Year: 2025
Bank stocks set to do ‘pretty well’ under Trump 2.0, investor says, naming his favorites
Investment bank stocks are set to benefit from the Trump presidency, according to investor Kingsley Jones, who said it was time for financials to “step up.” Speaking to CNBC’s Martin Soong, the Australian investor struck a bullish tone on the outlook for stocks as U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term gets underway. “Wall Street, in […]
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Super Micro ‘confident’ it will meet SEC deadline and reach $40 billion next fiscal year
Super Micro Computer CEO Charles Liang at the Computex conference in Taipei, Taiwan, on June 5, 2024. Annabelle Chih | Bloomberg | Getty Images Super Micro Computer gave optimistic commentary for its fiscal 2026 and delayed annual report that overshadowed its slashed fiscal 2025 revenue guidance in Tuesday’s preliminary second-quarter results. CEO Charles Liang said […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: DoorDash, Lyft, Upstart, Super Micro Computer and more
Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. DoorDash — The food delivery stock traded nearly 6% higher after better-than-expected revenue for the fourth quarter. DoorDash reported revenue of $2.87 billion in its most recent quarter, while analysts surveyed by LSEG forecast $2.84 billion. Gilead Sciences — The biopharmaceutical stock advanced 4% after fourth-quarter […]
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Musk says DOGE is ‘what democracy is all about’ during Oval Office visit
Elon Musk on Tuesday defended his “Department of Government Efficiency” against critics, saying the unaccountable cost-slashing task force represents the will of American voters who elected President Donald Trump. “That’s what democracy is all about,” said Musk, who contributed more than $250 million to getting Trump elected. Musk, with one of his young sons in tow, stood alongside Trump in the […]
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Amazon opens beauty and personal care store in Italy, as part of brick-and-mortar expansion
Amazon is opening a beauty and health products store in Milan, marking the company’s latest brick-and-mortar experiment. The store is located in the city center of Milan, Italy, and features a range of beauty and personal care items, as well as non-prescription drugs, Amazon said in a blog post. The first store, which is called […]
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India’s oil minister says ‘we play by the rules,’ as markets weigh U.S. energy sanctions
India will cooperate with international sanctions, the country’s oil minister told CNBC on Tuesday, as markets eye future U.S. policy under the new administration of President Donald Trump. “We play by the rules. If there is an international sanction, which is anchored, we would not want to go around it or anything,” India’s Minister of […]
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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s $22 billion U.S. Army headset program
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Anduril Industries, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech startup, will take over Microsoft‘s multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program with the U.S. Army, the companies […]
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Trading the inflation report: Where JPMorgan sees the market going under different CPI scenarios
Wall Street is looking toward Wednesday’s consumer price index report for insights on the economy. With inflation concerns at top of mind for investors, the CPI report could jolt the market either higher or lower. The data is scheduled for release at 8:30 a.m. Dow Jones economists expect the headline inflation rate to have risen […]
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Tequila, mezcal are the only spirits growing in sales, but tariffs would be ‘catastrophic,’ industry group says
A seller holds up a bottle of Casamigos, tequila from Diageo, the world’s leading spirits maker, as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Mexico that could affect up to $1.6 billion in tequila sales, at a liquor store in Monterrey, Mexico, December 10, 2024. Daniel Becerril | Reuters The U.S. spirits industry […]
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Anduril to take over Microsoft’s U.S. Army $22-billion headset program
Palmer Luckey, founder of Oculus and Anduril Industries, speaks during The Wall Street Journal’s WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California on October 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Anduril Industries, Palmer Luckey’s defense-tech startup, will take over Microsoft‘s multibillion-dollar augmented reality headset program with the U.S. Army, the companies […]
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