Therese Poletti

Opinion Meta stuns Wall Street with its first dividend. Amazon and Alphabet could be next. Meta likely just made Silicon Valley’s most monumental dividend decision since Apple reinstated its payout over a decade ago. AMZN 2.63% Feb. 1, 2024 at 6:41 p.m. ET by Therese Poletti OpinionNullification of Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package could be a wakeup call for corporate boardsChancellor seemed to be aware she could be setting a precedent in Delaware, where a majority of U.S. corporations are incorporated, in terms of corporate governance. TSLA0.84%Jan. 30, 2024 at 10:15 p.m. ETby Therese PolettiOpinionSupermicro is heading toward an Nvidia-like second half — but is it sustainable?Super Micro Computer Inc., riding high on its ability to sell servers loaded with many of Nvidia’s chips, is now seeing growth rates similar to the chip giant, prompting investors to question how long this AI boom can last. SMCI10.18%Jan. 29, 2024 at 9:54 p.m. ETby Therese PolettiOpinioniRobot’s future could be rocky after Amazon deal falls throughThe Roomba maker said it will now focus on its own restructuring and becoming profitable again, after a proposed merger with Amazon fell apart. IRBT0.29%Jan. 29, 2024 at 5:33 p.m. ETby Therese PolettiOpinionIntel’s stock plunge shows that Wall Street still hasn’t learned its lesson on AI hypeIntel Corp.’s disappointing forecast for the first quarter includes another anticipated double-digit decline in the company’s data-center business, as the chip maker has yet to capitalize on its AI opportunity. INTC0.65%Jan. 27, 2024 at 7:29 a.m. ETby Therese Poletti

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58%

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The Daily's Verdict

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Bias

85%

Examples:

  • Meta is paying a quarterly dividend for the first time.
  • The company announced its fourth-quarter financials which topped estimates on the top and bottom lines.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • Meta has truly become a grown-up company
  • The communications services sector, of which Meta and Amazon are part, is underweighted in the Dow relative to the S&P 500.

Contradictions

100%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • Meta Platforms Inc.'s META stock will pay a 50 cents-a-share quarterly dividend beginning in March.
  • The title suggests a potential catch to Amazon's AI initiatives, but the article does not provide clear evidence of what this catch might be.

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