Month: January 2026
E-commerce startup Stord buys AI fulfillment platform Shipwire
Yuichiro Chino | Moment | Getty Images E-commerce logistics startup Stord has bought CEVA Logistics subsidiary Shipwire, the company said Monday. The deal, which closed Jan. 1 for a undisclosed amount, adds 12 new locations to Stord’s growing logistics network and about 60 new employees. Shipwire is an AI fulfillment platform used by e-commerce firms. […]
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What Wall Street expects to see from CES 2026, the biggest tech show of the year
The 2026 CES conference, a bellwether for consumer technology, brings a heavy focus on applied use cases of artificial intelligence that could have an impact on several big tech stocks – and Wall Street is watching. The Consumer Technology Association’s CES trade show is running this week with a few notable speakers slated to kick […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Coinbase, Arista Networks, Chevron, Halliburton & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Oil stocks — Shares of major U.S. oil companies jumped following the U.S. attack on Venezuela that led to the ouster of leader Nicolas Maduro as they are seen as beneficiaries from the rebuild of energy infrastructure in the country. Chevron , which already has a […]
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GM posts 5.5% U.S. sales gain in 2025, Stellantis’ Jeep marks first increase in seven years
2026 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1X with Carbon Aero package GM DETROIT — General Motors on Monday reported a 5.5% increase in its annual U.S. sales in 2025, despite a 6.9% decrease during the fourth quarter. The Detroit automaker’s sales results were driven last year by incremental sales of EVs as well as gains in large SUVs […]
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AI godfather says Meta’s new 29-year-old AI boss is ‘inexperienced’ and warns of staff exodus
Yann LeCun, chief AI scientist at Meta Platforms Inc., at the VivaTech conference in Paris, France, on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta’s former chief AI scientist, Yann Lecun, has called its 29-year-old AI boss “inexperienced,” and warned of a staff exodus from the company. Alexander Wang, the billionaire co-founder […]
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Pentagon to cut Sen. Mark Kelly’s military retirement pay over ‘seditious’ video: Hegseth
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., holds a news conference in the Mansfield Room in the U.S. Capitol on Monday, December 1, 2025. Bill Clark | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Pentagon will cut the military retirement pay of Sen. Mark Kelly for what Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the Arizona Democrat’s “seditious” statements on […]
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Amazon lets some users chat with Alexa+ on the web in bid to take on ChatGPT
Alexa+ signage during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Monday launched an Alexa+ website that lets some users chat with its assistant via their browser, putting it in more direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The Alexa.com website is only available […]
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JPMorgan forms special advisory group to share some of bank’s ‘secret sauce’ with clients
Key Points JPMorgan launched its Special Advisory Services initiative Monday, which is aimed at providing key clients with access to consulting services drawn from the investment bank’s own practices. The new effort will be led by Liz Myers, who also serves as global chair of investment banking. The company has identified several dozen adjacent capabilities […]
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Fed’s Kashkari says AI is causing a hiring slowdown in big companies
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said Monday that artificial intelligence is causing big companies to slow hiring, and that many businesses are seeing “real productivity gains” because of the technology. Kashkari said companies have told him that AI is affecting their hiring plans, and he expects to see continued low hiring and low firing in […]
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announces he will not seek reelection
Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota and Democratic vice-presidential nominee, watches as US Vice President Kamala Harris, not pictured, speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024. Kamala Harris has called Donald Trump to concede the election to the President-elect, a senior aide to the Vice President told Bloomberg. Al Drago […]
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