U.S. President Donald Trump (R) gestures to China’s President Xi Jinping as he leaves after a visit to Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026. Evan Vucci | Afp | Getty Images Hi, this is Evelyn, writing to you from Beijing. Welcome to the latest edition of The China Connection — a succinct snapshot…
An Android character is displayed in front of a building on the Google headquarters campus on July 23, 2025 in Mountain View, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Alphabet‘s stock is up 140% over the past year, with a cloud business that is growing faster than Amazon’s and Microsoft’s. But 18 months ago, the Google…
A netizen is using a computer and smartphone to view the NVIDIA logo and webpage in Suqian City, Jiangsu Province, China on April 29, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images All eyes are on Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and artificial intelligence trade darling, as it is set to report fiscal first-quarter…
A general view of the Hong Kong skyline in fog on March 29, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Sawayasu Tsuji | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets fell Monday as investors weighed renewed geopolitical tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran to “get moving, FAST,” raising fears of further escalation in the…
Coal could come back. That was my insight, or more, my instinct, after interviewing Kenny Young, the CEO and seven-year veteran of Babcock & Wilcox , the 160-year-old boiler manufacturer turned engineering and construction company. Young wanted to talk about the surging demand for power spurred by the data center boom. So did I. B…
The earnings season has revived investors’ interest in artificial intelligence trades. Robust spending and strong demand for AI infrastructure have reinforced analysts’ confidence in several stocks. Top Wall Street analysts can help investors choose the right stock with strong long-term prospects, as these experts assign their ratings after evaluating all key aspects of a company’s…
Here we go again: Nvidia earnings week is upon us. The world’s most valuable company and the leading maker of artificial intelligence chips will deliver first-quarter earnings on Wednesday night. Of course, it will drive a ton of the action on Wall Street this week. But it’s certainly not the only thing on our radar….
Andrew Feldman, co-founder and chief executive officer of Cerebras Systems Inc., center left, during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cerebras Systems‘ raucous IPO this week gave investors a taste of what’s to come in artificial…
BEIJING, CHINA – MAY 14: U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People on May 14, 2026 in Beijing, China. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images As the leaders of the world’s two most powerful economies rekindled personal ties 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. 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…
