Idrees Abbas | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The earnings season is on, and investors are paying attention to how the leading companies are faring. However, tariffs and other challenges remain on the minds of investors. While top Wall Street analysts also watch the quarterly results closely, they generally have a broader focus…
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta Platforms declined to sign the European Union’s artificial intelligence code of practice because it is an overreach that will “stunt” companies, according to global affairs chief Joel Kaplan. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Kaplan wrote in a post on LinkedIn Friday. “This code…
Elon Musk announced his new company xAI which he says has the goal to understand the true nature of the universe. Jaap Arriens | Nurphoto | Getty Images Opposition to xAI’s supercomputer facility in Memphis, Tennessee, intensified on Wednesday after environmental and civil rights groups filed to appeal a permit that allows the company to…
Peter Thiel, president and founder of Clarium Capital Management LLC, holds hundred dollars bills as he speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Eva Marie Uzcategui | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Bitmine (BMNR) 1-month The current wave of interest in Ethereum and…
Dominika Zarzycka | Nurphoto | Getty Images Coinbase unveiled Wednesday an “everything app” designed to bring more people into the crypto economy. The “Base App,” which replaces Coinbase Wallet, will combine wallet, trading and payment functions as well as social media, messaging and support for mini apps – all running on the company’s homegrown public…
Chief executive officer of Google Sundar Pichai. Marek Antoni Iwanczuk | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Google on Friday made the latest a splash in the AI talent wars, announcing an agreement to bring in Varun Mohan, co-founder and CEO of artificial intelligence coding startup Windsurf. As part of the deal, Google will…
Firefly Aerospace CEO Jason Kim sits for an interview at the Firefly Aerospace mission operations center in Leander, Texas, on July 9, 2025. Sergio Flores | Reuters Rocket maker Firefly Aerospace filed for an initial public offering on Friday, with plans to trade under the ticker symbol “FLY” on the Nasdaq. Firefly’s planned offering comes…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, July 11 1. Wall Street was set to open lower Friday, retreating from Thursday’s record-high closes for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq . Friday’s drop follows President Donald Trump announcing more tariffs. This time it’s 35% levies on Canada, starting on Aug. 1. 2. The tariffs…
It’s all aboard for Microsoft investors as the company rides the next train towards another major win. The news Microsoft will be the next megacap to hit a $4 trillion stock market value, according to Wedbush, which predicts it will happen “this summer.” Larger-scale artificial intelligence deals are accelerating, lead analyst Dan Ives wrote in…
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. Market update: The S & P 500 is nicely higher on Thursday, overcoming the market’s soft open. Stocks are shrugging off concerns about tariffs on copper…
