Year: 2026
Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter
Apple CEO Tim Cook gestures as he departs after a business leaders reception with the US President on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Apple is set to report fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Here’s […]
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Senate begins voting on critical funding measure with shutdown looming
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) enters the U.S. Captiol on Jan. 27, 2026 in Washington, DC. Heather Diehl | Getty Images The Senate on Thursday is taking a key vote on a crucial government funding package, with a shutdown set to begin on Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET. The procedural vote on the […]
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Watch live: Trump holds Cabinet meeting at White House
[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump is holding a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Thursday. The meeting comes as Trump and other administration officials seek to de-escalate tensions over immigration enforcement […]
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Starbucks to reintroduce tiers to loyalty program to encourage more visits
Starbucks is reintroducing tiers to its North American loyalty program in a bid to encourage coffee drinkers to visit more frequently as part of its broader turnaround strategy. The company made the announcement on Thursday at its investor day. Executives across the business are sharing more details on the company’s plans to drive future sales […]
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Meta and Microsoft are making big moves in opposite directions after earnings
It’s a tale of two different megacaps so far this earnings season when it comes to artificial intelligence. Meta Platforms surged after showing signs that investments in AI is boosting the bottom line, while Microsoft shares dropped as the company struggled to justify recent spending plans to investors and showed a slowdown in its cloud […]
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Trade balance soared 94% in November and was higher than a year ago, despite tariff efforts
A boat moves past a cargo ship with containers at a terminal of the Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | Reuters The U.S. deficit with its global trading partners nearly doubled in November as the shortfall with the European Union swelled and the impact of President Donald Trump’s […]
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Software stocks enter bear market on AI disruption fear with ServiceNow plunging 11% Thursday
In this article ASUR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT ServiceNow Inc. signage during the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference in San Jose, California, on March 20, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Software stocks on Thursday slid deeper into an ongoing intense sell-off this year as investors recoiled from the sector on […]
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Homan: ICE and CBP crafting ‘drawdown plan’ in Minnesota, admits ‘improvements’ needed
Border czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference about ongoing immigration enforcement operations on January 29, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Scott Olson | Getty Images U.S. border czar Tom Homan on Thursday said federal immigration enforcement agencies are working on a plan to reduce their massive presence in Minnesota, while broadly acknowledging problems with […]
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Comcast posts mixed quarter as broadband pressures weigh on business
Comcast posted mixed results for its fourth quarter on Thursday, beating analyst expectations on earnings but slightly missing on revenue. Once again, Comcast’s broadband business showed signs of significant competition facing cable companies. Comcast said it lost 181,000 domestic broadband customers during the period, although it said the losses were offset by an increase in […]
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‘Climate of fear’: ICE violence in Minnesota forces CEOs to weigh the risks of speaking out against Trump
Key Points Corporate leaders broke their near year of silence on President Donald Trump’s policies after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis. Yet it’s clear business leaders are treading carefully as they face possible retribution from the White House or risk backlash from a divided American public. “They don’t […]
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