Gargi Chaudhuri, chief investment and portfolio strategist Americas at BlackRock, says her firm is telling investors to go back to focusing on an AI growth theme and to add inflation protection to their portfolios. (Source: Bloomberg)
Gargi Chaudhuri, chief investment and portfolio strategist Americas at BlackRock, says her firm is telling investors to go back to focusing on an AI growth theme and to add inflation protection to their portfolios. (Source: Bloomberg)
Shares of Hamilton Lane could be due for a turnaround as fears over risks tied to private credit and artificial intelligence disruption prove "overblown," according to JPMorgan. The investment bank upgraded Hamilton Lane to overweight from neutral. It maintained its $166 price target on shares, suggesting nearly 58% upside from Wednesday's close. "Although we are not sufficiently erudite on the AI...
Shares of Hamilton Lane could be due for a turnaround as fears over risks tied to private credit and artificial intelligence disruption prove "overblown," according to JPMorgan. The investment bank upgraded Hamilton Lane to overweight from neutral. It maintained its $166 price target on shares, suggesting nearly 58% upside from Wednesday's close. "Although we are not sufficiently erudite on the AI subject to confirm or dispel broad market fears as warranted or not, we do believe that the recent price action, which has seen North American alternative asset managers trade off 17% on average, may be overblown," JPMorgan analyst Kenneth Worthington said Thursday in a note to clients. Hamilton Lane shares have plunged nearly 22% in 2026 as concerns over asset managers' exposure to a potential private credit crisis have swirled. In addition, investors have sold the stock as some AI-powered financial planning tools appear poised to take some business away from asset managers. HLNE YTD mountain The asset management stock is down nearly 22% in 2026. However, Hamilton Lane has limited exposure to private credit and strong wealth flows, so recent concerns shouldn't deter investors from buying the stock, according to JPMorgan. The recent selloff in Hamilton Lane is "unwarranted given HLNE's more limited exposure to the private credit market, recent wealth flows showing sustained strength through January (latest data), and the story specific benefit of HLNE's largest individual drawdown series…due to commence booking inflows in the near term," Worthington wrote. The asset management stock also is poised to benefit from its stable fee-based business model, according to the analyst. "Unlike alternative asset managers, HLNE generates the vast majority of its earnings from management fees, which are more stable than incentive fee earnings," Worthington wrote. The analyst added that Hamilton Lane has "sales growth above that of the broader peer set in a highly valued asset." JPMorgan...
Gabrijelagal Industrial production decreased by 0.5% M/M in March, against the +0.1% consensus and +0.7% prior (revised from +0.2%), according to data released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday. Manufacturing output fell 0.1% in March vs. +0.3% consensus and +0.4% in February (revised from +0.2%). Indexes for mining and for utilities moved down 1.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Index for consumer dura...
Gabrijelagal Industrial production decreased by 0.5% M/M in March, against the +0.1% consensus and +0.7% prior (revised from +0.2%), according to data released by the Federal Reserve on Thursday. Manufacturing output fell 0.1% in March vs. +0.3% consensus and +0.4% in February (revised from +0.2%). Indexes for mining and for utilities moved down 1.2% and 2.3%, respectively. Index for consumer durable goods declined 1.8%, led by a decrease of 2.8% in the production of automotive products. A 0.8% decline in the index for consumer nondurables was led by a 2.1% fall in consumer energy production. Capacity utilization ticked down to 75.7% in March, against the consensus of 76.3% and February's 76.1% (revised from 76.3%). More on U.S. Economy Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index unexpectedly rises in April Initial jobless claims dip slightly more than expected in past week
For years, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been touting its now-nascent Robotaxi service as more than a ride-hailing app. It's being marketed as a self-sustaining network of autonomous vehicles that the company asserts will generate billions of dollars of high-margin revenue. Yet the gap between vision and execution in full-self-driving technology is vast. If the Robotaxi service underdelivers, it would ...
For years, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has been touting its now-nascent Robotaxi service as more than a ride-hailing app. It's being marketed as a self-sustaining network of autonomous vehicles that the company asserts will generate billions of dollars of high-margin revenue. Yet the gap between vision and execution in full-self-driving technology is vast. If the Robotaxi service underdelivers, it would not necessarily signal the end of Tesla. Rather, a flop like this would expose the fragility of the company's valuation , which is already pricing in future game-changing successes from artificial intelligence (AI). Building fully autonomous systems is not simply a function of software toggles. This type of technology is an engineering breakthrough layered with puzzles. Even the most advanced driver-assistance systems falter when they encounter edge cases from time to time. Continue reading
The design-software developer’s profitability has helped it avoid the large-scale layoffs seen at other tech companies as it builds toward a U.S. stock-market listing, its CEO said.
The design-software developer’s profitability has helped it avoid the large-scale layoffs seen at other tech companies as it builds toward a U.S. stock-market listing, its CEO said.
4月14日,苹果公司全新的商业平台——Apple Business,正式在全球200多个国家和地区上线。 Apple Business是一个一体化管理平台,整合了Apple Business Essentials、Apple Business Manager 和 Apple Business Connect(以下简称ABC)在内的多项苹果企业级产品,目的是为企业提供一个统一界面,用于管理设备、员工...
4月14日,苹果公司全新的商业平台——Apple Business,正式在全球200多个国家和地区上线。 Apple Business是一个一体化管理平台,整合了Apple Business Essentials、Apple Business Manager 和 Apple Business Connect(以下简称ABC)在内的多项苹果企业级产品,目的是为企业提供一个统一界面,用于管理设备、员工、通信及客户在苹果生态内的交互体验。 对于营销圈而言,最值得关注的莫过于,该平台内嵌的客户触点服务和互动广告工具——Apple Business Connect,它不仅是苹果核心商业工具,也暗示了苹果公司商业化转型的决心。据悉,地图广告业务最早将于今年6-8月率先在加/美地区试水。 从App Store再到 Apple Business,苹果试图用一个平台入口搞定设备、人员、企业协作和外部客户触点,打通硬件设备到原生应用,让客户(企业)旅程管理与用户触点连接,形成一个良好的企业服务闭环。 这种发展路径,与国内手机厂商华为、小米以及vivo发展轨迹高度相似。所以, 苹果此举是在抄国产手机厂商的作业还是在探索全新的商业化模式? 地图场景试水,ABC推出了哪些全新广告功能? 从目前公布的信息看,苹果Apple Business对于商业化广告路径的设计并不复杂。 其商业化广告路径的起点始于我们每天都在使用的原生应用场景。 简单来说,就是以手机功能和使用场景为商业出发点,吸引企业在原生应用内投放企业/品牌广告,通过 “企业投放广告→品牌曝光 →用户识别品牌 → 增强用户信任 → 促成销售转化”的逻辑为企业提供客户触点服务,也就是广告营销服务 ,而这一工具就是前文提到的Apple Business Connect。 ABC工具具体可以拆解为以下4个功能,覆盖品牌曝光、品牌内容资产管理、营销转化与效果评估。 1.品牌曝光功能 Apple Business平台整合了此前 Apple Connect 中的相关功能,聚焦品牌广告曝光,在Apple地图、邮件、钱包等iOS原生应用提供广告位,支持企业自定义品牌档案、门店展示形式,如地图商家信息卡、封面照片等等。用户点击卡片可直接查看门店详情、获取导航路线,助力线下门店引流。 这类广告采用与App Store搜索广告类似的竞价模式,企业通过相关品类...
Rob Kim While U.S. economic data have been mixed due to crosscurrents in both labor and inflation data, New York Fed President John C. Williams sees some positive signs in inflation trends, he said on Thursday. The overall economy is facing uncertainty over the effects of the Middle East conflict but at the same time is benefiting from fiscal policy, favorable financial conditions, and investments...
Rob Kim While U.S. economic data have been mixed due to crosscurrents in both labor and inflation data, New York Fed President John C. Williams sees some positive signs in inflation trends, he said on Thursday. The overall economy is facing uncertainty over the effects of the Middle East conflict but at the same time is benefiting from fiscal policy, favorable financial conditions, and investments in AI, he said in prepared text for remarks at the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York 2026 Member Symposium. Underlying inflation, excluding imported goods, has been "moving in the right direction," Williams said. And the New York Fed's Labor Market Tightness Index shows no indications that the labor market is adding to inflation. "Over the next few quarters, the effects of tariffs on the inflation rate should begin to wane, creating some downward momentum in core inflation," he said. That comes as the Iran war is boosting energy prices, which is already contributing to inflation. However, that, like the tariffs, should be a one-time price increase. " Assuming energy supply disruptions ease reasonably soon, energy prices should come down, and these effects should partially reverse later this year," Williams said. He's not ignoring the secondary effects of higher energy prices — such as pass-through costs in the form of higher airfares, groceries, fertilizer, and other consumer products. In another positive sign, long-term inflation expectations have been relatively consistent. All that said, the Federal Reserve's current policy stance is “well positioned” at 3.50%-3.75%, he said. His outlook for the economy expects inflation to be 2.75%-3.0% this year, with an unemployment rate of 4.25%-4.50%. For GDP growth, he anticipates 2%-2.5% for the year. More on the US Economy Against The Odds: U.S. Is Relatively Resilient Despite Global Turmoil Initial jobless claims dip slightly more than expected in past week Goolsbee sees danger of rising inflation expectations after two price ...
‘Etihad is the ultimate test – bring it on,’ says midfielder ‘We have six games to go and we know how big it is’ Declan Rice has insisted Arsenal must be better at Manchester City on Sunday if they are to press their Premier League title claims. The midfielder is conscious of his club’s curious situation: six points clear of City at the top of the table, albeit having played an extra game, and the...
‘Etihad is the ultimate test – bring it on,’ says midfielder ‘We have six games to go and we know how big it is’ Declan Rice has insisted Arsenal must be better at Manchester City on Sunday if they are to press their Premier League title claims. The midfielder is conscious of his club’s curious situation: six points clear of City at the top of the table, albeit having played an extra game, and the only English team in the Champions League semi-finals. But the mood is edgy and Rice is aware that the fans have concerns over the style of play. Continue reading...