Day: February 6, 2026
AI companies pour big money into Super Bowl battle
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Artificial intelligence companies are playing their biggest role yet at the Super Bowl, with all the major AI players buying ads to showcase their tools – both for consumers and for businesses – to the expected audience of as many as 130 million people. This year’s Super Bowl […]
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Jim Cramer: Amazon spending looks painful but it’s not a reason to sell the stock
Jim Cramer is urging Amazon investors to remain patient and trust the cloud and e-commerce company’s massive spending strategy despite the evident risks it poses to profits. “I have total faith,” Jim said on Friday’s “Squawk on the Street.” “[Amazon CEO Andy Jassy] knows how to do this. So, I believe, and I’m not bolting.” […]
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Tech AI spending may approach $700 billion this year, but the blow to cash raises red flags
A general view of the Google Midlothian Data Center where Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai are scheduled to speak on Nov. 14, 2025 in Midlothian, Texas. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta and Amazon are expected to spend nearly $700 billion combined this year to fuel their […]
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OpenAI executives were on a tear this week trying to quell critics
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Ahead of the Super Bowl on Sunday, OpenAI has been busy playing defense. CEO Sam Altman and a wave of senior […]
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NFL plans to have discussions with partners outside of core media for live games, media chief says
The NFL plans to hold talks with non-traditional media companies to potentially sell them the rights to a live game, NFL Media chief Hans Schroeder told CNBC Sport on Friday. “We have other people that are both partners in a smaller sense — maybe not a full package — or people that still are in […]
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SAVE Act voter ID bill is on the minds of Trump and Congress: What to know
U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters after the weekly Senate Republican caucus policy luncheon at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The rapper Nicki Minaj supports it. Elon Musk says it’s critical to sustain American democracy. The SAVE America Act voter identification bill emerged this week […]
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Time for traders to fade this group of stocks that’s been on a tear, says Carter Worth
(Check out Carter’s worthcharting.com for actionable recommendations and live nightly videos.) The low-beta, long-time laggard S & P 500 Consumer Stapes Sector has come to in a big way the past 3 months, now up 15% in the period versus a 1% gain for the S & P 500 Index itself. Here and now, by […]
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Trump holds leverage over Iran thanks to low oil prices, Energy Secretary says
Low oil prices give President Donald Trump more leverage over Iran, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Friday, speaking as the two adversaries teeter on the brink of another conflict. “The world is very well supplied with oil right now, and I think it gives President Trump more leverage in his geopolitical actions to not […]
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Nvidia rises 7% as Jensen Huang says $660 billion capex buildout is sustainable
The tech industry’s surging capital expenditures for AI infrastructure are justified, appropriate and sustainable, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said Friday on CNBC’s “Halftime Report.” “The reason for that is because all of these companies’ cash flows are going to start rising,” Huang said. Nvidia shares were up 7% during trading Friday. Huang’s comments come after […]
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Bitcoin gets slashed in half. What’s behind the crypto’s existential crisis
In this article MSTR SOL.CM= ETH.CM= BTC.CM= Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nastco | Getty Bitcoin tumbled toward $60,000 this week as investors reassessed its utility. And while there isn’t one clear catalyst driving the bloodbath, one thing is clear: the crypto market is in crisis. “There’s nothing going on in the marketplace that […]
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