Year: 2025
Former Instacart employee says she was fired over her Democratic congressional campaign
A former Instacart employee running for Congress alleges in a lawsuit that the company fired her out of concern that her Democratic political views could lead to backlash from the Trump administration. Elizabeth Vedernikova Khanna, a candidate for Virginia’s 1st Congressional District, worked as chief of staff to Instacart’s chief corporate affairs officer since early […]
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These are analysts’ favorite stocks heading into 2026
Wall Street analysts’ favorite stocks heading into the new year include Trade Desk and Netflix . Investors sometimes had a love-hate relationship with artificial intelligence-adjacent stocks in 2025, but in the end the trade accounted for much of the stock market’s gains this year. With a 20% rally, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite is set to […]
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Why Wall Street and Jim Cramer think Danaher stock is ‘ready to go for a romp’
Danaher is finally turning the corner. CNBC’s Jim Cramer sees it. Wall Street does, too. The life sciences stock is “ready to go for a romp” after years of “nightmare” performance, Cramer said during Friday’s December Monthly Meeting for Investing Club members. Danaher — which makes tools and technologies used by pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical […]
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NYSE insider Jay Woods on stocks, data to watch this week, including a major transport player
Jay Woods, chief market strategist at Freedom Capital Markets, is keeping an eye on a transportion player that has staged a comeback in the lead up to its earnings report this week: FedEx . “The transports have been on fire lately,” Woods said. FedEx, the second-highest-weighted stock in the transports index, has rallied 30% over […]
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OpenAI poaches Google executive to lead corporate development
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images OpenAI has hired Google’s Albert Lee to lead corporate development, a spokesperson for the artificial intelligence startup confirmed to CNBC. Lee previously led corporate development for Google Cloud and Google DeepMind. He worked on several of Google’s high-profile acquisitions, including its $32 billion purchase of the cloud security […]
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Ukraine peace talks progressing, Russia open to EU membership, U.S. officials say
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a press conference with the German Chancellor at the Chancellery in Berlin, on December 15, 2025. John Macdougall | Afp | Getty Images American officials said Monday that a deal with Ukrainian leaders to end its war with Russia was nearly complete, even as territorial disputes remain unresolved and a […]
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Jim Cramer says he’s not willing to bet against ServiceNow after an analyst sell call
CNBC’s Jim Cramer says KeyBanc’s sell call on ServiceNow stock is a “radical move.” KeyBanc analyst Jackson Ader downgraded ServiceNow to an underweight sell from a hold-equivalent sector weight. Ader established a $775 price target, which was right around where shares were trading Monday after dropping more than 11%. “This is one of the most […]
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Zillow shares are getting crushed. Here’s why
The stock market graphic of Zillow Group is displayed on a smartphone with the logo of Zillow in the background on Feb. 21, 2021. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Zillow shares plunged more than 9% on Monday on worries that the online real estate platform could have a big new competitor: Google Search. […]
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New York AG sues UPS for allegedly shorting Christmas season workers’ wages
New York Attorney General Letitia James accused delivery giant UPS of cheating seasonal holiday workers out of millions of dollars in legally owed wages, according to a new lawsuit filed Monday. James’ office said that an investigation “found that for years, UPS has shortchanged seasonal workers who keep the company running during peak holiday demand […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Zillow, KLA, iRobot, Immunome & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: KLA Corp. — The semiconductor equipment maker jumped 4%, nearing a 52-week high, after Jefferies raised its 12-month price target to $1,500 from $1,200, saying “AI continues to drive spend with [wafer fab equipment] accelerating into C26/C27,” and citing KLA’s “outsized exposure to the Leading Edge.” […]
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