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Why ARK Invest thinks it’s an ‘amazing time’ to invest in cutting-edge tech

ARK Invest is betting big on private tech companies. “It’s an amazing time to invest in innovation,” the firm’s chief futurist, Brett Winton, told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “Both venture exposures and public innovation companies are incredibly well valued today to take a long-term investment.”  Winton worked with the ARK Invest team to create…

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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Meta Platforms, Honeywell, Merck, Southwest Airlines and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Meta Platforms — The Facebook parent company plunged more than 14% after issuing lighter-than-expected second-quarter revenue guidance . However, first-quarter earnings and revenue both came above analysts’ estimates. Honeywell — The industrial stock rose 2.2% in premarket trading after the company posted earnings per share of…

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Barclays swings back to profit in first quarter amid strategic overhaul

Signage shines through a window reflecting Barclays head office in Canary Wharf, London, U.K. Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — Barclays on Thursday reported first-quarter net income attributable to shareholders of £1.55 billion ($1.93 billion), beating expectations and returning the British lender to profit amid a major strategic overhaul. Analysts polled by Reuters had expected net profit…

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Deutsche Bank posts better-than-expected profit in first quarter amid investment banking recovery

Deutsche Bank on Thursday reported a 10% rise in first-quarter profit, beating expectations amid an ongoing recovery in its investment banking unit. Net profit attributable to shareholders was 1.275 billion euros ($1.365 billion) for the period, ahead of an aggregate analyst forecast of 1.23 billion euros for the period, according to LSEG data. Deutsche Bank…

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Nvidia-backed startup Synthesia unveils AI avatars that can convey human emotions

An animated avatar generated by the AI video platform Synthesia. Synthesia Nvidia-backed artificial intelligence firm Synthesia on Thursday unveiled a new wave of AI-generated digital avatars that can convey human emotions using a user’s text inputs. The company said its “Expressive Avatars” can blur the lines between the virtual world and real characters. It aims…

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Standard Chartered doubles down on its prediction that bitcoin will reach $150,000 by the end of the year

Bitcoin is set for more price gains later this year, even after a recent retreat in prices, according to Standard Chartered’s top crypto analyst. Geoffrey Kendrick, head of foreign exchange research, West, and digital assets research at Standard Chartered, said in a research note this week that he sees bitcoin rising to $150,000 per coin,…