Pinterest shares cratered more than 20% on Friday, after the company cited tariff-related shocks in disappointing fourth-quarter earnings. The social media company’s Q4 earnings came in below analysts’ expectations, with revenue of $1.32 billion compared with LSEG consensus estimates of $1.33 billion. Net income for the quarter plunged 85% to $277 million from $1.85 billion…
The Club’s top 10 things to watch Friday, Feb. 13 — Today’s newsletter was written by Jeff Marks , the Club’s director of portfolio analysis. 1. Stock futures are little changed this morning after the January consumer price index report came in slightly cooler than expected. CPI rose 2.4% year over year, down from 2.7%…
The Senate should move to advance Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump‘s nominee for Federal Reserve chairman, even as a federal criminal investigation into current chair Jerome Powell continues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Friday. Bessent, in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” said he believes after speaking this week to Republicans on the Senate Banking…
Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem of Dubai speaks at a news conference on Nov. 10, 2005 in New York City. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images The CEO of Dubai’s largest port has been replaced by the company after details of his past relationship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were made…
Pinterest shares plunged as much as 20% after hours Thursday as CEO Bill Ready said the company “absorbed an exogenous shock this year related to tariffs” that affected top retail advertisers. The company reported a fourth-quarter earnings miss, revenue that was roughly in line with expectations and issued weak guidance for the current period. Here’s…
As geopolitical tensions between the EU and the U.S. escalate, these charts show how reliant the continent is on American tech providers, despite pledges to become more independent. Since returning to the White House last year, U.S President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on the continent and caused headaches and fear in Europe as he initially…
FILE PHOTO: Bull and bear symbols for successful and bad trading are seen in front of the German stock exchange (Deutsche Boerse) in Frankfurt, Germany, February 12, 2019. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters European shares were mixed on Friday, after AI fears triggered another sell-off on Wall Street overnight. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was oscillating around…
Chinese tech company Baidu, best known for its search engine, also operates cloud, mapping and other internet-based services. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — Baidu plans to give users of its main smartphone app direct access to the wildly popular artificial intelligence tool OpenClaw, according to a spokesperson for the Chinese tech company….
Gold and silver prices rose as U.S. Treasury bond yields fell after December retail sales growth stalled, signaling a softening economy ahead of key jobs data. Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos | Getty Images Gold’s wild price swings in recent weeks are increasingly being linked to speculative trading in China by some analysts, with…
An aerial view of Singapore’s skyline. Tong Thi Viet Phuong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mostly lower Friday, tracking Wall Street declines, as fears over artificial intelligence disruption drove the S&P 500 to a third straight day of losses. Certain pockets of the U.S. stock market have been hit this year by…
