Signage outside the Intel headquarters in San Jose, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of U.S. chipmaker Intel climbed 3% Thursday, putting the monthly gain over 50%. The surge pushed the stock past $37, hiking the value of the U.S. government’s 10% stake in Intel…
VIDEO ID CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said that while headlines continue to swirl around the government shutdown, investors should be paying closer attention to the story the market just finished telling. However, he cautioned that the biggest gains of the year may have passed. “You can tell an awful lot about a market by…
President of Microsoft North America Judson Althoff speaks on stage during We Day at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington, on April 23, 2015. Mat Hayward | Getty Images Microsoft‘s top-ranking sales leader, Judson Althoff, has been promoted to a bigger role as CEO of the company’s commercial business. Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s CEO, wrote in a memo…
My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Sept. 30 1. Wall Street was heading for a slightly lower open as the prospect of a government shutdown loomed. House Speaker Mike Johnson told CNBC that Democrats should “do the right thing” and pass a clean stopgap funding measure. Federal funding runs out today, risking a shutdown…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday pushed back against the narrative that Wall Street’s fervor for artificial intelligence is the same as the dotcom bubble of 2000, saying there are major differences in terms of the quality and funding of the current Big Tech stocks that are leading the market to new heights. “Speaking as an…
The Nvidia logo is displayed on a building at Nvidia headquarters on Aug. 27, 2025 in Santa Clara, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Despite macroeconomic uncertainties, several companies are well-positioned to deliver strong returns to investors from rapid technological advancements and artificial intelligence (AI) adoption. To pick attractive stocks with strong prospects, investors can…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks to media following a Q&A at the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, U.S., Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is everywhere. His artificial intelligence startup, now valued at $500 billion, has been inking deals valued in the tens to hundreds of billions of dollars…
If I hear one more hedge fund oligarch on television tell me that the data center buildout/artificial intelligence story is just like the dot-com bubble, I am going to tear someone else’s hair out because I don’t have enough to demonstrate my full frustration. Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) delivers remarks during the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters Nvidia this week said it’ll invest $100 billion into OpenAI in a deal that highlights just how big the chipmaker’s investment portfolio has…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman listens to questions at a Q&A following a tour of the OpenAI data center in Abilene, Texas, Sept. 23, 2025. Shelby Tauber | Reuters This week, OpenAI redefined what momentum — and risk — look like in the artificial intelligence arms race. Now comes the hard part: Executing on CEO Sam…
