Running Oak Capital LLC lessened its holdings in Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 78,270 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 16,585 shares during the period. Alphabet comprises about 2.1% of Running Oak Capital LLC's portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Running Oak Capital LLC's holdings in Alphabet were worth $19,063,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Get Alphabet alerts: Sign Up Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in Alphabet by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 120,253 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $22,901,000 after acquiring an additional 6,410 shares during the period. Morton Capital Management LLC CA lifted its holdings in Alphabet by 1.5% during the second quarter. Morton Capital Management LLC CA now owns 10,102 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,792,000 after purchasing an additional 147 shares in the last quarter. Ignite Planners LLC grew its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.0% in the second quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 14,506 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $2,697,000 after purchasing an additional 144 shares during the period. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Alphabet by 2.5% during the second quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 17,993 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $3,192,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eagle Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Alphabet by 1.6% during the 2nd quarter. Eagle Strategies LLC now owns 11,043 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,959,000 after purchasing ...

State of Wyoming decreased its holdings in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 24.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,421 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 6,757 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up about 0.6% of State of Wyoming's holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. State of Wyoming's holdings in Alphabet were worth $5,217,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Get Alphabet alerts: Sign Up Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of GOOG. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Alphabet in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $32,000. Tripletail Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the third quarter worth $40,000. University of Illinois Foundation purchased a new stake in Alphabet during the second quarter worth $31,000. Fairman Group LLC grew its holdings in Alphabet by 121.3% in the second quarter. Fairman Group LLC now owns 177 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 97 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC increased its position in shares of Alphabet by 145.0% in the third quarter. Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 196 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. 27.26% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. Wall Street Analyst Weigh In Several research firms recently commented on GOOG. Canaccord Genuity Group boosted their price objective on shares of Alphabet from $330.00 to $390.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. DA Davidson set a $300.00 target price on shares of Alphabet in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Rosenblatt Securities set a $279.00 price targe...

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. trimmed its position in shares of Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG - Free Report) by 19.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 4,203,836 shares of the information services provider's stock after selling 1,003,189 shares during the period. Alphabet makes up 5.3% of Mawer Investment Management Ltd.'s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Mawer Investment Management Ltd.'s holdings in Alphabet were worth $1,023,844,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. Get Alphabet alerts: Sign Up Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Alphabet by 1.8% during the third quarter. Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,070 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $504,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Searle & CO. increased its position in Alphabet by 0.6% during the third quarter. Searle & CO. now owns 5,703 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $1,389,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Alphabet by 1.2% during the third quarter. BankPlus Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,143 shares of the information services provider's stock worth $766,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Activest Wealth Management raised its stake in Alphabet by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Activest Wealth Management now owns 7,997 shares of the information services provider's stock valued at $1,948,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Alphabet by 11.8% in the 3rd quarter. Cedar Mountain Advisors LLC now owns 370 shares of the information services provid...

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The government has been urged to re-examine a British company’s contract to export hi-tech machinery to Armenia, after the Guardian uncovered links to the supply chain for Russia’s war machine. Sanctions experts and the chair of the House of Commons business committee questioned the government’s decision to award an export licence to Cygnet Texkimp. The engineering company makes machines that produce carbon fibre “prepreg”, a lightweight and durable material that can be used in a wide range of civil and military applications. The machines are understood to be undergoing final assembly at the company’s warehouse in Northwich, Cheshire, and could be just weeks away from being exported to a newly formed company in Armenia called Rydena LLC. Rydena was established two years into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by former executives of a company that has emerged as one of the Kremlin’s important military suppliers. Cygnet said it “undertook detailed end-user checks required by export controls and received full export approval” from the government, while Rydena insisted it does no business with Russian clients. Experts said the contract raises concerns about the robustness of UK export controls designed to prevent British companies unwittingly taking part in the destruction of Ukraine. ‘Indispensable’ for weaponry In February 2023, a year after Russia invaded Ukraine, the US Treasury imposed “one of its most significant sanctions actions to date”, targeting 83 entities and 22 individuals. Among them was Umatex, a low-profile but vital division of Russia’s vast state-owned nuclear energy company, Rosatom. The UK would go on to sanction Umatex in May of the same year. Umatex was singled out because it was by far Russia’s largest producer of carbon fibre, material described by the US Office for Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) as “critical” for the Kremlin war machine. Carbon fibre, OFAC said, was “used in almost all defence-related platforms including aircraft, ground combat vehic...

此前因美国联邦政府部分停摆而推迟发布的美国1月非农就业报告定于2月11日出炉，这一数据将为美国劳动力市场的运行状况提供关键参考

For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – February 9, 2026 – Today, Zacks Investment Ideas feature highlights Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL and Amazon AMZN. Alphabet & Microsoft: Billion-Dollar AI Bettors The 2025 Q4 earnings season continues to move at a rapid pace, with a fair chunk of S&P 500 companies already delivering their results. Among the bunch have been most of the Mag 7 members, including Microsoft and Alphabet, both of which are deeply involved in the broader AI frenzy. Both stocks have seen weak reactions post-earnings so far, though the reaction to MSFT has been considerably more negative. Extremely high capital expenditures (CapEx) have been a major driver of sentiment, with both investing heavily in their futures. Microsoft Earnings Microsoft posted a double-beat relative to our consensus expectations, continuing its established history of exceeding expectations. Adjusted EPS of $4.14 grew by 24% year-over-year, whereas sales of $81.3 billion grew 17% from the year-ago period. But while the growth is impressive, investors have expressed concerns about CapEx for cloud and AI offerings and, importantly, a slowdown in Azure growth. For years, investors have placed a strong emphasis on accelerating cloud revenue, which has often dictated post-earnings reactions across the space, including with Amazon’s AWS. CapEx for the period totaled $37.5 billion, of which $29.9 billion was for property and equipment, such as GPUs and CPUs to support Azure demand. Its broader Intelligent Cloud segment, which includes Azure, saw sales grow 28% year-over-year to $32.9 billion, though the segment’s gross margin took a hit due to continued AI investments. Nonetheless, the valuation picture for the tech giant currently remains constructive, with the current 23.4X forward 12-month earnings multiple well beneath the 30.6X five-year median, also reflecting just a 3% premium relative to the S&P 500. The median premium over the last five years sits at 45%. In addition, the EPS outl...

格隆汇2月9日丨财政部拟第二次续发行2025年记账式附息(二十五期)国债。本次续发行国债为7年期固定利率附息债，本次续发行国债竞争性招标面值总额1300亿元，不进行甲类成员追加投标，票面利率与之前发行的同期国债相同，为1.66%。本次续发行国债的起息日、兑付安排与之前发行的同期国债相同。自2025年12月25日开始计息，按年付息，每年12月25日（节假日顺延，下同）支付利息，2032年12月25日偿还本金并支付最后一次利息。

外交部回應黎智英案判決，指黎智英是中國公民，行為嚴重危害國安，理應受法律嚴懲。 黎智英案宣判，多名外國駐港領事或代表到庭旁聽。 英國駐港總領事戴偉紳說：「我們希望在適當時候，積極解決這問題。」 英國外相顧綺慧在判刑後發聲明，呼籲港府以人道理由，釋放擁有英國國籍的黎智英。 歐盟亦發聲明，呼籲立即釋放黎智英。 在北京，外交部指，黎智英案純屬香港特區內部事務。 外交部發言人林劍表示：「黎智英是中國公民，黎智英是一系列反中亂港事件的主要策劃者和參與者，其行為嚴重衝擊『一國兩制』原則底線，嚴重危害國家安全，嚴重損害香港繁榮穩定和市民福祉，理應受到法律嚴懲。我們敦促有關國家，尊重中國主權，尊重香港法治，不得就特區司法案件審理，發表不負責任的言論，不得以任何形式，干預香港司法，干涉中國內政。」 行政會議召集人葉劉淑儀相信，美國或西方國家，不會就黎智英案有積極回應。 行政會議召集人葉劉淑儀指出：「中英關係、中美關係也好，都要全盤考慮，不應受一個個案影響。如果有外國政府、議會想制裁香港的話，我相信國家會毫不猶疑反制，結果是傷害這些國家本身的利益。」 本身是行會成員的資深大律師湯家驊認為，黎智英被判囚20年，刑期算重亦合適。 資深大律師湯家驊認為：「希望案件有足夠阻嚇力。大家要明白，(要求)制裁會影響到千千萬萬，甚至億萬自己同胞的生活，所以這罪行遠比放一個炸彈在某個地方為深。」 港澳辦表示，黎智英案判刑嚴正有力宣示，無論是誰，膽敢挑戰維護國家安全法律，都必定受到嚴懲。再次印證一句警言，「正義或許會遲到，但永遠不會缺席」。 中聯辦指判刑充分體現香港特區，依法懲治危害國家安全犯罪行為及活動的堅定決心及堅強意志。又引述網民指，「這是香港最好的賀年禮物」。 駐港國安公署就批評，個別西方國家政客，無視黎智英案鐵證如山及罪孽深重，公然為黎智英撐腰張目，妄圖藉案件破壞香港，只會激起香港社會的同仇敵愾，注定以失敗告終。

欧盟监管机构指控美国科技巨头元平台公司违反反垄断法规，并威胁要求其终止在即时通讯服务 WhatsApp 上屏蔽人工智能竞争对手的行为，元平台公司于当日对此提出抨击。 Meta一名发言人在邮件中表示：“事实是，欧盟并无理由干预 WhatsApp 商业应用程序编程接口相关事宜。目前市场上有诸多人工智能产品可供选择，用户可通过应用商店、操作系统、各类设备、网站以及行业合作等多种渠道使用这些产品。” 该发言人还称：“欧盟委员会的逻辑存在谬误，其错误认定 WhatsApp 商业应用程序编程接口是这类聊天机器人的核心分销渠道。” 责任编辑：郭明煜

Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) is, arguably, the most consequential technological leap forward since the advent of the internet -- and Palantir is taking full advantage. Palantir's two core operating platforms -- Gotham and Foundry -- lack large-scale competition. Despite well-defined competitive advantages, Palantir faces two historical headwinds that point to significant downside to come. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Over the last three years, no trend has garnered investors' attention and capital quite like artificial intelligence (AI). Empowering software and systems with the tools to make split-second decisions without the need for human oversight is a multitrillion-dollar global opportunity that can benefit humanity and corporate America. Although AI hardware providers tend to hog all the glory -- here's looking at you, Nvidia -- a strong argument can be made that artificial intelligence application companies like Palantir Technologies(NASDAQ: PLTR) have climbed to the top of the pedestal. Since the beginning of 2023, Palantir stock has rallied more than 1,900% and tacked on north of $300 billion in market value. Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks » But not even Wall Street's most influential stocks in the market's hottest trend can escape headwinds. Since hitting its all-time closing high in early November, shares of Palantir have cratered 37%, as of the closing bell on Feb. 5. While some growth-seeking investors will view this as a can't-miss buying opportunity, history offers a different perspective. Palantir's sustainable moat has catapulted its valuation into the stratosphere Make no mistake: Palantir is a rock-solid company that's soared thanks to its sustainable competitive edge. Palantir has two core AI- and machine-learning-driven software-as-a-service (SaaS) platforms, Gotham and Foundr...

行政長官李家超批評黎智英罪行滔天、惡貫滿盈，重判入獄20年彰顯法治、大快人心。 黎智英太太李韻琴聽取裁決後，在天主教香港教區榮休主教陳日君樞機陪同下離開法院，無回應裁決。 黎智英兒子黎崇恩發聲明，指判刑對他們一家是毀滅性，女兒黎采就稱判刑殘酷，令人心碎。 陳沛敏丈夫鍾沛權，離開時就被問到會否上訴。 鍾沛權說：「我真的沒話說，辛苦了各位。」 記者問：「會否上訴？」 鍾沛權說：「辛苦了。」 行政長官李家超回應判決，指黎智英罪行滔天、惡貫滿盈，重判入獄20年，彰顯法治、伸張正義、大快人心。 批評他長期利用《蘋果日報》，荼毒市民、賣國禍港，損害國家和香港特區利益，罪證纍纍、罪有應得。 保安局局長鄧炳強表示，已凍結黎智英及《蘋果日報》三間公司的資產，將盡快申請充公，沒收其犯罪得益。 對於英國政府據報考慮，引用移交被判刑人士協定，將擁有英國國籍的黎智英，移送英國服刑，鄧炳強這樣回應。 保安局局長鄧炳強表示：「黎智英是中國人，他在香港、中國犯法，他在香港、中國內服刑，是非常合理的。」 警方國安處總警司李桂華，指裁決凸顯其罪魁禍首，以及幕後推手的角色。 警方國安處總警司李桂華指：「他勾結外國勢力，對自己的國家及城市進行制裁。在香港他亦透過自己的傳媒王國，以及他一手培植出來的激進份子，進行反政府、煽動性的宣傳。其實他是想做成一個裡應外合的情況，行為極度卑劣，明顯地黎智英，真的沒有對香港做過甚麼好事，可以用來作求情的理由。」 他指案件經156日審訊，涉及2千多項證物，反映法庭以最嚴謹的舉證標準，是法治精神最佳寫照。 律政司司長林定國指，由於案件可能尚有後續法律程序，律政司現階段不會作具體評論，有需要時會在後續法庭程序中詳細闡述。

Banco Santander SA , the Spanish lender expanding via acquisitions in US and the UK, is planning to issue a significant risk transfer tied to a pool of over £1 billion ($1.4 billion) loans. The potential deal would reference a portfolio of loans made to small and mid-sized companies by Santander’s UK division, according to people familiar with the matter. Final terms of the SRT deal, which would fall under the bank’s Colossus program, are subject to discussions with the investors, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the matter is private. Santander, Spain’s biggest bank and one of the world’s largest issuers of SRTs, is considering the latest transaction after it agreed to acquire Webster Financial Corp. in a $12 billion deal that will give it greater access to the US market. The acquisition, which is pending regulatory and shareholder approvals, would consume 140 basis points of Santander’s common equity tier 1 ratio — a key solvency ratio — according to a Feb. 4 presentation by the lender to fixed-income investors. In a statement last week, Santander said the the transaction is “self-funded through excess capital and future capital generation.” The bank is also in the final stages of buying the UK’s TSB from Banco Sabadell SA — a deal expected to close in the second quarter at about €3.3 billion ($3.9 billion), Sabadell CEO César González-Bueno said on Friday. The transaction, which was announced last year, would consume about 50 basis points of Santander’s CET1 ratio. A representative for Santander declined to comment. Banks use SRTs as a way to insure loans against default, typically obtaining protection covering between 5% and 15% of their value. That lets them boost solvency ratios without recourse to less shareholder-friendly options, such as issuing new equity. It also increases their leeway for new lending, acquisitions or shareholder payouts. Santander plans to keep its CET1 ratio toward the higher end part of a self-imposed target rang...

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6381380 As the National Football League crowned its champion, a familiar market superstition is again doing the rounds on Wall Street: the Super Bowl Indicator. The theory suggests that U.S. equities tend to rise in years when the Super Bowl is won by a team from the National Football Conference, while an American Football Conference victory supposedly signals a weaker year for stocks. The idea dates back to the late 1970s and is rooted in the historical split between the old NFL and AFL before their merger in 1970. The Super Bowl concluded on Sunday, and the Seattle Seahawks, who come from the National Football Conference, emerged as the winners. While the indicator has enjoyed periods of apparent success, its credibility has steadily eroded. Several high-profile misses over the past two decades have highlighted its lack of predictive power, and economists routinely classify it as a textbook case of spurious correlation. According to Investopedia, from 1967 to 2025, the indicator had 71% accuracy. Since 2005 it has only been accurate about 40% of the time. There is no plausible economic mechanism linking the outcome of a single sporting event to corporate earnings, monetary policy, or global capital flows. Instead, market performance has been driven by fundamentals such as interest rate expectations, inflation trends, and fiscal policy. Still, the Super Bowl Indicator endures as a lighthearted fixture of market folklore. It was created by Leonard Koppett in 1978. Stock index futures were lower on Monday as investors looked ahead to a key week for economic data, including the January Employment Situation report and retail inflation figures. More on markets Monthly Macro Monitor: Plus ça Change 10th Man Report: AI Bubble And AI Recession Risks May Be Overstated S&P 500: From One Extreme To Another And No End In Sight (Technical Analysis) China urges banks to curb U.S. Treasury exposure - report BMO’s Trahan sees cyclical bull market continuing into 2026 despite infla...

壹傳媒創辦人黎智英及《蘋果日報》高層等人，違反《香港國安法》案。黎智英判入獄20年，案中其餘八名被告，五人認罪並擔任從犯證人。法庭指他們證供起重要作用，但不屬「超級告密者」，仍獲一定刑期扣減，判囚6年3個月到7年3個月，當中以「重光團隊」的陳梓華減刑最多。不屬從犯證人的三名被告，全部判囚10年。 黎智英案其餘八名被告，全部審訊前認罪，其中五人擔任從犯證人，出庭指證黎智英。包括「重光團隊」陳梓華及李宇軒、《蘋果日報》時任社長張劍虹、副社長陳沛敏及社論主筆楊清奇。 法庭認為他們是誠實證人，對指證黎智英及各公司被告定罪起重要作用，根據《國安法》第33條，從輕、減輕處罰。 但考慮所有資料，不接納屬於「超級告密者」，因為根據案例，這類告密者，一般連同其家人會面對無可避免的安全威脅。 當中陳梓華，法庭裁定其證供對黎智英串謀勾結境外或外國勢力定罪非常關鍵，尤其提到台灣的會面，並將黎智英與李宇軒及劉祖廸聯繫起來。 考慮到他在英國出生，而目前仍有共謀者逃到當地，指證後對重回英國有擔憂，扣減8年9個月刑期，判監禁6年3個月。 至於李宇軒，法庭稱他返港後一直配合調查，出庭作供15天，詳細交代「重光團隊」及「對華政策跨國議會聯盟」的細節及重要證據，扣減7年9個月刑期，最終判囚7年3個月。 至於張劍虹，法庭接納他曾向蘋果日報慈善基金捐款500萬元，又向其他慈善機構捐款共180萬至190萬元，扣減8年3個月刑期，判囚6年9個月。同樣對蘋果日報慈善基金有貢獻的陳沛敏，則判囚7年。 法庭考慮到社論主筆楊清奇太太腦出血導致終身殘障，年輕兒子需辭工照顧母親，額外扣減3個月，判囚7年3個月。 不屬從犯證人的另外三名《蘋果日報》高層，考慮認罪扣減三分一刑期，全部判囚10年，包括時任總編輯羅偉光、時任執行總編輯林文宗和另一社論主筆馮偉光，他同時負責《蘋果日報》英文版文章。 各被告由被捕還柙至今已經超過四年，如不計算獄中行為良好等因素，最快獲釋的被告將會是重光團隊成員陳梓華。

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“He believes the annuity will net $1,600 per month, the same as the rent from the house.”

TikTok parent ByteDance ’s pre-release of its latest artificial intelligence video model, Seedance 2.0, over the weekend has sent ripples across the tech and video production sectors as competition among Chinese tech titans’ AI apps intensifies. The model – still in beta and available to select users of Jimeng AI, ByteDance’s AI video platform – delivered enhanced lifelike video outputs that blurred the boundary between AI content and reality, offered smoother camera movement and improved visual consistency, according to early adopters. The buzz has sent stock prices rallying across some Chinese media and AI app firms, with analysts hopeful that AI could be further harnessed to benefit traditional filmmaking and content creation. Shares in studio company Huace Media and game developer Perfect World rose around 7 per cent and 10 per cent on Monday, while publishing house COL Group hit its 20 per cent daily price ceiling. Advertisement Seedance 2.0 also featured multimodal input, supporting text, image, audio and video-based content generation, making it a handy yet powerful tool for creating video clips that would traditionally have required professional video production and editing skills. It has drawn widespread attention and early praise, with testers saying they were amazed at its ability to generate lifelike characters as well as provide improved and precise control over editing parts of the video content. Advertisement “With its reality enhancements, I feel it’s very hard to tell whether a video is generated by AI,” said Wang Lei, a programmer from China’s southern Guangdong province.

Stock pros are signaling limited conviction in the US equity market’s ability to build on its $1 trillion rebound from last week’s artificial intelligence-driven rout . Friday’s sharp recovery — the S&P 500 Index had its best day since May — wiped out most of the week’s losses. However, investors are still wrestling with a murky economic outlook and growing concern about how AI will reshape various industries, in particular the software sector that was at the center of the week’s tumult. Beneath the surface of Friday’s strength, there were hints that confidence in the move was thin. A measure of expected volatility in the S&P 500 is above its average this year, suggesting a lingering sense of unease. Trading volume also pointed to a lack of exuberance, clocking in around 13% below the five-day average. A roughly 9% rally in a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. basket of most-shorted names, its best day since April, indicated that some of the recovery came from traders exiting bets against riskier shares. “The AI theme has changed from one where it will lift all boats to becoming more winner-take-all,” said Sameer Samana , head of global equities and real assets at Wells Fargo Investment Institute. “Until the market is able to separate the winners from the losers, it will have difficulty figuring out leadership and making new highs.” Also of note, last week’s losses weren’t all about AI. Weak US labor-market data raised worries around the economic backdrop, helping deepen the pressure on stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies. To be sure, a report Friday showed consumer sentiment rose to a six-month high, which helped support the day’s big advance. But it’s all boosting the focus on Wednesday’s delayed release of monthly US employment figures to assess the extent of the emerging cracks. AI Angst The AI trade remains a deep concern. Investors have been fretting about whether megacap tech companies can monetize their immense spending on the technology. Now they’re grappling wi...

Thiel's current AI holdings might be at least a little surprising. Who are the most tech-savvy investors around? There are several contenders. However, I suspect that many people would name Peter Thiel. He co-founded PayPal (PYPL +1.30%) and was the first outside investor in Facebook (now Meta Platforms (META 1.31%)). Thiel also co-founded Palantir Technologies (PLTR +4.79%). You might think that Thiel, whose net worth is currently around $24.6 billion, would have a portfolio loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks such as Nvidia (NVDA +7.87%) and Palantir. However, the billionaire's hedge fund owns only three AI stocks -- and neither Nvidia nor Palantir are on the list. 1. Tesla Thiel slashed his hedge fund's Tesla (TSLA +3.47%) position by 76% in the third quarter of 2025. However, the electric car stock remained the largest holding in his portfolio. What does Thiel like about Tesla? Comments he made in a 2015 interview might be instructive. Thiel stated on Tyler Cohen's "Conversations with Tyler" podcast, "AI feels slightly overhyped." He added, "But if you've got self-driving cars, that would be a significant innovation which would change a decent amount at the margins." Expand NASDAQ : TSLA Tesla Today's Change ( 3.47 %) $ 13.79 Current Price $ 411.00 Key Data Points Market Cap $1.4T Day's Range $ 397.78 - $ 414.55 52wk Range $ 214.25 - $ 498.83 Volume 3.7M Avg Vol 73M Gross Margin 18.03 % Tesla, of course, has been a pioneer in self-driving car technology for years. The company has more real-world miles of autonomous driving data than anyone else, which could give it a significant competitive advantage over the long run. But why did Thiel sell such a big chunk of his Tesla stock in Q3? It could be because he disagrees with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's strategy of prioritizing the development of humanoid robots. Thiel told The New York Times last year that he had spoken with Musk about Musk's vision of 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and seemed to e...

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Who are the most tech-savvy investors around? There are several contenders. However, I suspect that many people would name Peter Thiel. He co-founded PayPal (NASDAQ: PYPL) and was the first outside investor in Facebook (now Meta Platforms (NASDAQ: META)). Thiel also co-founded Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR). You might think that Thiel, whose net worth is currently around $24.6 billion, would have a portfolio loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks such as Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir. However, the billionaire's hedge fund owns only three AI stocks -- and neither Nvidia nor Palantir are on the list. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » Image source: Getty Images. 1. Tesla Thiel slashed his hedge fund's Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) position by 76% in the third quarter of 2025. However, the electric car stock remained the largest holding in his portfolio. What does Thiel like about Tesla? Comments he made in a 2015 interview might be instructive. Thiel stated on Tyler Cohen's "Conversations with Tyler" podcast, "AI feels slightly overhyped." He added, "But if you've got self-driving cars, that would be a significant innovation which would change a decent amount at the margins." Tesla, of course, has been a pioneer in self-driving car technology for years. The company has more real-world miles of autonomous driving data than anyone else, which could give it a significant competitive advantage over the long run. But why did Thiel sell such a big chunk of his Tesla stock in Q3? It could be because he disagrees with Tesla CEO Elon Musk's strategy of prioritizing the development of humanoid robots. Thiel told The New York Times last year that he had spoken with Musk about Musk's vision of 1 billion humanoid robots within 10 years, and seemed to express some skepticism. 2. Microsoft ...