Month: January 2025

UPS shares tank 17% after weak guidance, plan to slash Amazon deliveries by more than half
Technology

UPS shares tank 17% after weak guidance, plan to slash Amazon deliveries by more than half

Amazon Prime and UPS trucks are seen on a building in Washington DC, United States on July 12, 2024.  Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Shares of United Parcel Service plunged more than 17% Thursday after the company issued weak revenue guidance for the year and said it planned to cut deliveries for Amazon, […]

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Apple reports first-quarter earnings after the bell
Technology

Apple reports first-quarter earnings after the bell

Apple CEO Tim Cook greets former President Barack Obama at the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images Apple reports December-quarter earnings Thursday after the bell.  The December quarter is Apple’s largest of the year, partially due to […]

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Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash
Politics

Trump lashes out at Biden, DEI efforts after D.C. plane crash

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about Wednesday’s deadly midair collision between a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Eagle flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., Jan. 30, 2025.  Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump on Thursday […]

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Deadly American Airlines-helicopter collision highlights concerns with crowded U.S. airspace
Business

Deadly American Airlines-helicopter collision highlights concerns with crowded U.S. airspace

Emergency response units search the crash site of the American Airlines plane on the Potomac River after the plane crashed on approach to Reagan National Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.  Andrew Harnik | Getty Images Rescuers were still retrieving bodies out of the frigid Potomac River on Thursday morning, but the deadliest […]

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IBM rallies nearly 13%, heads for best day since 2000 on strong earnings
Technology

IBM rallies nearly 13%, heads for best day since 2000 on strong earnings

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of IBM Arvind Krishna attends the 55th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2025.  Yves Herman | Reuters IBM surged 14% Thursday on the back of a strong fourth-quarter print that showed artificial intelligence growth boosting its software business. The move put the stock […]

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American Airlines CEO says it’s not clear why helicopter came into jetliner’s flight path
Business

American Airlines CEO says it’s not clear why helicopter came into jetliner’s flight path

CEO of American Airlines Robert Isom addresses the media, after American Eagle flight 5342 collided with a Black Hawk helicopter while approaching Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and crashed into Potomac River, in Washington on Jan. 30, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters American Airlines CEO Robert Isom said Thursday morning that the regional jet that […]

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Crypto super PAC Fairshake has 6 million on hand to grow industry’s influence in 2026 election
Technology

Crypto super PAC Fairshake has $116 million on hand to grow industry’s influence in 2026 election

Fairshake, the super PAC bankrolled by crypto’s biggest players, announced Thursday it has $116 million in cash on hand, a war chest aimed at the 2026 midterm election cycle. The fundraising total, which includes $11 million in new contributions, cements Fairshake as one of the most influential political forces in the country. “With the midterms […]

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CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How China’s DeepSeek could benefit India
World

CNBC’s Inside India newsletter: How China’s DeepSeek could benefit India

This report is from this week’s CNBC’s “Inside India” newsletter which brings you timely, insightful news and market commentary on the emerging powerhouse and the big businesses behind its meteoric rise. Like what you see? You can subscribe here. The big story This week, on my CNBC-issued three-year-old laptop, I ran a powerful artificial intelligence model […]

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Pending home sales drop sharply in December, as mortgage rates surge back over 7%
Business

Pending home sales drop sharply in December, as mortgage rates surge back over 7%

Signed contracts on existing homes dropped a sharp 5.5% in December from the previous month and fell 5% from the prior year, according to the National Association of Realtors. The drop followed four straight months of gains and is the index was at its lowest level since August. These so-called pending sales are an indicator […]

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Microsoft stock slumps 5% on disappointing revenue outlook
Technology

Microsoft stock slumps 5% on disappointing revenue outlook

Satya Nadella, CEO of Microsoft, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Microsoft shares dropped about 5% after issuing weak current-quarter guidance after the bell Wednesday. The software giant topped Wall Street’s fiscal second-quarter estimates, posting earnings of $3.23 per share […]

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