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Semiconductor designer Advanced Micro Devices ( AMD 0.10% ) has been swooning lately. Despite a robust price jump last Monday, AMD's stock is down more than 40% from its one-year high. With less than a week left in 2024, share prices have plunged 15% this year. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) stock market index gained 25% year to date. Is AMD missing out on the artificial intelligence (AI) market boom , or is the stock a fantastic AI investment at these lower prices? On further review, a third option looks more correct -- AMD is a "hold" in my book. AMD's modest AI market share growth Archrival Nvidia ( NVDA -2.09% ) is setting the standard for AI accelerator chips and how they are used in actual computing systems, but AMD is a leading challenger to that company's dominant position. In October's third-quarter report, AMD's data center sales rose 122% year over year to $3.5 billion. The Instinct series of AI accelerators and EPYC line of server-grade processors drove this surge, and both products play important roles in training and operating large language models (LLMs) . Granted, AMD's data center sales can't hold a candle to Nvidia's $30.8 billion in the same quarter. That's not the end of the world, though. AMD is embracing its underdog role. The company isn't trying to set new AI standards. Instead, it makes sure its products work with the same AI software and programming techniques as Nvidia's chips. Simplifying the switch from one hardware solution to another makes it easier to win over existing Nvidia users to AMD's alternatives. "Pretty much any model written for the standard framework, if you're running on NVIDIA, you could run it on [AMD Instinct] MI300 out of the box, day 1, and it would work," AMD's Forrest Norrod said at a recent industry conference. And this strategy is paying dividends . AMD's data center growth outpaced Nvidia's 112% annual increase in the third quarter. In other words, AMD is gaining some ground on the larger AI chip specialist. Has the AI boom peaked? AMD is a significant provider of AI hardware. It's not all wine and roses, though. The soaring AI bandwagon may have surged a bit too far and too fast, and investors are taking a more critical look at this boom from a long-term perspective. As a result, many stocks in the AI sphere have stalled or even fallen recently. Nvidia shares are up a measly 0.1% in the last month, and OpenAI partner Microsoft gained just 0.6% in the same period. Leading AI system builders Super Micro Computer and Dell dropped 7.1% and 17.2%, respectively. And maybe it's all for the best. With the exception of Supermicro's scandal-stricken profile, none of these stocks are cheap, even after their recent price corrections . AMD has emerged as a particularly expensive option, even in comparison to notorious market darlings like Microsoft and Nvidia: Valuation Metric AMD Nvidia Microsoft Price to earnings (P/E) 112 54 36 Price to free cash flow (P/FCF) 131 58 43 Data was collected from Finviz on Dec. 28, 2024. Buy AMD with caution if you do anything at all AMD's drooping stock chart may be painful for current shareholders, but investors looking to put more of their cash to work in the market should celebrate the lower buy-in prices. In fact, AMD's volatile stock could benefit from an even sharper price correction. Right now, the best approach to AMD's stock might be a risk-mitigation plan, such as buying in thirds or setting up a dollar-cost averaging plan . Either method can help you work around price-dip risks by grabbing more shares when they're cheap and fewer when they're pricy. That's a prudent approach when share prices are high and the direction of short-term moves is unpredictable. At the moment, I wouldn't get into AMD's stock without these robust price controls. Long story short, I wouldn't sell AMD stock today, and I would buy it only with great caution. The third option is to simply hold the stock and not make any active moves. Most AMD investors should probably not touch this stock's buy or sell buttons until it either cools down or connects to a stronger business trend.McDonald’s is launching a new ‘McValue’ menu — which includes $5 deals for 2025

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The Blue Man Group is relinquishing stages in New York and Chicago Things are looking a little blue these days for the Blue Man Group. The Canadian Press Nov 25, 2024 2:47 PM Nov 25, 2024 3:05 PM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message FILE - Blue Man Group at Super Bowl Opening Night ahead of the Super Bowl 58 NFL football game, Feb. 6, 2024, in Las Vegas. AP Photo/Vera Nieuwenhuis, file) Things are looking a little blue these days for the Blue Man Group. The show — made up of nonverbal blue-painted bald men who combine intricate percussive rhythms with physical comedy — announced this week that performances are closing in Chicago and New York City, where the group first launched in 1991. The men still have shows in Las Vegas; Orlando, Florida; Boston; and Berlin, along with a tour and a show on the Norwegian Cruise Line ship. Managing Director Jack Kenn said the final gig in New York will be Feb. 2 and the last Chicago performance will be Jan. 5. Extensions often are added after such deadlines. “Blue Man Group is unlike anything else in the world and is undeniably one of the most recognized and successful entertainment productions because of the hardworking cast, crew and creative team. It was because of them that these shows captured millions of hearts night after night, and we give our utmost thanks,” Kenn said. Blue Man Group is currently part of the global circus giant Cirque du Soleil. The Associated Press See a typo/mistake? Have a story/tip? This has been shared 0 times 0 Shares Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message More The Mix Germany's Merkel recalls Putin's 'power games' and contrasting US presidents in her memoirs Nov 25, 2024 3:04 PM CDC chief urges focus on health threats as agency confronts political changes Nov 25, 2024 3:04 PM Alimentation Couche-Tard earns US$708.8 million in second quarter Nov 25, 2024 3:01 PM Featured FlyerFormer B.C. New Democrat member of the legislature Dan Coulter dead at 49

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Stock market today: Wall Street inches higher to set more recordsSimeon Boikov has been variously described as a misinformation spreader, serial pest and Russian pawn or signup to continue reading But he may prove a "useful idiot" for the Australian government in securing the freedom of captured Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins. Mr Boikov has been holed up in the Russian consulate in Sydney's eastern suburbs since December 2022, after being charged with assaulting an elderly man at a pro-Ukraine protest in Sydney's CBD. While the self-styled "Aussie Cossack" is seeking asylum with the Russians of his own accord and is not a prisoner of the Australian judicial system, opposition foreign affairs spokesman Simon Birmingham said he could be used in an exchange to secure Mr Jenkins' release. "If he potentially proves himself to be, shall I say, a useful idiot in terms of a possibility for a Christmas swap, well that is something for the government to consider as it looks at ways to potentially bring an Australian free and break him from Russian custody," Senator Birmingham told ABC Radio on Tuesday. Mr Boikov volunteered himself to be exchanged with Mr Jenkins in a video posted on social media platform Telegram. "I'm sure the Russians will be happy to accept," Mr Boikov said. "We should bring him home, he shouldn't have been in Ukraine. "Let's do a deal." In a video posted to Russian social media on Sunday, Mr Jenkins is repeatedly slapped and interrogated by a Russian-speaking man assumed to be his captor. The man asks Mr Jenkins how it was he came to be in Kramatorsk, a town 700km east of Kyiv in the Donbas region, near the Russian-Ukrainian frontline. Standing in a forest and dressed in army fatigues, Mr Jenkins tells the man he wanted to help Ukraine. The footage was disturbing, Senator Birmingham said. "Obviously, all Australians would want to see and have confidence that this Australian citizen is going to be treated humanely, fairly, in accordance with the type of rules that should apply to prisoners of war," he said. Parading prisoners of war on social media is a breach of the , which dictates that they must at all times be protected against insults and public curiosity. The Australian government was making representations to Russia about Mr Jenkins, acting foreign affairs minister Mark Dreyfus said. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade was yet to determine his whereabouts but was first made aware about concerns for Mr Jenkins' wellbeing in November, the ABC reported. People close to the 32-year-old have not known his whereabouts for months. "If that's the case, then what steps has Australia taken to try to ascertain his whereabouts and seek to ensure his well being?" Senator Birmingham said. While Mr Jenkins is believed to be the first Australian captured while fighting against Russia in Ukraine, at least seven Australians are believed to have died in the conflict. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Nationals leader David Littleproud have both implored Australians not to go over. "This isn't some great adventure," Mr Littleproud told Nine's Today Show. "I had to bring back the remains of a young man from my own electorate, Jed Danahay, who was over there as a medic helping Ukrainians in the war zone and was tragically killed. "I never forget the look and the anguish and the pain in his mother's eyes when I handed back his ashes to her." Advertisement Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date. We care about the protection of your data. Read our . Advertisement

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played like a team determined to do whatever's necessary to make the playoffs. Baker Mayfield and the offense purred, the defense tightened after yielding a touchdown just before halftime, and special teams stood out, too, in a 48-14 rout of the Carolina Panthers that kept the team's division and postseason hopes alive Sunday. Now, the Bucs (9-7) will see if they get some outside assistance in their bid to make the playoffs for the fifth straight season. “We're just trying to get to the playoffs,” coach Todd Bowles said, shrugging off a question about how Sunday's win ensured a winning record in the regular season. “If we can win next week and get a little help,” Bowles added, “that will mean a lot to me.” Tampa Bay's fifth win in the past six weeks nudged the first-place Bucs a half-game ahead of Atlanta for the best record in the NFC South, with the Falcons set to play on the road later Sunday night at Washington. People are also reading... Atlanta holds the tiebreaker in the division race and can end Tampa Bay's three-year reign as NFC South champions by beating the Commanders and winning again next week at home against the last-place Panthers (4-12). Mayfield threw for 359 yards and five touchdowns without an interception for the Bucs, the only team in the NFC that's made the playoffs each of the past four seasons. “He really played a heck of a ball game intelligently,” Bowles said. “We didn't turn it over offensively. We were very good on third down. He controlled the ball, spread it around, got everybody touches.” Mayfield threw TD passes of 2 and 1 yards to Mike Evans, and Tampa Bay produced points on five straight first-half possessions to build a 27-7 lead. Jalen McMillan scored on receptions of 10 and 16 yards, linebacker J.J. Russell returned a blocked punt for a third-quarter TD and rookie Bucky Irving had another big game against Carolina with 120 yards rushing on 20 carries and four receptions for 77 yards. “Any time you give him that many opportunities, good things are going to happen,” Mayfield said of Irving. Irving went over 1,000 yards for the season (1,033) despite primarily being used as a backup to Rachaad White. The fourth-round draft pick ran for 152 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries against the NFL's 32nd-ranked run defense in Tampa Bay's 26-23 overtime win at Carolina on Dec. 1. Meanwhile, Mayfield improved to 4-0 against Carolina since his former team released him two years ago. He completed 27 of 32 passes without an interception. The Panthers played without leading rusher Chuba Hubbard, who was placed on injured reserve Saturday. Without him, the offense was almost totally dependent on quarterback Bryce Young, who tossed a pair of TD passes to Adam Thielen but was only 15 of 28 passing for 203 yards. The Bucs sacked Young five times and limited Carolina to 39 yards rushing. Thielen scored on receptions of 17 and 40 yards in the first half and finished with five catches for 110 yards. “We got outplayed. ... They were on fire today. They made it hard for us,” Panthers coach Dave Canales said. “We have one more opportunity to finish,” Canales added, “so we have to regroup and have the discipline to go right back to work and finish on our terms.” Evans had eight catches for 97 yards. He needs at least 85 yards receiving in next weekend's regular-season finale to tie Hall of Famer Jerry Rice's NFL record of 11 consecutive seasons with 1,000-plus yards receiving. The Buccaneers played without S Antoine Winfield Jr (knee), TE Cade Otton (knee) and WR Sterling Shepard (hamstring/foot), who were inactive. ... Buccaneers CB Jamel Dean left in the first half with a knee injury and did not return. Panthers: Close the season at Atlanta. Buccaneers: Host the New Orleans Saints. Get local news delivered to your inbox!