Smart long-term bet or short-term risk?

In this Club Check-in, CNBC’s Paulina Likos and Zev Fima break down big tech’s massive artificial intelligence spending spree — debating whether these billion-dollar bets will drive long-term cost savings or weigh on near-term returns. Mega-cap tech companies are shelling out billions of dollars to build out AI infrastructure. The big question we’re asking is…

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Federal employees are losing shopping interest

Affirm CEO Max Levchin said Friday that while the buy now, pay later firm isn’t seeing credit stress among federally employed borrowers due to the government shutdown, there are signs of a change in shopping habits. “We are seeing a very subtle loss of interest in shopping just for that group, and a couple of…

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Block stock sinks after third quarter results miss estimates

Block shares fell 10% Friday after weak third-quarter earnings fell short of Wall Street expectations and showed slowing profit growth for the company’s Square service. Here is how the company did compared with LSEG estimates: Earnings per share: 54 cents adjusted vs. 67 cents expected Revenue: $6.11 billion vs. $6.31 billion expected The Jack Dorsey-founded firm’s shares…

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Airbnb (ABNB) Q3 results 2025

Shares of Airbnb rose as much as 5% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported third-quarter results that beat analysts’ estimates for revenue and offered rosy guidance. Here’s how the company did based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $2.21 vs. $2.34 cents expected Revenue: $4.10 billion vs. $4.08 billion expected…

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‘Buckle up, we’re in for a volatile ride’

Tan Su Shan is the CEO and director of DBS Group. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images With valuations in the U.S. stock market becoming increasingly stretched, the chief executive of Southeast Asia’s largest bank is warning investors to expect turbulence ahead. “We’ve seen a lot of volatility in the markets. It could be equities,…

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