Year: 2025
Samsung launches S25 with boosted AI as Apple battle heats up
Samsung S25 Ultra on display at one of Samsung’s stores in London, U.K. Samsung has boosted the capabilities of the S25 on the Ultra model. Arjun Kharpal | CNBC Samsung Electronics on Wednesday launched its latest flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S25 series — touting a custom chip and boosted AI features. The S25 release […]
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Stellantis chairman details planned U.S. investments for Jeep, Ram to Trump
Stellantis Chairman John Elkann speaks during the presentation of the new Fiat Panda as Fiat celebrates the 125th anniversary of its brand in Turin, Italy, July 11, 2024. Massimo Pinca | Reuters DETROIT — Stellantis Chairman John Elkann detailed several upcoming plans the Transatlantic automaker has for U.S. investments when meeting with President Donald Trump […]
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Investors are getting more fearful. Why that’s good for the stock market
The stock market is off to a solid start to 2025 with the S & P 500 hitting a fresh record on Wednesday, but investor surveys suggest there’s plenty of skepticism out there. That may mean the rally has plenty of fuel left. The latest weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors showed […]
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Stocks making the biggest midday moves: Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Oracle, Ford and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Netflix — The streaming giant soared nearly 12% to an all-time high on the heels of better-than-expected results in the fourth quarter. Netflix reported earnings per share of $4.27 on revenue of $10.25 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG forecast $4.20 per share and $10.11 billion in […]
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Trump 2.0 raises awkward policy questions for Europe — but some lawmakers see ‘real opportunity’
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on AI infrastructure at the Roosevelt room at White House in Washington, U.S., January 21, 2025. Carlos Barria | Reuters U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda raises awkward questions for the European Union, although some lawmakers say Trump’s return to the White House could be a “real opportunity” […]
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UK ‘not part of the problem’ when it comes to U.S. trade, Britain’s finance minister says
Rachel Reeves, UK Finance Minister, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC The U.K. is “not part of the problem” when it comes to “persistent” trade deficits that President Donald Trump wants to tackle, the country’s finance minister told CNBC Wednesday. […]
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Musk undercuts Trump’s Stargate AI investment announcement
The logo of OpenAI is shown on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying the photographs of Sam Altman, left, and Elon Musk, March 14, 2024. Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty Images Elon Musk claimed overnight Tuesday that tech giants OpenAI, Oracle and Softbank don’t have enough money to fulfill […]
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Trump threatens Russia with sanctions, tariffs if Putin doesn’t end Ukraine war
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) looks at U.S. President Donald Trump during the welcoming ceremony prior to the G20 Summit’s Plenary Meeting on November 30, 2018 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to impose “high levels” of sanctions on Russia and tariffs on imports from there […]
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Retail crime ‘queenpin’ to pay millions in restitution to Ulta, other retailers for theft ring
The California mom who pleaded guilty to running an organized retail crime ring that stole millions of dollars in beauty products from Ulta Beauty and Sephora to resell on Amazon will now have to pay those retailers back as part of her sentence. Michelle Mack, who began her five-year prison sentence on Jan. 9 following […]
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Family offices are paying executive assistants up to $190,000 a year as demand for talent spikes
Martin-dm | E+ | Getty Images Good help is hard to find. Family offices, the private investment firms of the ultra-wealthy, are increasingly willing to pay extra for it. The talent war between family offices and Wall Street has driven up salaries not only for top investment roles but also for administrative staff. While compensation […]
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