My top 10 things to watch Thursday, May 21 1. Stock futures are lower this morning. Why? Look no further than oil prices and Treasury yields. Both are higher after a reprieve yesterday. U.S. benchmark WTI crude is back above $100 a barrel. The 10-year yield is around 4.6%. Oil is back in control. Real…
CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares of SoftBank Group jumped on Thursday as blockbuster earnings from Nvidia overnight signal strong momentum in the artificial…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said that semiconductor stocks have become the market’s new center of gravity because they are the drivers of the artificial intelligence boom. “It’s a new era,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Semis are now in charge. Software is taking a back seat.” The comments came after Nvidia reported quarterly earnings Wednesday evening…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Stocks pulled back on Friday, but the S & P 500 is still on pace for its seventh straight positive week. The market moved lower in…
Cerebras Systems, a maker of artificial intelligence chips, priced its IPO at $185 a share on Wednesday, above the expected range, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. The deal comes as investors gear up for what’s expected to be a very busy year for new AI offerings. The IPO reeled in at…
This report is from this week’s The Tech Download newsletter. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. Earlier this year, agentic AI tool OpenClaw went viral and everyone and their grandmas were queuing up to get the digital assistant downloaded on their devices. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang was effusive with praise, calling the tool the “next…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. The S & P 500 is retreating from record highs Thursday, and the losses picked up steam in the afternoon after The Wall Street Journal reported…
Arm Holdings shares fell Wednesday evening despite the chip designer reporting a better-than-expected quarter and giving an upbeat outlook for its data center CPU business. Revenue for the company’s fiscal 2026 fourth quarter ended March 31 increased 20% year-over-year to $1.49 billion, ahead of the LSEG-compiled analysts’ consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Non-GAAP earnings per…
CANADA – 2025/08/07: In this photo illustration, the SoftBank Group (Soft Bank) logo is seen displayed on a smartphone screen. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Shares in Japanese tech-focused investment giant SoftBank Group soared 16.5% Thursday, amid a broader tech-fueled rally that saw Japan’s…
I am growing tired of the endless bubble talk about all of the data center spending. It’s obvious from this quarter that the bubble talk has been proven wrong; try getting someone to say that, though. So, who do I think I am to go there? Just an observer. One who believes that this was…
