performance, high availability, and lower cost, these services are designed to support mission-critical and cloud-native workloads in large public and private sector environments.&nbsp;
As part of the collaboration, TIM will also use OCI to migrate some of the Group's internal applications to the cloud.

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Oracle AI Vector Search allows documents, images, and relational data that are stored in mission-critical databases to be easily searched based on their conceptual content
Generative AI can now be used to ask natural language questions about private data stored in Oracle databases
AUSTIN, Texas, May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156610-1&amp;h=441036315&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fdatabase%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Database+23ai">Oracle Database 23ai</a>, the latest release of Oracle's converged database, is now generally available as a broad range of cloud services. This long-term support release includes Oracle AI Vector Search and more than 300 additional major features focused on simplifying the use of AI with data, accelerating app development, and running mission-critical workloads. The new AI Vector Search capabilities enable customers to securely combine search for documents, images, and other unstructured data with search on private business data, without moving or duplicating it. Oracle Database 23ai brings AI algorithms to where the data lives, instead of having to move the data to where the AI algorithm lives. This allows AI to run in real-time in Oracle databases, and greatly improves the effectiveness, efficiency, and security of AI.
Oracle Database 23ai is available in <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4156610-1&amp;h=2426602005&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+Infrastructure+(OCI)">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)</a> on Oracle Exadata Database Service, Oracle Exadata Cloud@Customer and Oracle Base Database Service, as well as on Oracle Database@Azure.
"Oracle Database 23ai is a game changer for enterprises worldwide, and because of the importance of the breakthrough AI technology in this release, we are renaming it to Oracle Database 23ai," said Juan Loaiza, executive vice president, Mission-Critical Database Technologies, Oracle. "AI Vector Search combined with new unified development paradigms and mission-critical capabilities makes it simple for developers and data professionals to build intelligent apps, increase developer productivity, and run mission-critical workloads."
"We are happy to see AI Vector Search added to Oracle Database," said Shinichiro Otsuka, NRI Certified IT Architect, Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. "We appreciate that we can run AI Vector Search in the same Oracle Database as our other workloads, which allows us to provide a reliable and secure solution."
New capabilities in Oracle Database 23ai include:
AI for Data
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<li>Oracle AI Vector Search:&nbsp;Makes it simple for customers to search documents, images, and relational data based on their conceptual content rather than specific words, pixels, or data values. AI Vector Search makes it possible for LLMs to query private business data using a natural language interface and helps LLMs provide more accurate and relevant results.&nbsp;In addition, AI Vector Search allows developers to easily add semantic search capabilities to both new applications and existing applications. All the mission-critical features of Oracle Database now work transparently with AI vectors, enabling Oracle customers to run AI Vector Search for even their most mission-critical applications. By storing and processing business and vector data in the same high-performance database, customers can seamlessly integrate AI Vector Search into existing business applications to implement new and innovative AI use cases—without compromising data security.</li>
<li>Oracle&nbsp;Exadata System Software 24ai: Exadata smart storage accelerates AI Vector Search by up to orders of magnitude. This enables applications to run AI Vector Search for both large volumes of data and high numbers of users.</li>
<li>OCI GoldenGate 23ai:&nbsp;GoldenGate enables heterogeneous data integration and high availability across cloud data stores. GoldenGate 23ai delivers new capabilities that allow vectors to be replicated in real-time across heterogeneous vector stores. It also allows enterprises to quickly bring AI to all their data with minimal risk by replicating data from their existing databases to Oracle Database 23ai where it can be vectorized and indexed for fast AI search.</li>
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Accelerating App Development
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<li>JSON Relational Unification:&nbsp;JSON Relational Duality addresses the mismatch between how some applications want to use data versus how relational databases store data. Developers have been able to read and write relational data using SQL for decades. Now they can also use JSON to easily retrieve and store the same data using REST or native JSON APIs without compromising the data consistency, storage efficiency, and flexibility inherent in the relational data model. With JSON Relational Duality Views, developers and customers no longer have to choose a single data model for their data. They get the benefits of both the JSON and relational data models on the same data.</li>
<li>Graph Relational Unification:&nbsp;Operational Property Graph enables developers to easily build applications that navigate the connections between and within data using property graph queries. Property Graph queries can run on top of all types of data supported by Oracle Database including relational data, JSON data, and spatial data. Developers can define a graph model directly on operational data and query the graph using the new ISO standard SQL/PGQ syntax. This makes it easier and faster to create applications that analyze the connections, patterns, and relations between data such as between multiple financial transactions.</li>
<li>Free Developer Databases:&nbsp;Always Free Autonomous Database provides two free Autonomous Database Serverless instances in the cloud for an unlimited time, with pre-integrated tools including Oracle APEX, Select AI, Database Tools, Machine Learning, and Graph. The Autonomous Database Free container image and Oracle Database Free now support Oracle Database 23ai, enabling developers to easily download and try the newest features, including AI Vector Search, JSON Relational Duality, and Operational Property Graph with SQL.</li>
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<li>Oracle Globally Distributed Database with RAFT: Oracle Globally Distributed Database allows data in the cloud to be stored across multiple physical databases in multiple locations instead of one database while exposing a single database image to applications. It is used to achieve hyperscale and to help address data residency and data sovereignty requirements. Now,&nbsp;RAFT replication between the physical databases enables automatic failover with zero data loss in single digit seconds. This is critical when building cloud-scale distributed databases that must achieve ultra-high scalability and availability. Integrating replication inside the database with the RAFT-based protocol simplifies the creation and administration of fault-tolerant distributed databases and reduces the need for manual processes to maintain active-active availability.</li>
<li>Oracle True Cache:&nbsp;True Cache is an in-memory, always consistent, application transparent, high-performance middle-tier cache. Oracle True Cache improves application response times while reducing the load on database servers. Unlike other mid-tier caches, True Cache data is automatically kept transactionally consistent at every point-in-time. True Cache does not require developers to write code to populate and manage the data in the cache, which makes it easy to deploy between applications and the database. True Cache brings the rich functionality of Oracle Database to mid-tier caches. All Oracle SQL, JSON, and Graph query capabilities are available in True Cache.</li>
<li>In-Database SQL Firewall:&nbsp;Oracle SQL Firewall helps protect databases against unauthorized SQL, including SQL injection attacks.&nbsp;Built into Oracle Database 23ai, Oracle SQL Firewall provides a scalable, performant, and difficult-to-bypass way to address risks from hackers and compromised insider accounts.&nbsp;In addition, organizations can use Oracle Data Safe to manage multiple SQL firewalls to dramatically reduce the cost of deployment.</li>
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"The rise of generative AI has seen a renewed emphasis on vector databases as a highly efficient means of searching data, both in unstructured and structured sources. However, as we know from experience, isolated databases become yet another data resource to manage and keep synchronized," said Carl Olofson, research vice president, Data Management Software, IDC. "With the need to fine tune LLMs with business data using RAG techniques, out-of-date data is not acceptable. Oracle Database 23ai aims to solve this problem by enabling the coordination of vectors with customer's data using AI Vector Search. It provides an integrated set of functionality customers need to ground their generative AI, keeping the content current and relevant as they move from projects to production, leveraging all the advances inherent in the database. With generative AI innovations in Oracle Database 23ai, and specifically with AI Vector Search, Oracle has given customers a great leap forward, providing an all-in-one solution."

Oracle Database 23ai Brings The Power Of AI To Enterprise Data And Applications

Three years after Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) relocated its headquarters from California to Texas, Chairman Larry Ellison recently revealed plans for yet another move, <a href="http://Oracle Targets Nashville for New Global HQ, Aiming to Enhance Healthcare Focus" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">this time to Nashville.</a>
Documents indicate that Oracle&#8217;s Texas move saw limited employee relocation, with California still housing more office&nbsp;workers,&nbsp;despite the headquarters shift, according to a report from&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-04-29/oracle-headquarters-in-texas-has-fewer-office-workers-than-california?srnd=homepage-americas&amp;sref=TBDibEcD" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bloomberg</a>.
Internal documents suggest that approximately 6,900 employees are based in California, compared to 2,500 in Texas, with 37,000 classified as remote workers across the U.S., including CEO Safra&nbsp;Catz&nbsp;based in Florida and Ellison in Hawaii, per the report.
In 2020, Oracle, alongside other Silicon Valley tech companies, initially moved its headquarters from California to Austin, Texas.
Oracle&#8217;s choice of Austin for its &#8220;new&#8221; corporate headquarters in 2020 suggested a diminishing economic role for California, although&nbsp;significant operations remained in the state, notably in Redwood City, Santa Clara, and Pleasanton.
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The $30 billion acquisition of electronic medical records company Cerner in 2022 contributed to more employees in Missouri than in Texas, and&nbsp;major&nbsp;hubs exist in Seattle, Boston, and Denver, as per the&nbsp;documents that the report cited.
Nashville&#8217;s appeal stems from its prominence in the healthcare sector and quality of life, factors cited by Ellison in Oracle&#8217;s decision.&nbsp;
The company received substantial incentives from the city and state to create jobs.
Austin&#8217;s leaders expressed surprise at Ellison&#8217;s announcement, with uncertainties looming over Oracle&#8217;s future presence in the city.
While Oracle&#8217;s intentions for Austin remain undisclosed, history suggests a Nashville move may not drastically alter its&nbsp;operations,&nbsp;despite the buzz surrounding the announcement.
Oracle stock gained over 22% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;Themes Cloud Computing ETF&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLOD#NASDAQ">CLOD</a>) and&nbsp;IShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF&nbsp;(BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IGV#BATS">IGV</a>).
Also Read:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38309267/oracle-bets-big-on-japans-cloud-boom-with-8b-investment" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oracle Bets Big On Japan&#8217;s Cloud Boom With $8B&nbsp;Investment</a>
Price Action: ORCL shares closed lower by 0.61% at $116.49&nbsp;on Monday.
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
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Deep-pocketed investors have adopted a bullish approach towards Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), and it's something market players shouldn't ignore. Our tracking of public options records at Benzinga unveiled this significant move today. The identity of these investors remains unknown, but such a substantial move in ORCL usually suggests something big is about to happen.
We gleaned this information from our observations today when Benzinga's options scanner highlighted 8 extraordinary options activities for Oracle. This level of activity is out of the ordinary.
The general mood among these heavyweight investors is divided, with 50% leaning bullish and 12% bearish. Among these notable options, 4 are puts, totaling $704,155, and 4 are calls, amounting to $229,529.
<h3>Projected Price Targets</h3>
Taking into account the Volume and Open Interest on these contracts, it appears that whales have been targeting a price range from $100.0 to $125.0 for Oracle over the last 3 months. 
<h3>Volume &amp; Open Interest Development</h3>
Assessing the volume and open interest is a strategic step in options trading. These metrics shed light on the liquidity and investor interest in Oracle's options at specified strike prices. The forthcoming data visualizes the fluctuation in volume and open interest for both calls and puts, linked to Oracle's substantial trades, within a strike price spectrum from $100.0 to $125.0 over the preceding 30 days.
<h3>Oracle Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1714410063_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

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<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
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<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>06/21/24</td>
<td>$4.9</td>
<td>$4.8</td>
<td>$4.81</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$529.1K</td>
<td>4.6K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
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<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$1.98</td>
<td>$1.94</td>
<td>$1.97</td>
<td>$118.00</td>
<td>$126.7K</td>
<td>990</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
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<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/20/24</td>
<td>$7.2</td>
<td>$7.1</td>
<td>$7.1</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$71.0K</td>
<td>3.1K</td>
<td>137</td>
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<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/03/24</td>
<td>$3.25</td>
<td>$2.92</td>
<td>$3.25</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$65.0K</td>
<td>751</td>
<td>50</td>
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<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>08/16/24</td>
<td>$5.95</td>
<td>$5.85</td>
<td>$5.91</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$49.6K</td>
<td>191</td>
<td>148</td>
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<h3>About Oracle</h3>
Oracle provides database technology and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software to enterprises around the world. Founded in 1977, Oracle pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system. Today, Oracle has 430,000 customers in 175 countries, supported by its base of 136,000 employees.
In light of the recent options history for Oracle, it's now appropriate to focus on the company itself. We aim to explore its current performance.
<h3>Current Position of Oracle</h3>
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<li>With a volume of 2,340,753, the price of ORCL is down -0.89% at $116.17. </li>
<li>RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings are expected to be released in 42 days.</li>
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Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 4.75% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 16.36%. Currently, Oracle has a market capitalization of $324.35 billion. 
Buying $100 In ORCL: If an investor had bought $100 of ORCL stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $214.25 today based on a price of $118.01 for ORCL at the time of writing.
<h3>Oracle's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1714156213_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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New AI capabilities in Oracle Cloud CX help marketers, sellers, and service agents, improve customer satisfaction, increase productivity, and accelerate deal cycles
MEXICO CITY, April 25, 2024 &nbsp;/PRNewswire/ -- Oracle&nbsp;CloudWorld -&nbsp;Oracle today announced new artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities within <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=1939322209&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Fusion+Cloud+Customer+Experience+(CX)">Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience (CX)</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;help marketers, sellers, and service agents accelerate deal cycles. The new AI capabilities will help organizations generate more sales faster by automating time-consuming tasks and enabling front office professionals to more precisely target, engage, and serve buyers.
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"AI is continuously proving its ability to enhance user experiences and we are only beginning to see what this technology can do for customer service, sales, and marketing," said Katrina Gosek, vice president of product strategy, Oracle Cloud CX. "The new AI capabilities embedded within Oracle Cloud CX will enable organizations to enhance customer satisfaction and drive more sales by automating processes that enable marketing, sales, and service professionals to spend their quality time on more meaningful tasks while the technology is helping to engage and serve buyers in a more precise manner."
Built on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and leveraging its leading AI services, Oracle supports over 50 generative AI use cases that are embedded within <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=357673463&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fapplications%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Fusion+Cloud+Applications+Suite">Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite</a>&nbsp;and designed to respect customers' enterprise data, privacy, and security. With OCI Generative AI Service, no customer data is shared with large language model (LLM) providers or seen by other customers. In addition, an individual customer is the only entity allowed to use custom models trained on its data. To further protect sensitive information, role-based security is embedded directly into Oracle Fusion Applications workflows that only recommends content that end users are entitled to view.
The new AI capabilities in Oracle Cloud CX further expand the AI capabilities within Oracle Fusion Applications, which helps organizations be more competitive, boost productivity, and reduce the cost of doing business. New AI capabilities in Oracle Cloud CX include:
<ul>
<li>Gen AI Assisted Answer Generation: Helps service agents reduce their workloads by automatically crafting contextually aware responses to customer questions. This new generative AI capability in <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=1838338013&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2Fservice%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Service">Oracle Service</a> will improve customer response times and free up service agents to focus on more complex scenarios by leveraging Oracle Digital Assistant to manage and answer customer inquiries.</li>
<li>Assisted Scheduling for Field Service: Helps field service technicians optimize their schedules by automatically recommending relevant jobs by considering key identifiers such as availability, location, skills, billing status, and more. This new capability in Oracle Service leverages AI to improve service productivity and overall customer satisfaction by automatically recommending jobs based on the estimated job duration and travel time.</li>
<li>Opportunity Identification: Helps marketers and sellers generate more B2B deals and grow account-based revenue by helping to identify the right contacts at target accounts in order to improve effective cross-sell and upsell motions. The new AI models within <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=1764748714&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2Fcustomer-data-platform%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Unity+CDP">Oracle Unity CDP</a> provide look-alike modeling for contacts, job title normalization, and topic interest mapping, which help predictively identify and label the right members of a buying group to drive activation and more relevant sales engagement.</li>
<li>Gen AI Assisted Authoring for Marketing and Sales: Helps marketers and sellers quickly create compelling content to better engage buyers and accelerate deal cycles. The new generative AI capabilities in <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=1920075084&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2Fmarketing%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Marketing">Oracle Marketing</a> and <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=2697985760&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2Fsales%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Sales">Oracle Sales</a> help increase buyer engagement by producing targeted content for marketing and sales collateral, such as recommended copy for emails and landing pages.</li>
<li>Seller Engagement Recommendations: Helps sellers increase buyer engagement and accelerate purchase decisions. The new AI capabilities within Oracle Sales enable sellers to generate more deals by delivering highly targeted recommendations on specific products to offer, insights on the buyers' role and engagement level, and additional contacts for key opportunities.</li>
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"Service resources are finite so it is critical that organizations can predict, plan, and proactively activate the parts of service that can be automated. This would also free up time to be spent on more complex and business-critical tasks that only a human can complete," said Aly Pinder, research vice president, IDC. "The latest updates to Oracle Service are good examples of how AI and machine learning models can improve customer experiences and create the efficiencies needed for service workers to be more productive."
Part of Oracle Fusion Applications, <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=830948402&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+CX">Oracle Cloud CX</a>&nbsp;helps organizations connect data and workflows across marketing, sales, and service to make every customer interaction matter. To learn how Oracle Cloud CX can help your organization improve the customer experience and build brand loyalty, please visit: <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150576-1&amp;h=185374333&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcx%2F&amp;a=oracle.com%2Fcx">oracle.com/cx</a>

Oracle Introduces New AI Capabilities Within Oracle Fusion Cloud Customer Experience (CX) To Help Marketers, Sellers, And Service Agents Accelerate Deal Cycles

Oracle Corp&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) announced plans to relocate its headquarters again, this time to Nashville, Tenn., to establish closer ties with the healthcare industry.
During a&nbsp;live-streamed&nbsp;interview hosted by Oracle&#8217;s health division on Tuesday, Chairman Larry Ellison revealed that the enterprise software company is transferring a large campus to the Southern city,&nbsp;ultimately serving&nbsp;as its global headquarters.
&#8220;We want to be in a community where our people are happy to live,&#8221; the Wall Street Journal&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.wsj.com/tech/oracle-to-move-headquarters-again-this-time-to-nashville-035ca2b9?mod=tech_more_article_pos2" rel="noreferrer noopener">cited</a>&nbsp;Ellison during the interview with former Tennessee Sen. Bill Frist.
In 2020, Oracle, alongside other Silicon Valley tech companies, initially moved its headquarters from California to Austin, Texas.
Founded in Santa Clara, Calif., in 1977, Oracle later set its headquarters in Redwood City. At the time of its move to Texas, the software giant declared that the relocation&nbsp;was aimed&nbsp;at adopting a more flexible approach to workforce management.
Ellison explained that this latest relocation&nbsp;is intended&nbsp;to better align Oracle with the medical industry.
In 2021, Oracle significantly invested in the healthcare sector through its nearly $30 billion acquisition of electronic medical records company Cerner.
This deal positioned Oracle prominently in a sector that is a significant growth driver for cloud computing. Ellison has emphasized that healthcare remains a key strategic&nbsp;focus&nbsp;for the company.
Oracle had previously acquired riverfront property in the city for an office complex. The company also committed to constructing a pedestrian bridge over the river as part of the development.
Recently, Oracle&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38309267/oracle-bets-big-on-japans-cloud-boom-with-8b-investment" rel="noreferrer noopener">announced its intention</a>&nbsp;to invest more than $8 billion over the next decade to meet Japan&#8217;s increasing demand for cloud computing and AI infrastructure.
This investment will enhance the presence of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) throughout Japan.
Oracle stock gained 23% in the last 12 months. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via Themes Cloud Computing ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CLOD#NASDAQ">CLOD</a>) and Defiance Next Gen Connectivity ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FIVG#NYSE">FIVG</a>).
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Oracle Stock Prediction For 2024</h2>
Equity research can be a valuable source of information for learning about a company's fundamentals. Analysts create financial models based on the fundamentals and expected future earnings of a company to arrive at a price target and recommendation for the stock.
Shares of Oracle have an average 1-year price target of $137.47, representing an expected upside of 19.2%.
Because of differences in assumptions, analysts can arrive at very different price targets and recommendations. No analysts have bearish recommendations on Oracle, while 10 analysts have bullish ratings. The street high price target from Mizuho is $160.0, while the street low from DA Davidson is $105.0.
Price Action: ORCL shares are down 0.80% at $114.42 premarket at&nbsp;the last check on Thursday.
Also Read:&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/06/32888774/oracles-health-unit-faces-major-downsizing-post-cerner-acquisition-amid-industry-trends" rel="noreferrer noopener">Oracle&#8217;s Health Unit Faces Major Downsizing Post-Cerner Acquisition Amid Industry Trends</a>
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of AI tools and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
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NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster enables government organizations to quickly build and deploy scalable and secure deep learning workloads
AUSTIN, Texas, April 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle today announced that <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=3168118023&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fcloudmarketplace.oracle.com%2Fmarketplace%2Fen_US%2Flisting%2F155314141&amp;a=NVIDIA+AI+Enterprise">NVIDIA AI Enterprise</a>&nbsp;on <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=818946272&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fcloud%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+Infrastructure">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure</a> Supercluster is now available in the <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=185281095&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fgovernment%2Fgovcloud%2Ffedramp-high-jab%2F&amp;a=Oracle+U.S.+Government+Cloud">Oracle U.S. Government Cloud</a> region to help address sovereign AI. Building on the expansion of their partnership, Oracle and NVIDIA are helping U.S. government customers train and deploy AI solutions with access to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure's 100+ services, including its generative AI services running on high-performance accelerators, including NVIDIA H100 and NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPUs, as well as ultra-low-latency networking, and secure storage.
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Governments must meet stringent security, digital sovereignty, and compliance requirements when developing, deploying, and operating their enterprise AI stack. To help customers address these challenges and take advantage of the latest developments in AI, NVIDIA AI Enterprise on <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=2748101764&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fai-infrastructure%2F&amp;a=Oracle+Cloud+Infrastructure+Supercluster">Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster</a>&nbsp;is built from the ground up to meet security and sovereign AI requirements and provides the best of NVIDIA software and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure AI infrastructure in a unified solution.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise is an end-to-end, cloud-native software platform that accelerates and streamlines the development and deployment of production-grade AI applications. Government cloud customers can utilize NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster for both the training and inferencing of models. Included in NVIDIA AI Enterprise is <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=1699168378&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.nvidia.com%2Fblog%2Fnvidia-nim-offers-optimized-inference-microservices-for-deploying-ai-models-at-scale%2F&amp;a=NVIDIA+NIM">NVIDIA NIM</a>, a set of optimized, cloud-native inference microservices designed to simplify deployment of generative AI models. <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=876095672&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nvidia.com%2Fen-us%2Fai-data-science%2Fgenerative-ai%2Fnemo-framework%2F&amp;a=NVIDIA+NeMo">NVIDIA NeMo</a>, also accessible through NVIDIA AI Enterprise, provides customers with training and inferencing frameworks, as well as data curation tools. These microservices, models, and frameworks can be used by governments for tasks such as semantic search, document understanding, clustering, and content summarization. With the security and scalability of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, organizations can scale and deploy sensitive enterprise AI workloads in a controlled and dedicated environment.
"Government agencies previously faced limitations in deploying their AI initiatives," said Rand Waldron, vice president, Global Government Sector, Oracle. "With NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster in our government cloud regions, we lead the charge in sovereign AI adoption and innovation without compromising security."
"Sovereign AI can be a transformative force for governments seeking innovation through generative AI while also maintaining strict security and compliance," said Ian Buck, vice president, Hyperscale and HPC Computing, NVIDIA. "With NVIDIA AI Enterprise software on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, developers can use a full-stack accelerated computing platform to develop proprietary, secure AI applications that help improve operations and the lives of citizens they serve."
With NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster, government customers can:
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<li>Leverage Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster that uses NVIDIA A100 and NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs to build next-generation AI models.</li>
<li>Access cloud hardware and networking that can sustain the bandwidth required by large language model training with ultra-low-latency RDMA cluster networks.</li>
<li>Utilize best-in-class development tools, frameworks, and pretrained models for AI practitioners, and reliable management and orchestration for IT professionals to help ensure performance, high availability, and security.</li>
<li>Protect against external security threats with workloads deployed in Oracle Government Cloud regions that are isolated and operated separately from commercial public cloud regions.</li>
<li>Secure their cloud tenancy with a comprehensive set of simple, prescriptive, and integrated security capabilities, including data encryption and identity management.</li>
<li>Adopt a <a href="https://c212.net/c/link/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4150165-1&amp;h=1677073808&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oracle.com%2Fsecurity%2Fwhat-is-zero-trust%2F&amp;a=zero+trust+security+model">zero trust security model</a>.</li>
</ul>
Oracle Government Cloud is part of Oracle's distributed cloud strategy, which offers customers all the advantages of cloud with greater control over operations, location, and security to support digital sovereignty.
NVIDIA AI Enterprise on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Supercluster can be accessed via private offers through the Oracle Cloud Marketplace.

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Oracle U.S. Government Cloud Customers Accelerate Sovereign AI With NVIDIA AI Enterprise

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg and CFO Susan Li, were cautious in their response to a question about <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38394855/biden-set-to-sign-tiktok-ban-into-law-after-senate-passes-bill-supported-by-gop-democrats">the potential impact</a> of the TikTok ban or sale on the U.S. social media landscape.
What Happened: During the company&#8217;s <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/04/38416273/meta-platforms-q1-earnings-highlights-facebook-owner-beats-estimates-but-guidance-higher-costs-ding">first-quarter earnings call</a> on Wednesday, Li responded to a question about the TikTok ban, stating that it was too early to assess its impact on Meta&#8217;s business.
Youssef Squali from Truist Securities directed his question to Zuckerberg saying, &#8220;Mark with the upcoming ban or sale of TikTok ending to a lot earlier today, how do you think that will impact the U.S. social media landscape?&#8221;
Squali also asked, &#8220;What do you say to people who believe that this is potentially a slippery slope in terms of the government picking up winners and losers?&#8221;
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38345502/elon-musk-reacts-after-nvidia-stock-plunges-10-and-erases-212b-market-cap-rookie-numbers?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mark Zuckerberg Gives Shoutout To Taylor Swift&#8217;s Debut On Threads, Says &#8216;That One Was A Big Deal In My House&#8217;</a>
Zuckerberg decided to not address the question, after which Li responded, &#8220;We&#8217;ve obviously been following the events related to TikTok closely, but at this stage, it is just too early I think to assess its impact or what it would mean for our business.&#8221;
Why It Matters: The TikTok ban has been a topic of significant interest in the tech industry. After the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate passed a bill that could lead to the ban or sale of TikTok, President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/24/04/38418913/tiktok-fights-back-we-arent-going-anywhere-whats-next-for-users">signed it into law on Wednesday</a>. 
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has said that they will fight back. &#8220;Make no mistake, this is a ban, a ban on TikTok and a ban on you and your voice,&#8221; he said in a two-minute <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@tiktok/video/7361448925972155679" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">video</a> posted to TikTok's main corporate account.
Former President Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38368049/trump-reverses-tiktok-ban-stance-accuses-biden-of-favoring-zuckerbergs-meta-doing-it-to-help-faceboo">repeatedly voiced opposition</a> to a potential ban on TikTok, accusing President Biden of aiding Facebook, led by Zuckerberg, in amassing more influence on social media platforms and potentially interfering in elections, to the detriment of Republicans.
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Meanwhile, Wedbush analysts believe that while Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. could be the &#8220;likely buyers&#8221; of TikTok, but added Meta and Google <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/04/38358239/microsoft-and-oracle-could-be-tiktoks-likely-buyers-but-real-winners-would-be-mark-">could emerge as winners</a>. &#8220;We would expect Meta to be the primary recipient of redistributed TikTok revenue should the company exit the U.S., with Google the likely number two beneficiary.&#8221;
Wedbush's Dan Ives has previously spoken about the potential <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/03/37689925/tiktok-ban-benefits-meta-and-others-but-us-is-playing-a-little-with-fire-says-wedbu">repercussions of a TikTok ban</a> for large technology firms, calling the situation a &#8220;slippery slope&#8221; and a &#8220;watershed moment.&#8221; 
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Read Next: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/04/38350596/former-gop-hopeful-nikki-haley-joins-calls-for-tiktok-ban-to-stop-infiltration-of-chinese-communist?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: &#8216;More Than 50% Of The Content People See On Instagram Is Now AI Recommended&#8217;</a>
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/author/benzinga-neuro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Neuro</a> and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.

Meta Execs Mark Zuckerberg And Susan Li Tread Lightly On Impact Of TikTok Ban Or Sale: 'It Is Just Too Early'

Tesla Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) may install 85,000&nbsp;Nvidia Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>) H100 chips by year-end to train its artificial intelligence (AI) models.&nbsp;
If CEO Elon Musk proceeds with this plan, Tesla will surpass tech giants like&nbsp;Amazon.Com Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) and&nbsp;Alphabet Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>)&nbsp;Google&nbsp;as a significant Nvidia customer.&nbsp;
During Tesla&#8217;s first quarterly earnings report for 2024, Musk disclosed that the company currently possesses 35,000 H100 chips, the most advanced and expensive graphics processing units designed for AI applications, CNBC&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.cnbctv18.com/technology/tesla-nvidia-h100-biggest-buyer-google-amazon-microsoft-meta-19401278.htm" rel="noreferrer noopener">reports</a>.
These chips are vital for Musk&#8217;s AI initiatives, which include the development of advanced robots like Optimus Bot and Robotaxi and a supercomputer named Dojo.
Reports indicate that&nbsp;Meta Platforms Inc&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) is Nvidia&#8217;s largest customer.&nbsp;
According to the World Economic Forum, Nvidia produced 550,000 chips last year, and companies must wait until 2024 to secure additional supplies.&nbsp;
Microsoft Corp&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) is the second-largest buyer, as stated by Omdia, with an order of 150,000 GPUs in 2023. Other significant purchasers include Oracle Corp (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), Tencent Holding Ltd (OTC:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TCEHY#OTC">TCEHY</a>), Google, and Amazon, each reportedly acquiring 50,000 chips. Meta, Microsoft, Google, and Amazon nearly account for 40% of Nvidia&#8217;s revenue. CNBC writes.&nbsp;
Musk&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38345502/elon-musk-reacts-after-nvidia-stock-plunges-10-and-erases-212b-market-cap-rookie-numbers" rel="noreferrer noopener">had mocked Nvidia&#8217;s</a>&nbsp;substantial market capitalization loss on April 19, calling the 10% stock decline &#8220;rookie numbers&#8221; on X, formerly Twitter.&nbsp;
Nvidia experienced a&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38358181/whats-going-on-with-nvidia-and-amd-stocks-on-monday" rel="noreferrer noopener">significant drop in</a>&nbsp;stock value, shedding $211 billion in market capitalization, marking the second-largest single-day loss in U.S. stock market history.&nbsp;
This steep decline&nbsp;was triggered&nbsp;by disappointing earnings from&nbsp;ASML Holdings NV&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ASML#NASDAQ">ASML</a>) and a pessimistic market outlook from&nbsp;Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>).&nbsp;
Meanwhile, analysts maintained their bullish stance on Nvidia, expecting it to rule the accelerator market primarily backed by&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38388117/whats-going-on-with-nvidia-and-amd-stocks-on-tuesday" rel="noreferrer noopener">its Blackwell product</a>.
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Nvidia stock gained 205% in the last 12 months. Tesla stock lost 11%.
Price Actions: TSLA shares traded higher by 11.40% at $161.21 premarket at the last check Wednesday.
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Elon Musk's Big Bet: Tesla to Ramp Up AI Development with Nvidia's Powerful Chips

Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) has refuted that there is any conflict of interest over his ownership of Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) shares, ahead of a vote to potentially ban TikTok.
What Happened: The senator was questioned on Last Call with CNBC about the optics of voting on the TikTok ban while owning Meta shares. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/government/24/03/37710878/congress-moves-to-ban-tiktok-could-members-benefit-from-positions-in-social-media-stocks-like-meta-p">Mullin purchased Meta shares in January</a>, leading to speculation that his vote could be influenced by potential profit gains for Meta, a TikTok competitor, if the ban is implemented.
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See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38350014/elon-musk-reacts-to-teslas-pricing-debate-only-a-fool-thinks?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elon Musk Reacts To Tesla&#8217;s Pricing Debate: &#8216;Only A Fool Thinks ….&#8217;</a>
While Mullin denied divulging details about his market activities, he mentioned that he was not fighting against a company, but the Chinese Communist Party.
&#8220;What I am saying is the Chinese Communist Party should not be allowed to do business openly inside the United States and use the freedom of speech as a protection. They don&#8217;t have protection, the communist party doesn&#8217;t have protection. They are an enemy and we should fight against them with every opportunity we have,&#8221; he said.
Why It Matters: The controversy arises amid increasing regulatory pressure on TikTok. TikTok&#8217;s efforts to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38350035/tiktok-to-remove-executive-responsible-for-allaying-us-national-security-concerns-amid-rising-regula">allay U.S. national security concerns</a> have been unsuccessful, leading to the removal of a key executive. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill requiring TikTok to be sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance Ltd., or face a ban in the U.S.
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump has <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38368049/trump-reverses-tiktok-ban-stance-accuses-biden-of-favoring-zuckerbergs-meta-doing-it-to-help-faceboo">reversed his stance on the TikTok ban</a>, accusing President Joe Biden of favoring Meta. Trump alleges that Biden is pushing for the TikTok ban to help Meta gain more power.
Analysts from Wedbush believe that while Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) could be the &#8220;likely buyers&#8221; of TikTok, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/04/38358239/microsoft-and-oracle-could-be-tiktoks-likely-buyers-but-real-winners-would-be-mark-">real winners could be </a>Meta&#8217;s Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet Inc.&#8217;s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Sundar Pichai. The TikTok ban bill is part of a larger package aimed at providing aid and bolstering national security measures in support of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. 
Price Action: On Tuesday, Meta stock closed 2.98% higher at $496.10, as per <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com">Benzinga Pro</a>.
Read Next: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38368953/jim-cramer-sees-nvidia-as-going-from-star-of-the-show-to-being-the-goat-of-the-game?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jim Cramer Sees Nvidia As Going &#8216;From Star Of The Show To Being The Goat Of The Game&#8217;</a>
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This whale alert can help traders discover the next big trading opportunities.
Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders often look for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges away from its normal worth. Abnormal amounts of trading activity could push option prices to hyperbolic or underperforming levels. 
Below are some instances of options activity happening in the Information Technology sector: 
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th>Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>NVDA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/26/24</td>
<td>$800.00</td>
<td>$122.8K</td>
<td>6.2K</td>
<td>50.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>TSM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/19/24</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$25.9K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SMCI</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>04/26/24</td>
<td>$700.00</td>
<td>$37.7K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>4.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>RIOT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>04/26/24</td>
<td>$9.00</td>
<td>$26.5K</td>
<td>8.6K</td>
<td>2.6K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>PLTR</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$23.00</td>
<td>$40.0K</td>
<td>19.4K</td>
<td>2.3K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MCHP</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$90.00</td>
<td>$51.6K</td>
<td>1.7K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MARA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>09/20/24</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$46.6K</td>
<td>8.2K</td>
<td>1.4K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>MSFT</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$410.00</td>
<td>$86.8K</td>
<td>4.2K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>SNOW</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/26/24</td>
<td>$152.50</td>
<td>$26.8K</td>
<td>709</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$31.0K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
<td>1.0K</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h2>Explanation</h2>
These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding NVDA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bearish sentiment. It expires in 4 day(s) on April 26, 2024. Parties traded 77 contract(s) at a $800.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $122.8K, with a price of $1595.0 per contract. There were 6224 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 50175 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TSM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSM#NYSE">TSM</a>), we observe a call option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 88 day(s) on July 19, 2024. Parties traded 28 contract(s) at a $130.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $25.9K, with a price of $925.0 per contract. There were 1686 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4086 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SMCI (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SMCI#NASDAQ">SMCI</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 4 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 13 contract(s) at a $700.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.7K, with a price of $2905.0 per contract. There were 1702 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4071 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For RIOT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RIOT#NASDAQ">RIOT</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 4 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $9.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 6 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.5K, with a price of $177.0 per contract. There were 8670 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2630 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For PLTR (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 460 contract(s) at a $23.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 21 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $40.0K, with a price of $87.0 per contract. There were 19464 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 2392 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MCHP (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MCHP#NASDAQ">MCHP</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 25 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 397 contract(s) at a $90.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 73 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $51.6K, with a price of $130.0 per contract. There were 1760 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1865 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MARA (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MARA#NASDAQ">MARA</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 151 day(s) on September 20, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $46.6K, with a price of $233.0 per contract. There were 8254 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1470 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For MSFT (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be neutral, expiring in 25 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $410.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $86.8K, with a price of $868.0 per contract. There were 4282 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1118 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For SNOW (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SNOW#NYSE">SNOW</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bullish, expiring in 4 day(s) on April 26, 2024. This event was a transfer of 200 contract(s) at a $152.50 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 4 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $26.8K, with a price of $134.0 per contract. There were 709 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1086 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ORCL (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 25 day(s) on May 17, 2024. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $115.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.0K, with a price of $310.0 per contract. There were 1849 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 1030 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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SNOW

10 Information Technology Stocks Whale Activity In Today's Session

Wedbush analysts believe that while Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) and Oracle Corp. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) could be the "likely buyers" of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38348328/tiktok-sale-or-ban-social-media-giants-future-hangs-in-balance-as-house-passes-controversial-bill">social media platform TikTok</a>, Meta Platforms Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) Mark Zuckerberg and Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOG#NASDAQ">GOOG</a>) (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GOOGL#NASDAQ">GOOGL</a>) Sundar Pichai could emerge as the real winners.
What Happened: The TikTok ban bill, which is part of a larger package aimed at providing aid and bolstering national security measures in support of Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives.
The legislation proposes that TikTok, the widely popular video app, must be sold within a year or face a ban from U.S. app stores.
This bill is now racing for a signature in the Senate and, once signed by President Joe Biden, would become law, starting the clock on the TikTok ban or sale.
ByteDance Ltd., the parent company of TikTok, would have up to a year to divest TikTok in a forced sale or face a ban, as per the current legislation.
If ByteDance goes down the forced sale route, it is unlikely that TikTok would be sold with the algorithm, which would significantly change the value of the social media platform.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38345502/elon-musk-reacts-after-nvidia-stock-plunges-10-and-erases-212b-market-cap-rookie-numbers?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elon Musk Reacts After Nvidia Stock Plunges 10% And Erases $212B Market Cap: &#8216;Rookie Numbers&#8217;</a>
While Microsoft and Oracle have expressed interest in the past to acquire TikTok, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/03/37689925/tiktok-ban-benefits-meta-and-others-but-us-is-playing-a-little-with-fire-says-wedbu">real winners</a> would be Zuckerberg and Pichai, according to Wedbush analysts.
"We would expect Meta to be the primary recipient of redistributed TikTok revenue should the company exit the U.S., with Google the likely number two beneficiary."
Subscribe to the&nbsp;<a href="https://bztechtrends.beehiiv.com/subscribe" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Tech Trends newsletter</a>&nbsp;to get all the latest tech developments delivered to your inbox.
In a note seen by <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/dashboard">Benzinga</a>, Wedbush analysts underscore that 60% of the surveyed TikTok users said they'd use Meta's Facebook or Instagram, while 19% said they'd use YouTube.
"In our view, Meta would be the most likely candidate to benefit from this scenario given the strength of its Reels offering, which reached a $10B run rate in 3Q."
Why It Matters: The proposed legislation for a TikTok ban or forced sale has been a topic of concern for several months.
The bill could significantly impact the future of TikTok in the U.S., as it faces scrutiny in Congress over concerns that ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, could comply with the Chinese government in actions liable to undermine national security.
The bill has already faced <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/asia/24/03/37800098/tiktok-ban-china-has-the-power-to-block-sale-gains-leverage-over-washington">rejection from Beijing</a> and is risking adding yet another complication to the already unstable relationship between the world&#8217;s two largest economies.
Despite the potential benefits for other social media giants, the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38130274/elon-musks-x-could-be-next-after-tiktok-says-former-house-democrat-not-at-all-a-stretch-of-imaginati">bill has raised concerns</a> over the U.S. government&#8217;s excessive power over online expression and business operations, as highlighted by Former House Democrat Tulsi Gabbard.
Check out more of Benzinga&#8217;s Consumer Tech coverage by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/consumer-tech" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">following this link</a>.
Read Next: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38268298/when-elon-musk-met-jack-ma-and-instantly-regretted-it?itm_source=parsely-api" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">&#8216;When Elon Musk Met Jack Ma And Instantly Regretted It&#8217;</a>
Disclaimer: This content was partially produced with the help of <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/author/benzinga-neuro" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Neuro</a> and was reviewed and published by Benzinga editors.
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Microsoft And Oracle Could Be TikTok's 'Likely Buyers,' But Real Winners Would Be Mark Zuckerberg And Sundar Pichai

Benzinga's options scanner has just identified more than 9 option transactions on Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>), with a cumulative value of $447,265. Concurrently, our algorithms picked up 4 puts, worth a total of 528,150.
<h3>Expected Price Movements</h3>
Analyzing the Volume and Open Interest in these contracts, it seems that the big players have been eyeing a price window from $112.0 to $130.0 for Oracle during the past quarter. 
<h3>Analyzing Volume &amp; Open Interest</h3>
Looking at the volume and open interest is a powerful move while trading options. This data can help you track the liquidity and interest for Oracle's options for a given strike price. Below, we can observe the evolution of the volume and open interest of calls and puts, respectively, for all of Oracle's whale trades within a strike price range from $112.0 to $130.0 in the last 30 days. 
<h3>Oracle Call and Put Volume: 30-Day Overview</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1713795391_0.png" alt="Options Call Chart" />
<h3>Noteworthy Options Activity:</h3>

<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Symbol</th>
<th>PUT/CALL</th>
<th>Trade Type</th>
<th>Sentiment</th>
<th>Exp. Date</th>
<th>Ask</th>
<th>Bid</th>
<th>Price</th>
<th>Strike Price</th>
<th>Total Trade Price</th>
<th>Open Interest</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Volume</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/19/24</td>
<td>$6.0</td>
<td>$5.9</td>
<td>$5.95</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$297.5K</td>
<td>1.9K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">6</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$15.1</td>
<td>$13.45</td>
<td>$14.1</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$169.2K</td>
<td>800</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/17/24</td>
<td>$3.75</td>
<td>$3.6</td>
<td>$3.75</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$75.0K</td>
<td>1.8K</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">11</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/31/24</td>
<td>$6.35</td>
<td>$6.35</td>
<td>$6.35</td>
<td>$112.00</td>
<td>$60.3K</td>
<td>95</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>ORCL</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>04/26/24</td>
<td>$2.82</td>
<td>$2.69</td>
<td>$2.7</td>
<td>$117.00</td>
<td>$35.7K</td>
<td>554</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">346</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

<h3>About Oracle</h3>
Oracle provides database technology and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software to enterprises around the world. Founded in 1977, Oracle pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system. Today, Oracle has 430,000 customers in 175 countries, supported by its base of 136,000 employees.
<h3>Present Market Standing of Oracle</h3>
<ul>
<li>With a trading volume of 726,955, the price of ORCL is up by 0.17%, reaching $115.08.</li>
<li>Current RSI values indicate that the stock is may be oversold.</li>
<li>Next earnings report is scheduled for 49 days from now.</li>
</ul>
Options are a riskier asset compared to just trading the stock, but they have higher profit potential. Serious options traders manage this risk by educating themselves daily, scaling in and out of trades, following more than one indicator, and following the markets closely.
If you want to stay updated on the latest options trades for Oracle, <a href="https://benzinga.grsm.io/register174">Benzinga Pro</a> gives you real-time options trades alerts.

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Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 10 years by 1.07% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 11.27%. Currently, Oracle has a market capitalization of $319.16 billion. 
Buying $100 In ORCL: If an investor had bought $100 of ORCL stock 10 years ago, it would be worth $290.60 today based on a price of $116.12 for ORCL at the time of writing.
<h3>Oracle's Performance Over Last 10 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1713544342_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

$100 Invested In Oracle 10 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Palantir Technologies Inc.&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NYSE">PLTR</a>) shares are trading lower in the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/premarket" rel="noreferrer noopener">premarket session on Friday</a>.&nbsp;
According to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://pro.benzinga.com/?gspk=YWRhbWVja2VydDUzMzY&amp;gsxid=zBMR4PKmcgBw" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga Pro</a>,&nbsp;PLTR stock has lost over 6.9% in the past five days.&nbsp;Despite the downturn, Palantir received an&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/24/04/38217699/jim-cramer-turns-bullish-on-palantir-make-a-move-and-buy-some" rel="noreferrer noopener">endorsement</a>&nbsp;from&nbsp;Jim Cramer&nbsp;on April 12.&nbsp;Cathie Woods&#8217; Ark Invest purchased more than $475,000 of Palantir shares&nbsp;recently,&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/04/38227765/whats-going-on-with-palantir-stock" rel="noreferrer noopener">deepening its investment in AI technology.</a>
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;ProShares Big Data Refiners ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DAT#NYSE">DAT</a>) and&nbsp;SoFi Social 50 ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SFYF#NYSE">SFYF</a>).
The&nbsp;software company has reportedly held meetings with agencies to present use cases for inventory and supply chain planning, programmatic sales, and campaign optimization, Marketing Brew&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.marketingbrew.com/stories/2024/04/18/palantir-is-pitching-ad-agencies-on-its-ai-technology?__cf_chl_rt_tk=KuojjUR0IfCW1Of.FYtgccipnCTnlFpFvFzrMBkVbG4-1713515848-0.0.1.1-1514" rel="noreferrer noopener">reported</a>.
Palantir&#8217;s&nbsp;pitch encompasses a&nbsp;wide&nbsp;scope, with its platform capable of uncovering efficiencies and extracting insights from client data regarding an&nbsp;advertiser&#8217;s&nbsp;audiences and customers, Marketing Brew&nbsp;reported.
The company is considering applications such as&nbsp;&#8220;supply-chain operations&#8221;&nbsp;and&nbsp;&#8220;customer service&#8221;&nbsp;as potential use cases, the report read.&nbsp;
In fact,&nbsp;a&nbsp;&#8220;leading broadcast network&#8221;&nbsp;with its own OTT platform employed Palantir to categorize its audiences into groups and monitor customer journeys, resulting in a 300% surge in engagement from a specific target group during one campaign, Marketing Brew said.
Earlier this month, Palantir&nbsp;inked a pact with&nbsp;Oracle Corporation&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) to provide secure cloud and AI solutions to&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/24/04/n38088461/oracle-and-palantir-join-forces-to-deliver-mission-critical-ai-solutions-to-governments-and-busine" rel="noreferrer noopener">power businesses and governments worldwide.&nbsp;</a>&nbsp;Palantir will move Foundry workloads to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure as part of the agreement.&nbsp;
On April 17, the company announced that it&nbsp;had&nbsp;been designated&nbsp;as an &#8216;Awardable&#8217; vendor for the&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/04/38291051/whats-going-on-with-palantir-technologies-shares-today" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office&#8217;s (CDAO)&nbsp;Tradewinds Solutions Marketplace.</a>
Palantir said that the Department of Defense can now access two of the company&#8217;s product offerings, including Palantir&#8217;s AI Mission Command Capability and its Predictive Maintenance &amp; Precision Sustainment Suite, through the Marketplace to support critical missions.
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Price Action: PLTR shares are trading lower by 0.95% to $20.93 premarket on the last check Friday.
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Palantir Technologies Pitches Agencies For Inventory And Supply Chain Management Use Cases - What's Going On?

Analysts' ratings for Oracle (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ORCL#NYSE">ORCL</a>) over the last quarter vary from bullish to bearish, as provided by 19 analysts.
The following table provides a quick overview of their recent ratings, highlighting the changing sentiments over the past 30 days and comparing them to the preceding months.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th></th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bullish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Indifferent</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Somewhat Bearish</th>
<th style="text-align: right;">Bearish</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Total Ratings</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">4</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">6</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">9</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Last 30D</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>1M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">1</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>2M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">4</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">5</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">9</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>3M Ago</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
<td style="text-align: right;">0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
Analysts' evaluations of 12-month price targets offer additional insights, showcasing an average target of $137.47, with a high estimate of $160.00 and a low estimate of $105.00. Marking an increase of 10.08%, the current average surpasses the previous average price target of $124.88. 
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2024/1713456045_0.png" alt="price target chart" />
<h2>Deciphering Analyst Ratings: An In-Depth Analysis</h2>
A comprehensive examination of how financial experts perceive Oracle is derived from recent analyst actions. The following is a detailed summary of key analysts, their recent evaluations, and adjustments to ratings and price targets.
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Analyst</th>
<th>Analyst Firm</th>
<th>Action Taken</th>
<th>Rating</th>
<th>Current Price Target</th>
<th>Prior Price Target</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Jason Ader</td>
<td>Keybanc</td>
<td>Announces</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kash Rangan</td>
<td>Goldman Sachs</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Stephen Bersey</td>
<td>HSBC</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$155.00</td>
<td>$144.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kirk Materne</td>
<td>Evercore ISI Group</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Derrick Wood</td>
<td>TD Cowen</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Keith Bachman</td>
<td>BMO Capital</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Market Perform</td>
<td>$142.00</td>
<td>$126.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kash Rangan</td>
<td>Goldman Sachs</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Siti Panigrahi</td>
<td>Mizuho</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$160.00</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brent Bracelin</td>
<td>Piper Sandler</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
<td>$122.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brad Reback</td>
<td>Stifel</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Hold</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Gil Luria</td>
<td>DA Davidson</td>
<td>Announces</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>-</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Karl Keirstead</td>
<td>UBS</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$130.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Keith Weiss</td>
<td>Morgan Stanley</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Equal-Weight</td>
<td>$115.00</td>
<td>$106.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Moerdler</td>
<td>Bernstein</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Outperform</td>
<td>$159.00</td>
<td>$147.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brad Sills</td>
<td>B of A Securities</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$144.00</td>
<td>$122.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Brent Thill</td>
<td>Jefferies</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Buy</td>
<td>$150.00</td>
<td>$145.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mark Murphy</td>
<td>JP Morgan</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$105.00</td>
<td>$100.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Raimo Lenschow</td>
<td>Barclays</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Overweight</td>
<td>$147.00</td>
<td>$140.00</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Tyler Radke</td>
<td>Citigroup</td>
<td>Raises</td>
<td>Neutral</td>
<td>$120.00</td>
<td>$111.00</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h3>Key Insights:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Action Taken: Analysts frequently update their recommendations based on evolving market conditions and company performance. Whether they 'Maintain', 'Raise' or 'Lower' their stance, it reflects their reaction to recent developments related to Oracle. This information provides a snapshot of how analysts perceive the current state of the company.</li>
<li>Rating: Analysts unravel qualitative evaluations for stocks, ranging from 'Outperform' to 'Underperform'. These ratings offer insights into expectations for the relative performance of Oracle compared to the broader market.</li>
<li>Price Targets: Gaining insights, analysts provide estimates for the future value of Oracle's stock. This comparison reveals trends in analysts' expectations over time.</li>
</ul>
Analyzing these analyst evaluations alongside relevant financial metrics can provide a comprehensive view of Oracle's market position. Stay informed and make data-driven decisions with the assistance of our Ratings Table.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/ORCL/analyst-ratings?utm_source=Benzinga Insights">Stay up to date on Oracle analyst ratings.</a>
<h2>Delving into Oracle's Background</h2>
Oracle provides database technology and enterprise resource planning, or ERP, software to enterprises around the world. Founded in 1977, Oracle pioneered the first commercial SQL-based relational database management system. Today, Oracle has 430,000 customers in 175 countries, supported by its base of 136,000 employees.
<h3>Oracle: Financial Performance Dissected</h3>
Market Capitalization: Surpassing industry standards, the company's market capitalization asserts its dominance in terms of size, suggesting a robust market position.
Revenue Growth: Over the 3 months period, Oracle showcased positive performance, achieving a revenue growth rate of 7.11% as of 29 February, 2024. This reflects a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the revenue growth lags behind its industry peers. The company achieved a growth rate lower than the average among peers in Information Technology sector.
Net Margin: Oracle's net margin excels beyond industry benchmarks, reaching 18.08%. This signifies efficient cost management and strong financial health.
Return on Equity (ROE): Oracle's ROE surpasses industry standards, highlighting the company's exceptional financial performance. With an impressive 50.61% ROE, the company effectively utilizes shareholder equity capital.
Return on Assets (ROA): Oracle's ROA stands out, surpassing industry averages. With an impressive ROA of 1.77%, the company demonstrates effective utilization of assets and strong financial performance.
Debt Management: Oracle's debt-to-equity ratio surpasses industry norms, standing at 15.65. This suggests the company carries a substantial amount of debt, posing potential financial challenges.
<h2>The Core of Analyst Ratings: What Every Investor Should Know</h2>
Analysts work in banking and financial systems and typically specialize in reporting for stocks or defined sectors. Analysts may attend company conference calls and meetings, research company financial statements, and communicate with insiders to publish "analyst ratings" for stocks. Analysts typically rate each stock once per quarter.
Beyond their standard evaluations, some analysts contribute predictions for metrics like growth estimates, earnings, and revenue, furnishing investors with additional guidance. Users of analyst ratings should be mindful that this specialized advice is shaped by human perspectives and may be subject to variability.
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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The U.S. economy is poised for remarkable growth driven by advancements in machine learning. This transformative technology is set to revolutionize various industries like manufacturing, retail and healthcare. Machine learning will enhance quality control and automation in manufacturing, leading to more efficient production processes and personalized products. Retail will see improved data analysis, personalized shopping experiences and increased use of robotics for tasks like inventory management. Machine learning will advance diagnostics, treatment and prevention in healthcare, allowing for earlier disease detection and tailored patient care. Machine learning will revolutionize our society in the next couple of years.



The machine learning industry expects immense growth over the next few years. From 2023 to 2032, the industry is expected to grow from <a href="https://www.precedenceresearch.com/machine-learning-market">$51.48 billion to $771.38 billion,</a> exhibiting a CAGR of 35.09%. The number one reason for this development is the freshness of machine learning. These top machine learning stocks are all releasing new technological and product innovations, making all of them strong buys.



<h2>Oracle (ORCL)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/orcl-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="ORCL stock: a 3-dimensional Oracle sign in an outdoor setting"><div>Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Oracle (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>) is a computer technology company specializing in integrated cloud applications and a cloud infrastructure platform. It is <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ORCL">valued</a> at $115.34, an increase of 21% year-over-year (YoY).



ORCL&rsquo;s <a href="https://companiesmarketcap.com/oracle/marketcap/">market</a> cap grew from $289.81 billion in 2023 to $314.88 billion in 2024, representing an 8.65% growth rate. Other <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/ORCL/profitability">financials,</a> like EBIT Margin, also showed promise, reaching 29.15%, or 514.8% more than the sector median. EV/Sales were valued at 7.53, 151.02% more than the sector median of 3.00. These metrics reaffirm ORCL&rsquo;s profitability and define it as a stock for growth and profit. 



ORCL made <a href="https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2024/oracle-unveils-new-ai-capabilities-for-finance-and-supply-chain/">headlines</a> recently by adding generative AI capabilities to its Fusion Cloud Applications suite, its flagship product. The addition enhances the product, making it ideal for finance, marketing and service. That innovation is bound to see appreciation in the stock price amid the AI craze and the quality of this product. In addition, to bolster its AI, Oracle <a href="https://www.launchconsulting.com/posts/palantir-and-oracle-pioneering-ai-solutions-together#:~:text=Exploring%20the%20Alliance-,Oracle%20and%20Palantir's%20alliance%20is%20designed%20to%20eliminate%20the%20compromise,strict%20sovereignty%20and%20security%20protocols.">partnered</a> with Palantir (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/pltr-stock-quote/">PLTR</a>) to create practical yet secure AI. That partnership aids Oracle in boosting its grip on AI while building a reliable relationship with a leader in the field. 



ORCL&rsquo;s innovations regarding the cloud and AI and its adequate financials mean this stock will prosper. It is a top technology stock, prompting me to give it a Buy rating.



<h2>CrowdStrike (CRWD)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/crwd1600-300x169.png" alt="Person holding smartphone with logo of US software company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD) on screen in front of website. Focus on phone display. Unmodified photo."><div>Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com</div></div>CrowdStrike (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/crwd-stock-quote/">CRWD</a>) is a cybersecurity company that provides cyberattack and cloud workload services. With a YoY growth of 132%, CrowdStrike currently stands at $297.62. Additionally, it shows high potential, with Yahoo Finance analysts forecasting a 12-month <a href="https://www.cnn.com/markets/stocks/CRWD">price median of $393.65.</a>



The company has consistently had <a href="https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/crwd/financials/?p=quarterly">revenue growth ranging from 32% to 42%</a> over the last four quarters. In each of these periods, the revenue has been over four times more than the cost of revenue. Additionally, the FCF showed a slight dip in Q3 2023 but has been making its way up and is valued at $283.58 million in Q1 24. Like FCF, the EPS (Basic) started making new growth in Q3 2023, when it was $.04 and has grown to $.22 in Q1 2024.



The enhancement of CrowdStrike has been largely due to AI and further technological advancements. Recently, it was <a href="https://siliconangle.com/2024/03/18/crowdstrike-nvidia-form-strategic-partnership-enhance-cybersecurity-ai/">announced</a> that CrowdStrike and Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/nvda-stock-quote/">NVDA</a>) are collaborating to combine the powers of cybersecurity and generative AI. More specifically, this collaboration is said to lead Nvidia AI to the CrowdStrike Falcon XDR platform. That can lead to advancing AI and machine learning and, further, developing cybersecurity and cloud services that CrowdStrike offers.



CrowdStrike is built upon developing technology and has excellent potential for the future. Its collaboration with Nvidia marks the first step in its machine learning and AI development.



<h2>Palantir (PLTR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/palantir-logo-300x169.png" alt="An image of the Palantir company logo"><div>Source: Spyro the Dragon/Shutterstock</div></div>Palantir is a SaaS company specializing internationally in the public and private sectors. It provides a robust end-to-end infrastructure, which makes its products competitive. Its services incorporate AI and ML to make raw data usable. 



PLTR saw its first profitable year in FY2023, making <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PLTR">$209.82 million.</a> The company&rsquo;s revenue is expected to grow rapidly, with ever-increasing EPS estimates. YoY quarterly growth is sitting at <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/PLTR/key-statistics">202.5%,</a> primarily due to 2023 being a break-out year. An exemplary debt/equity of 6.44% corroborates all other indicators of a strong financial status.



All seven Wall St. <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/PLTR/earnings">analysts</a> covering PLTR have raised EPS estimates in the past 90 days, which is crucial given that Q1 earnings will be released on May 6th. The expansion of Palantir has come with many accolades, leading to it gaining market recognition. Towards the end of FY2023, PLTR was the <a href="https://www.palantir.com/2023-ai-ds-ml-market-study/">No. 1 Vendor</a> in AI, data science, and machine learning. An increase in good press will surely increase the number of clients, leading to higher earnings. 



While many are bearish on this stock, I am pretty bullish, given that earnings are rising and frequent positive EPS revisions exist. A solid technical base and exceptional finances make this stock a buy.



On the date of publication, Michael Que did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article. The opinions expressed in this article are those of the writer, subject to the InvestorPlace.com <a href="https://investorplace.com/corporate/investorplace-publishing-guidelines/" target="_blank">Publishing Guidelines.</a>



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If you want to beat the market these days, you need to be investing in A-rated <a href="https://investorplace.com/industries/technology/">tech stocks</a>. The technology sector, by far, has been the best stock market sector for the last several quarters, thanks to the advances in artificial intelligence and machine learning.



Despite a recent pullback, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite is up more than 30% in the last 12 months, topping both the S&amp;P 500 (22% gain) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (13% gain).



A-rated tech stocks make ideal picks for growth investors because the sector is full of companies known for rapid growth and innovation. Tech companies are often on the ground floor of the most market-moving advances &mdash; like generative AI &mdash; that can revolutionize the world.



As technology becomes a greater factor in today&rsquo;s world &mdash; playing a key role in banking, industry, energy, commerce, aerospace and manufacturing &mdash; tech companies can capitalize since they play an increasingly crucial role in everyday life.



The best way to find A-rated tech stocks is to use the Portfolio Grader. The Portfolio Grader is a free tool that ranks every stock on an &ldquo;A&rdquo; through &ldquo;F&rdquo; scale based on earnings performance, growth, analyst sentiment, momentum and other factors.



If you&rsquo;re looking to buy into some of the hottest stocks in recent months, these names are poised to deliver.



<h2>Nvidia (NVDA)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/nvda-1600-300x169.png" alt="Closeup of mobile phone screen with logo lettering of nvidia corporation on computer keyboard. NVDA stock."><div>Source: Shutterstock</div></div>Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/nvda-stock-quote/">NVDA</a>) has been my top choice in any list of A-rated tech stocks for a while now. And why not?



The chipmaker has as much as a 90% share in the high-powered graphics processing units that are most responsible for generative AI applications. And Nvidia has more up its sleeve &mdash; its GB200 Blackwell processor that&rsquo;s coming out later this year is estimated to be four times faster than the H100 GPU.



Nvidia had massive growth in 2023 with its stock price of 239%. While there are fears that Nvidia&rsquo;s growth may stall out in the beginning of this year as companies wait for the Blackwell processors, I think that the demand for generative AI is still going to power NVDA stock through the first half of the year.



NVDA stock is up 61% in 2024 and gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



<h2>Palantir Technologies (PLTR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/pltr1600-1-300x169.png" alt="Palantir Logo. Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is a publicly traded American company that focuses on the specialized field of big data analytics."><div>Source: Iljanaresvara Studio / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Investors in Palantir Technologies (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/pltr-stock-quote/">PLTR</a>) have just as much reason to be bullish as their peers who hold NVDA stock. Palantir is up 164% over the last 12 months as the company&rsquo;s commercial division showed rapid growth.



For years, Palantir made its bread and butter by serving the intelligence and defense industries, using machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide real-time analysis to the Pentagon.



But in the last quarter of 2023, Palantir saw 32% growth in its commercial segment, totaling $284 million in revenue. That compares to $324 million in government contract revenue in the quarter &mdash; but only 5% growth in that segment.



I&rsquo;m expecting the commercial revenue to top the government revenue soon. Palantir&rsquo;s new Artificial Intelligence Platform works with both government and commercial clients. And Palantir also has a new agreement with Oracle (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>) that will allow Palantir to use Oracle&rsquo;s cloud network to deploy products such as its Gotham and AIP platforms.



In all, I think that the recent pullback in PLTR stock makes for a great buying opportunity for a company that&rsquo;s only going to grow for the rest of 2024 &mdash; and possibly beyond.



PLTR stock gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



<h2>Netflix (NFLX)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/nflx1600-1-300x169.png" alt="Netflix (NFLX) logo displayed on smartphone on top of pile of money."><div>Source: izzuanroslan / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Netflix (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/nflx-stock-quote/">NFLX</a>) is one of the first &mdash; and best &mdash; streaming companies. And it has proven to be able to adapt even in the face of massive competition to retain its position as king of the heap.



Netflix showed a lot of vulnerability in 2022, with its share price dropping to below $200. Growth slowed and it appeared that other streaming services were finally starting to catch up and possibility surpass NFLX.



But then Netflix made what I think was a bold, and inspired business decision. It decided to toss away its <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2023/05/24/netflix-password-sharing-is-history-how-to-break-the-news-to-friends/70252379007/">longtime wink and nod to account sharing</a> and instead charge a fee to any account holder who had someone outside of their household log in.



Rather than facing a backlash from the public, Netflix saw a massive windfall from the move for one reason &mdash; because people saw value in the product, and they didn&rsquo;t want to give it up. In the first quarter after the change, Netflix saw an increase of 8.8 million paid subscribers.



For the first quarter, NFLX saw revenue up 15% from a year ago to $9.37 billion. And it forecast Q2 revenue of $9.49 billion, which would be a nearly 16% increase from last year.



NFLX is hitting on all cylinders. Again. The stock is up 14% this year and gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



<h2>PDD Holdings (PPD)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/pdd-stock-1-300x169.jpg" alt="A smartphone displays the Pinduoduo (PDD) website."><div>Source: madamF / Shutterstock.com</div></div>PPD Holdings (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ppd-stock-quote/">PPD</a>) is the parent company of the Chinese e-commerce company Pinduoduo, which specializes in serving China&rsquo;s mom-and-pop agricultural industry. 



Pinduoduo makes it possible for small-scale farmers to sell their fruits and vegetables directly to consumers.



But it doesn&rsquo;t stop there. PPD Holdings is expanding into Western markets via its Temu app, which provides Chinese goods that are sharply discounted. Temu is among the most downloaded apps in the U.S., German, the U.K., France, Canada and Italy.



In the U.S., Temu is the <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/the-spend-spend-spend-strategy-behind-temus-rapid-ascent-in-america-d2bdefc3">No. two shopping app</a>, with monthly users increasing by 950% on a year-over-year basis in the last quarter of 2023.



<a href="https://investor.pddholdings.com/static-files/8c935dcd-f4a8-4983-844c-a8bcc72ebee7">Earnings in the fourth quarter</a> included revenue of $12.5 billion, up 123% from a year ago. PDD brought in a profit of $3.1 billion and an increase of 146% from the fourth quarter of 2022.



However, there&rsquo;s some risk involved with PDD. Increased tensions between the U.S. and Beijing increase the likelihood that companies like PDD could face additional restrictions from Washington. That&rsquo;s one reason why PDD stock is down 12% so far in 2024, despite its earnings growth and potential.



PDD stock has an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader. But investing in this stock means paying attention to global politics.



<h2>International Business Machines (IBM)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IBM1600-300x169.jpg" alt="Quantum computing stocks: Sign of IBM with Canada Head Office Building in background in Markham, Ontario, Canada. IBM is an American multinational technology company."><div>Source: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com</div></div>The inclusion of International Business Machines (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ibm-stock-quote/">IBM</a>) proves that you can find exciting A-rated tech stocks even among the oldest and most established tech companies on the planet.



IBM traces its history back for generations and punch-card based data processing machines in the 1880s. IBM was responsible for the first electronic computer, launched in 1943, and the first personal computer in 1981.



Today, it&rsquo;s simply one of the biggest cloud infrastructure providers in the world. Its Watson AI engine and Watsonx generative AI platform have the potential to power IBM through the decade by partnering with enterprise customers.



<a href="https://www.ibm.com/downloads/cas/Y23EY3W8">Earnings for the first quarter of 2024</a> included revenue of $14.5 billion, up 1% from a year ago. Net income of $1.6 billion was a massive 69% increase from last year, and earnings per share of $1.69 was up 66% from the first quarter of 2023.



IBM issued guidance for full-year revenue growth in the mid- single digits, and expects to generate roughly $12 billion in free cash flow for the year.



IBM stock is up 12% in 2024 and gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



<h2>Spotify Technology (SPOT)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/spot1600-300x169.jpg" alt="Spotify (SPOT) logo is on the screen of a smartphone with headphones plugged in."><div>Source: Kaspars Grinvalds / Shutterstock.com</div></div>If you love music, you probably know all about Spotify Technology (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/spot-stock-quote/">SPOT</a>). Spotify is a digital music, podcast and video service that provides countless tunes and audio files from hundreds of artists.



There are a few ways to make money. It sells advertisements that are targeted to its massive base of 388 million monthly active users. And it also has a premium ad-free subscription service that has 239 million monthly active users.



Both levels of users are growing rapidly. Spotify says the number monthly active users using Spotify for free <a href="https://s29.q4cdn.com/175625835/files/doc_financials/2024/q1/Q1-2024-Shareholder-Deck-FINAL.pdf">increased 22% in the first quarter</a> from a year ago, while paid premium memberships increased by 14% from a year ago.



And that means much greater profits for SPOT stock. Spotify reported revenue of $3.6 billion in the quarter, up 20% from a year ago. Profits of $1 billion were up 31% from the first quarter of 2023.



That&rsquo;s music to any investor&rsquo;s ears. SPOT stock is up 50% this year and gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



<h2>CrowdStrike Holdings (CRWD)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/crwd1600-300x169.png" alt="Person holding smartphone with logo of US software company CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. (CRWD) on screen in front of website. Focus on phone display. Unmodified photo."><div>Source: T. Schneider / Shutterstock.com</div></div>As technology becomes more critical, more of our personal information and finances are online. Cloud computing makes it possible to tap into business networks at home, in the office or through a mobile device, but there are always bad actors who are looking to do damage by breaking into a network to steal or cause mayhem.



So my top pick for cybersecurity stock is CrowdStrike Holdings (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/crwd-stock-quote/">CRWD</a>). Its endpoint security solutions include its Falcon platform, which secures entry points on servers, smartphones and laptops.



The company offers 27 cloud modules on its Falcon platform on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, including corporate endpoint security, IT operations, cloud security, data protection, identity protection and cybersecurity generative AI.



Roughly 64% of CrowdStrike customers subscribe to at least five modules, giving CrowdStrike an impressive revenue stream. The company brought in <a href="https://ir.crowdstrike.com/news-releases/news-release-details/crowdstrike-reports-fourth-quarter-and-fiscal-year-2024">$845.3 million in revenue</a> in the fourth quarter, up 33% from a year ago.



CRWD stock should continue to perform as its customers base grows and its SaaS model flourishes. CrowdStrike is up 16% in 2024 and gets an &ldquo;A&rdquo; rating in the Portfolio Grader.



On the date of publication, Louis Navellier had a long position&nbsp;in&nbsp;NVDA, PLTR, SPOT and CRWD. Louis Navellier did not have (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.



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Snap (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/snap-stock-quote/">SNAP</a>) stock rose sharply overnight on solid earnings, positive guidance, and hope that banning TikTok will win market share in the social media space.



Snap <a href="https://investor.snap.com/news/news-details/2024/Snap-Inc.-Announces-First-Quarter-2024-Financial-Results/default.aspx">lost $305 million, 19 cents per share</a>, on revenue of $1.19 billion during the March quarter. But revenue was up 21% and there was free cash flow of $38 million.



Snap has a TikTok competitor called Spotlight. The company said in its earnings release that Spotlight traffic has <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/snap-total-watch-time-on-tiktok-competitor-increased-125/">jumped 125%</a> in the last year.



SNAP stock was due to open this morning at $14 per share, with a market capitalization of nearly $23 billion.



<h2>Snap Back?</h2>



Investors have been ignoring Snap for years as it lost ground to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/meta-stock-quote/">META</a>), Twitter (now X) and especially TikTok. The stock has lost one-third of its value in 2024. In 2021, SNAP traded at about $80 per share.



But Snap still has 422 million active users, and that&rsquo;s <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/video/snap-stock-surges-positive-q2-205257652.html">up 10%</a> from last year.



A ban on TikTok signed by President Joe Biden gives Chinese owner ByteDance one year to sell out or close. This has also given Snap investors <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91112594/tiktok-ban-social-media-rivals-stocks-meta-snap-oracle">new hope</a>.



Efforts to sell TikTok during the Trump administration failed. TikTok wound up signing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/13/technology/tiktok-microsoft-oracle-bytedance.html">a data partnership</a> with Oracle (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>), which might now bid for it. Former Treasury Secretary Stephen Mnuchin recently said he was <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/14/former-treasury-secretary-mnuchin-is-putting-together-an-investor-group-to-buy-tiktok.html">putting together a group</a> to buy it.



But ByteDance says <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/bytedance-prefers-tiktok-shutdown-us-if-legal-options-fail-sources-say-2024-04-25/">it would rather close the app</a> than sell it. That could mean 170 million users and up to $14 billion in ad dollars&nbsp;looking for a new home.



Even without the TikTok news, Snap reported <a href="https://www.investopedia.com/snap-stock-soars-after-strong-advertising-sales-drive-q1-results-and-outlook-8639399">better advertising numbers</a> and a strong outlook. Enhancements to the site are drawing small advertisers. Bulls see the possibility of a breakout to $15.50 per share.



<h2>SNAP Stock: What Happens Next?</h2>



Snap also has a chatbot called <a href="https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-gb/articles/13266788358932-What-is-My-AI-on-Snapchat-and-how-do-I-use-it">My AI</a>. There may yet be life in the social media stack.



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The artificial intelligence (<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/ai-stock-quote/">AI</a>) boom has led the market to what others could argue is a bubble. With valuations going sky-high, who can blame them? The race for dominance has left investors buying anything that dabbles in the new technology. Screening the market for discounted <a href="https://investorplace.com/industries/technology/artificial-intelligence/">AI stocks</a> may take some time.&nbsp;



To address that problem, I&rsquo;ll examine three undervalued AI companies. I screened for my list based on the minimum criteria below:&nbsp;



<ol><li>Debt to Equity ratio of less than 0.5</li>



<li>Current ratio (current assets/current liabilities) greater than two</li>



<li>The company is in the software and semiconductor sector and strongly focuses on AI</li>



<li>Positive upside based on the analysts&rsquo; high target price</li>



<li>Positive EPS growth</li>
</ol>These criteria ensure I don&rsquo;t get hyped-up companies and only include those that can grow on their own merits and pay their short-term obligations for continued operations. I sorted all results based on their latest earnings growth, from lowest to highest.&nbsp;



<h2>CS Disco (LAW)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/trillion-dollar-ai-stocks1600-300x169.png" alt="Automated stock trading concept. Robotic hand analyzing financial data on stock exchange, artificial intelligence utilization to predict precise price change in stock market. Trailblazing. trillion-dollar ai stocks. AI Stocks with Potential. stocks to buy. Strong Buy AI Stocks"><div>Source: Owlie Productions / Shutterstock.com</div></div>It is indisputable that AI&rsquo;s potential impact can span different sectors. That is why companies like CS Disco (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/law-stock-quote/">LAW</a>) get to take center stage, focusing on AI-powered legal products that help users simplify legal request processes, reviews and case management.&nbsp;



CS Disco&rsquo;s product collects and processes enterprise information relevant to legal matters. Its main offerings include DISCO Hold for automated data preservation and DISCO Request for automating legal request compliance responses.



The company concluded FY&rsquo;23 with solid results. Customer count <a href="https://ir.csdisco.com/news/news-details/2024/DISCO-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-and-Fiscal-Year-2023-Financial-Results/">increased by 9%.</a> Also, its strong financial position sheet, with a 0.156 debt-to-equity ratio and an 8.3 current ratio, highlighted its strong financial standing despite modest revenue growth of 2% year-over-year (YOY).&nbsp;



Losses also came in at 38 cents a share, a 52.5% improvement over last year&rsquo;s 80 cents. CS Disco&rsquo;s promising outlook and upside of 100% make it one of the discounted AI stocks with the potential to grow exponentially.&nbsp;



<h2>UiPath (PATH)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/path1600-300x169.png" alt="In this photo illustration the UiPath (PATH) logo is displayed on a smartphone."><div>Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com</div></div>As AI adoption grows, companies like UiPath (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/path-stock-quote/">PATH</a>) that support enterprise automation and artificial intelligence get the spotlight. UiPath specializes in building and managing automation, allowing its clients to harness untapped opportunities to automate their processes at a scale. These can be done for minor tasks like reading emails and data movements or complex processes like cloud automation.&nbsp;



UiPath recently launched the addition of <a href="https://www.uipath.com/blog/product-and-updates/announcing-uipath-autopilot">UiPath Autopilot</a> to its platform, offering an AI assistant to assist with its client tasks. In addition, the company has also announced its <a href="https://ir.uipath.com/news/detail/330/uipath-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2024-financial-results">new data center in India</a> to support the growing demand for cloud services.



UiPath boasted strong revenue numbers for FY&rsquo;24, increasing by <a href="https://ir.uipath.com/news/detail/330/uipath-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-fiscal-2024-financial-results">24%</a> YoY, while GAAP gross margin reached 85%. Furthermore, there was a significant jump in EPS from negative 60 cents in FY&rsquo;23 to negative 16 cents in FY2024, a growth of 73.33%.



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The company&rsquo;s growth prospects and high upside of 65% show how the market hasn&rsquo;t gobbled up its room for growth yet.



<h2>Palantir Technologies (PLTR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pltr1600-3-300x169.png" alt="Palantir logo on the smartphone and the company share price on the day of opening the trade October 1, 2020. Palantir valued at $15.8bn in stock market debut. PLTR stock"><div>Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com</div></div>With humble beginnings from contracting with government agencies, Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/pltr-stock-quote/">PLTR</a>) has come a long way in building its business empire. Its core business is focused on government work. Palantir builds software that helps government officials in investigations and operations against counterterrorism.&nbsp;



Its solutions offer unique functions, such as pattern identification with its Gotham software, platform controllers under Appolo software, central operating systems under Foundry and responsible AI under its AIP platform.



Palantir reported a strong FY&rsquo;23 with <a href="https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2024/Palantir-Reports-Its-Fifth-Consecutive-Quarter-of-GAAP-Profitability-Fourth-Quarter-GAAP-EPS-of-0.04/">17% YOY revenue growth</a> and adjusted EPS of 25 cents, a substantial improvement from last year&rsquo;s 6 cents EPS, amounting to a 316% growth. Besides growth, the company boasts strong financial standing with debt, an equity ratio of 0.28, and a current ratio of 5.54.



Based on its high target price, analysts expect an upside of almost <a href="https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/pltr/analyst-research">61% in the next 12 months.</a> Palantir&rsquo;s current partnership with Oracle (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>) cements its status as a global powerhouse in AI. So, if you are looking for discounted AI stocks, keep tabs on this one.



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With all of this in mind, now may be the time to give ORCL, one of the largest <a href="https://investorplace.com/industries/technology/">tech stocks</a> that&rsquo;s not a &ldquo;Mag 7&Prime; component, some serious consideration.



<h2>Oracle Stock, the Palantir Deal, and Other AI News</h2>



As you may have guessed, the &ldquo;major development&rdquo; in AI I reference above is Oracle&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.oracle.com/at/news/announcement/oracle-and-palantir-join-forces-to-deliver-mission-critical-ai-solutions-to-governments-and-businesses-2024-04-04/">plans to partner up</a> with Palantir Technologies (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/pltr-stock-quote/">PLTR</a>). 



In a recent PLTR article, we broke down the potential upside from this partnership, f<a href="https://investorplace.com/market360/2024/04/palantir-stock-at-20-your-last-chance-to-buy-the-dip-before-earnings-explode/">rom the perspective of the AI software rising star</a>.



However, it&rsquo;s not as if all the benefits from this arrangement will accrue to Palantir, leaving little that could boost Oracle stock. This established, mature software giant also stands to gain big from this deal. 



Just like how the availability of Palantir&rsquo;s software platforms via Oracle Cloud Infrastructure could boost demand for these platforms, the inverse may also be true.



The booming demand for Palantir&rsquo;s world-class AI software offerings could bode well for Oracle&rsquo;s Cloud Infrastructure segment. In general, the gen AI trend <a href="https://www.fierce-network.com/data-center/oracle-cloud-revenue-tops-licensing-haul-first-time-ever">has been a boon for this business unit</a>. 



During the quarter ending Feb. 29, 2024, Cloud Infrastructure revenues increased <a href="https://investor.oracle.com/investor-news/news-details/2024/Oracle-Announces-Fiscal-2024-Third-Quarter-Financial-Results/default.aspx">49%</a> year-over-year. However, going forward, the Palantir partnership could help sustain such high levels of growth.



Again, this deal isn&rsquo;t the only AI ace up Oracle&rsquo;s sleeve. Oracle also plans to invest <a href="https://www.reuters.com/technology/oracle-invest-over-8-bln-japan-cloud-computing-ai-2024-04-18/">$8 billion</a> over the next decade to build out its cloud and AI infrastructure businesses in Japan.



<h2>Other Growth Catalysts on Tap</h2>



AI may be one of the fastest growing areas of tech right now, but as mentioned above, this isn&rsquo;t the only high-growth vertical this company is targeting right now. Another major area of interest for Oracle right now is in the health care software space.



For years, Oracle has been building up its health care business. Namely, through its 2022 acquisition of health care IT colossus Cerner. 



With <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/oracle-nashville-headquarters-f671f9c7?mod=md_stockoverview_news">plans to move its corporate headquarters to Nashville, Tennessee</a>, a major health care industry hub, Oracle may be mulling further expansion in this area.



As Oppenheimer&rsquo;s analyst team recently argued, in a recent research note on Oracle stock, <a href="https://seekingalpha.com/news/4091029-oracle-rated-at-perform-as-oppenheimer-initiates-coverage">other secular growth trends</a> on tap include digital transformation and data management. 



In short, Oracle has a lot going for it right. Even so, it&rsquo;s not as if the market has taken notice. At least, based on the stock&rsquo;s current price-to-earnings ratio.



Currently, ORCL trades for around 20.6 times forward earnings. That&rsquo;s below of even some of the less-pricey &ldquo;Mag 7&Prime; stocks. 



Not only that, this comes despite forecasts calling for steady <a href="https://www.wsj.com/market-data/quotes/ORCL">double-digit earnings growth</a>. Put simply, this suggests strong potential for an eventual rerating to the upside.



<h2>Bottom Line: Consider it a Buy, but Be Patient</h2>



Over the next few years, not only could Oracle&rsquo;s earnings keep growing at a more than 10% clip. Growth could accelerate starting in the fiscal year ending May 2026.



By then, today&rsquo;s macro headwinds could be distant memory. A further AI boom may be in full swing, and the company&rsquo;s cloud computing businesses could be crushing it to an even greater extent. Other growth trends may also provide a boost.



If this plays out, shares could both rise in line with earnings growth and because of multiple expansion. 



If FY2026 earnings hit forecasts ($7.23 per share), and ORCL rerates to a forward multiple of 25-30, $200 per share is within reach for the $116 per share stock.



Bottom line: while it may take time to play out, if you&rsquo;re a patient investor, feel free to buy Oracle stock.



Oracle stock earns a B rating in Portfolio Grader.



On the date of publication, Louis Navellier had a long position in PLTR. Louis Navellier did not have (either directly or indirectly) any other positions in the securities mentioned in this article.



The InvestorPlace Research Staff member primarily responsible for this article did not hold (either directly or indirectly) any positions in the securities mentioned in this article.
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Cathie Wood is a legend in the world of stock market investing and several investors who follow her investing style believe she can never go wrong. However, it is not possible to time and market and one cannot guarantee success. However, if you want to invest as the greatest do, it wouldn&rsquo;t harm to replicate her investment portfolio and consider the top Cathie Wood stocks to buy.



She is one of the biggest investors in capital management and her expansive portfolio consists of <a href="https://investorplace.com/industries/technology/">tech stocks,</a> clean <a href="https://investorplace.com/industries/energy/">energy stocks,</a> artificial intelligence and blockchain stocks. Her investments have shown impressive returns over the years. 



If you are ready to take a little risk, consider buying these three Cathie Wood stocks whenever the prices plunge. It is a great way to enjoy high returns and build a resilient portfolio. These stocks are some of the best companies in the industry and they have managed to enjoy steady growth since the beginning of the year. Let&rsquo;s take a look at them. 



<h2>Cathie Wood Stocks to Buy: Amazon (AMZN)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/amzn_amazon_2_1600-300x169.png" alt="Closeup of the Amazon logo at Amazon campus in Palo Alto, California. The Palo Alto location hosts A9 Search, Amazon Web Services, and Amazon Game Studios teams. AMZN stock"><div>Source: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Cathie Wood holds one of the Magnificent Seven, Amazon (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/amzn-stock-quote/">AMZN</a>), worth <a href="https://stockcircle.com/portfolio/cathie-wood/amzn/transactions">$8.57 million.</a> The e-commerce giant started 2024 with a bang and I believe it has the potential to thrive even in an economic slowdown. We might see the sales drop by a small number but it can bounce back once the economy improves. 



Amazon saw a <a href="https://ir.aboutamazon.com/news-release/news-release-details/2024/Amazon.com-Announces-Fourth-Quarter-Results/default.aspx">record-breaking fourth quarter</a> and reported sales of $170 billion, driven by holiday shopping. It saw a 14% year-over-year (YoY) jump in overall sales. The company generates significant revenue from the cloud computing and advertising segments.



It saw a 13% jump in sales at Amazon Web Services (AWS) while the advertising segment grew 27% YOY. It will be interesting to see how these two segments fare in the first quarter. The company reports first-quarter results on April 30 and is aiming for net sales in the range of $138 billion and $143.5 billion.



Trading at $179 today, the stock is up 19% year-to-date (YTD) and 71% in the year. Amazon has become a highly profitable and diversified business that attracts millions of users to its platform. That is one reason it remains attractive for marketers willing to put money into Amazon advertising. 



AMZN stock could rally after the first-quarter results but any pullback is a chance to load up on this stock. There are plenty of opportunities for the company to expand and Wall Street analysts are <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/14/top-wall-street-analysts-like-these-3-stocks-for-their-growth-prospects.html">bullish on the stock</a> with a Strong Buy rating.



<h2>Meta Platforms (META)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/meta1600-1-300x169.png" alt="In this photo illustration the Meta logo seen displayed on a smartphone and in the background the Facebook logo"><div>Source: rafapress / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/meta-stock-quote/">META</a>) had a rough 2022 but managed to gain balance in 2023 and bounce back in 2024. That shows its potential to survive in any market conditions and I believe it has already set a solid momentum for the rest of the year.



In the recent <a href="https://investor.fb.com/investor-news/press-release-details/2024/Meta-Reports-First-Quarter-2024-Results/default.aspx" target="_blank">quarterly results,</a> it more than doubled its profit and reported earnings of $12.37 billion, up from $5.71 billion in the same period the previous year. Its revenue soared 27% to reach $36.46 billion and saw a 7% YOY rise in users across all its apps.



That also led the management to issue its first-ever dividend of $0.50 per share and I believe this is only the beginning. One of its top revenue segments is advertising and I think it will continue to remain the same. 



Meta is investing heavily in artificial intelligence and has committed capital expenditure of $35 billion to $40 billion for the year. AI can enhance the company&rsquo;s growth and increase user engagement and Meta could benefit from the AI revolution.



Exchanging hands for $443, the stock is up 26% YTD and 86% in the year. The stock plunged after the results and this could be your chance to make the move. Cathie Wood has repeatedly purchased META stock to cash in on the AI hype. 



<h2>Palantir Technologies (PLTR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/pltr1600-3-300x169.png" alt="Palantir logo on the smartphone and the company share price on the day of opening the trade October 1, 2020. Palantir valued at $15.8bn in stock market debut. PLTR stock"><div>Source: Ascannio / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Another AI stock, Palantir (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/pltr-stock-quote/">PLTR</a>) has become a recent favorite of investor Cathie Wood. She has doubled down on this stock and made several transactions in the past few months. As one of the top AI players, Palantir has several catalysts working in its favor. While the company&rsquo;s core business remains government contracts, its expansion into the commercial sector is nothing but impressive. 



Besides growing the commercial revenue by <a href="https://investors.palantir.com/news-details/2024/Palantir-Reports-Its-Fifth-Consecutive-Quarter-of-GAAP-Profitability-Fourth-Quarter-GAAP-EPS-of-0.04/">32% in the quarter,</a> Palantir has also entered into strategic partnerships with Nvidia (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/nvda-stock-quote/">NVDA</a>) and Oracle (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>), which could boost the business.



With government contracts still pouring in and a strong backlog of boot camps, Palantir is in an excellent position to benefit from the growing AI adoption. The company is set to report results on May 6.



Trading at $22 today, the stock is up 47% in the past six months and 33% YTD. It has soared 192% in the year and patient investors have already taken home significant gains. PLTR remains one of the best Cathie Wood stocks to buy.



In its fourth-quarter results, the company saw a 20% YOY revenue increase and the EPS stood at 25 cents. I have mentioned earlier that Palantir has the potential to <a href="https://investorplace.com/2024/04/3-stocks-to-buy-to-double-your-money-april-2024-edition/">double your money</a> in the next year.



Besides Cathie Wood, other funds also find Palantir attractive. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/palantir-stock-apple-tesla-microsoft-1ab0e0ba" target="_blank">DNB Asset Management</a> cut its position in some of the Magnificent Seven and doubled down on Palantir in the first quarter. 



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The Federal Reserve is not purposefully trying to crash the economy, but it might end up doing so anyway. Because out-of-hand government spending reignited inflation&rsquo;s rise, the Fed is no longer eager to cut sky-high interest rates. It&rsquo;s even being whispered the central bank could <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/8c5da64b-766e-4993-86f5-aac95342432a">even raise rates again.</a>



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<h2>Digital Realty Trust (DLR)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/shutterstock_1696920283-300x169.jpg" alt="A hallway with server racks on either side in a data center"><div>Source: dotshock / Shutterstock</div></div>Many investors might scratch their heads over recommending a real estate investment trust (REIT) as a stock to buy for a downturn, but Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/dlr-stock-quote/">DLR</a>) is different. It is the world&rsquo;s <a href="https://investorplace.com/2023/12/dont-wait-3-fearless-stocks-to-buy-before-year-end/">largest owner of data centers,</a> with well over 300 properties in its portfolio. It counts Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/meta-stock-quote/">META</a>), JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/jpm-stock-quote/">JPM</a>), Oracle (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/orcl-stock-quote/">ORCL</a>) and both AT&amp;T (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/t-stock-quote/">T</a>) and Verizon (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/vz-stock-quote/">VZ</a>) <a href="https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1297996/000155837024001575/dlr-20231231x10k.htm">among its biggest customers.</a>



Business continues to move its data to the cloud, and artificial intelligence (AI) is an increasingly critical component for ensuring the health and integrity of the information. The need for data centers won&rsquo;t abate during a market crash. It would be just as important that data is accessible and viable &mdash; if not more so, particularly considering the caliber of Digital Realty&rsquo;s clients.



Founded in 2004, the data center REIT came through the financial crisis of the late 2000s just fine as well as after the global pandemic. And where the S&amp;P 500 suffered a loss during the ensuing recession, the Digital Realty stock generated returns for investors.



<h2>UnitedHealth Group (UNH)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/unh1600-300x169.jpg" alt="The UnitedHealth (UNH) headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota."><div>Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com</div></div><a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-types/dividend-stocks/">Dividend stocks</a> will be an important component of surviving and thriving in a market crash, and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/unh-stock-quote/">UNH</a>) is an <a href="https://investorplace.com/2024/04/dividend-growth-stars-7-stocks-with-10-year-double-digit-rate-hikes/">excellent dividend growth stock</a> to buy. Because it is tied to the healthcare industry, it is a naturally recession-resistant business. 



Health is not something people will skimp on simply due to being in a downturn. The number of people needing healthcare coverage only increases over time. For the past quarter century, UnitedHealth Group stock generated total returns of more than 8,500% versus 560% returns by the popular benchmark index. UNH has <a href="https://investorplace.com/2024/01/3-stocks-to-turn-1000-into-10000-in-10-years/">increased its dividend payment</a> at a compounded annual growth rate of 20% over the past decade.



The insurer produced revenue of over $372 billion last year and forecasts it will grow sales at over 14% annually over the next few years. That&rsquo;s the same rate Wall Street expects UNH to increase its earnings. Those are powerful numbers and show just how resilient UnitedHealth Group stock is through thick and thin.



<h2>Domino&rsquo;s (DPZ)</h2>



<div><img width="300" height="169" src="https://investorplace.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dpz1600-300x169.jpg" alt="A tall Domino's Pizza (DPZ) sign stands in Eau Claire, Wisconsin."><div>Source: Ken Wolter / Shutterstock.com</div></div>Speaking of dividends, few stocks have been <a href="https://investorplace.com/2024/04/passive-income-powerhouses-3-dividend-growth-stocks-to-buy-now/">bigger dividend powerhouses</a> than Domino&rsquo;s (NYSE:<a href="https://investorplace.com/stock-quotes/dpz-stock-quote/">DPZ</a>). Its payout has <a href="https://www.financecharts.com/stocks/DPZ/performance/total-return-cagr">grown</a> by over 20% CAGR over the past decade while delivering total returns of 626%. More impressive, since its 2004 initial public offering (IPO), the pizza shop outpaced both the S&amp;P 500 and UnitedHealth. It returned over 3,665% for investors versus 1,478% for UNH shareholders and 346% for index investors.



The power of compounding and interest will get you through many a tight spot. And there is good reason to think that will continue.



According to data from Euromonitor and Morningstar, Domino&rsquo;s has taken some <a href="https://www.morningstar.com/company-reports/1210045-dominos-value-oriented-menu-and-revamped-loyalty-program-position-pizza-chain-well-for-2024">210 basis points of market share</a> from the quick-serve pizza category since 2018. Its global share of sales now stands north of 20%.



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