Month: May 2025
AMD earnings beat as overall sales surge by 36%
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, attends the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Feb. 10, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters Advanced Micro Devices reported first fiscal quarter earnings on Tuesday that topped expectations, and provided a strong forecast for current quarter revenue. Shares of AMD rose in extended trading more than […]
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Super Micro issues weak guidance, cites ‘economic uncertainty and tariff impacts’
Charles Liang, CEO of Super Micro, speaks at the HumanX AI conference at in Las Vegas on March 10, 2025. Big Event Media | HumanX Conference | Getty Images Super Micro issued disappointing guidance on Tuesday, a week after the server maker provided preliminary results for the latest quarter that fell far shy of Wall […]
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Rivian cuts 2025 delivery target, ups expected spending amid tariff pressures
Workers assemble second-generation R1 vehicles at electric auto maker Rivian’s manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, U.S. June 21, 2024. Joel Angel Juarez | Reuters Rivian Automotive is negatively adjusting its 2025 targets for vehicle deliveries and capital spending amid President Donald Trump’s tariffs, but the company is also reconfirming its earnings expectations for the year. […]
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The economy is showing signs of weakening. Here’s what it means for investors hunting yield
Cracks are starting to appear in the economy, and that means now is a good time for investors to get a little pickier about where they dig for portfolio income. The first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product reading , released last week, showed the economy shrank 0.3% as uncertainty around President Donald Trump’s trade policies dragged […]
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Nvidia CEO says being locked out of China AI market would be ‘tremendous loss’
Nvidia CEO, Jensen Huang, speaks during an interview on CNBC’s ‘Power Lunch’ on May 6, 2025. CNBC Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday that China’s artificial intelligence market will likely reach about $50 billion in the next two to three years, and that missing out on it would be a “tremendous loss.” Huang said […]
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Comcast’s cable spinoff to be named Versant, picked to emphasize corporate versatility
Comcast’s spinoff of the majority of its NBCUniversal cable network portfolio will be named Versant, the company said Tuesday, ending a monthslong process to select a new corporate moniker. The new company chose Versant (pronounced like the root of the word “conversant”) to emphasize its versatility and its familiarity with multiple subjects, according to Chief […]
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The Fed meets with uncertainty permeating the air. Here’s what to expect
Key Points The Federal Reserve heads into its closely watched policy decision Wednesday with a strong incentive to do absolutely nothing. Market pricing in the futures markets are implying almost no chance of an interest rate cut at this week’s meeting, and only about a 1-in-3 probability of a cut at the June 17-18 session. […]
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Trump downplays tariff deals as U.S. trade talks falter
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters “The Art of the Deal” author President Donald Trump said in a surprising comment Tuesday that the United States does not need to “sign […]
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Amazon’s Zoox robotaxi unit issues software recall after recent Las Vegas crash
A Zoox autonomous robotaxi in San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon‘s Zoox issued a software recall for 270 of its robotaxis after a crash in Las Vegas last month, the company said Tuesday. The recall surrounds a defect with the vehicle’s automated driving […]
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Luigi Mangione’s legal defense fund hits $1 million in donations
Luigi Mangione, accused killer of US insurance CEO Brian Thompson, sits in Manhattan Supreme Court as he attends a hearing in New York City on Feb. 21, 2025. Steven Hirsch | AFP | Getty Images The legal defense fund for Luigi Mangione, who is accused of fatally shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December, surpassed the $1 […]
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