Federal Reserve officials were at odds during their October meeting over cutting interest rates, divided over whether a stalling labor market or stubborn inflation were bigger economic threats, minutes released Wednesday showed. While the Federal Open Market Committee approved a cut at the meeting, the path forward looks less certain. Disagreements stretched into the outlook…
Wall Street’s love affair with the artificial intelligence trade — a major driver of the market’s gains in recent years — has encountered a rough patch this fall. And on Tuesday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said more declines in AI stocks could be on the way. In examining what has resulted in the red-hot AI trade turning…
Warren Buffett ahead of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholder Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, in 2023. David A. Grogan | CNBC Alphabet shares jumped Monday after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new stake in the Google parent, marking one of the conglomerate’s most significant technology bets in years. Alphabet shares were up 5.5% in morning…
BEIJING — Alibaba is helping the Chinese military to target the U.S., according to a White House memo, the Financial Times reported Friday. The memo alleged “Alibaba provides tech support for Chinese military ‘operations’ against targets in the U.S.,” according to the FT. The FT said it could not independently verify the claims, and did…
Billionaire investor Ron Baron isn’t flinching during the latest tech selloff, and he’s certainly not touching his own Tesla shares, he said. The longtime growth investor said he sees the pullback as a chance to spot bargains, even as volatility has rattled the biggest names in tech recently. “Not very much,” Baron said Friday on…
Industrial and infrastructure stocks may soon share the spotlight with the artificial intelligence trade. According to ETF Action’s Mike Atkins, there’s a bullish setup taking shape due to both policy and consumer trends. His prediction comes during a volatile month for Big Tech and AI stocks. “You’re seeing kind of the old-school infrastructure, industrial products that have not done…
Artificial intelligence has become one of the biggest investment stories in the market, helping drive a surge of assets into thematic exchange-traded funds that let retail investors bet on major technology trends. But experts warn that these funds can fall as quickly as they rise. It’s a simple yet important point for investors to keep…
Warren Buffett speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska on May 3, 2025. CNBC Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway revealed a new position in Alphabet, making the Google parent the conglomerate’s 10th largest equity holding at the end of September, according to a regulatory filing. Berkshire disclosed a $4.3 billion stake in…
Representation of Bitcoin cryptocurrency in this illustration taken Sept. 10, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Bitcoin dipped below $95,000 on Friday, pushing the world’s oldest cryptocurrency further into the red and continuing its four-day decline amid a broader artificial intelligence-linked stock pullback. The digital asset was last trading at $94,896.03, down 3.5% on the day….
CNBC’s Jim Cramer suggested some artificial intelligence companies might start to underperform after months of easy gains across the board, expressing concerns about OpenAI’s ability to pay the billions it’s committed to spend on an infrastructure buildout. “In this kind of environment, you need to start diversifying into other growth areas, perhaps in time to…
