Amazon , Meta Platforms , Microsoft and Apple headline the busiest week of this summer earnings season. Plus, the Federal Reserve holds its July policy meeting, which adds intrigue following rekindled Middle East tensions. 1. Earnings: We’ve got 10 Club names reporting this week, including the other three hyperscalers on the heels of Alphabet earnings…
One down, three to go. Alphabet kicked off Big Tech earnings this week — telling Wall Street it plans to spend even more than previously expected on artificial intelligence. Now, the question is whether fellow Club names Amazon , Meta Platforms, and Microsoft will follow suit when they report next week. “Capex trends are going…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna looks on during a roundtable discussion hosted by President Donald Trump in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Dec. 10, 2025. Alex Wong | Getty Images IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said that only 2% of his company’s software could be replaced with applications constructed by artificial intelligence models,…
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna attends a Rose Garden Club event on the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images IBM on Wednesday lowered its 2026 forecast and delivered thinner quarterly profits than analysts had projected, even after the technology vendor issued an earnings…
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 were mixed on Wednesday . The S & P 500 was basically flat in late afternoon trading, while the Nasdaq was modestly weaker. Once again,…
The AI trade dominated the market once again this week, upstaging an impressive start to the second-quarter earnings season. Cooler-than-expected June reports on consumer and producer prices offered encouraging signs that inflation continued to ease, while earnings from the nation’s largest banks reinforced the strength of capital markets. At the same time, investors kept one…
1. 00:00 – Buffett on his decision to stop donations to Gates Foundation BECKY QUICK: Warren, first of all, thank you for sitting down and talking with us today. I appreciate it. WARREN BUFFETT: It’s always good to sit down. (Laughs) BECKY QUICK: Yes, I find the same thing. The last time we sat down and spoke with…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks rose Wednesday as investors got a second favorable inflation report in as many days. Before the opening bell, the June producer price index unexpectedly declined 0.3%, reflecting a…
People work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 07, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images International Business Machines shares plummeted 25% on Tuesday after the hardware, software and consulting provider released preliminary second-quarter results that fell short of expectations. The stock logged its worst day…
Okta and Crowtstrike. Jonathan Raa | Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cybersecurity stocks jumped on Tuesday after IBM CEO Arvind Krishna flagged cyber fears as a top priority for customers in the company’s preliminary second-quarter results. During the period, Krishna said customers shifted spending to servers and memory and that “rapidly-evolving, industry-wide cybersecurity…
