Month: February 2026
Jim Cramer: Waymo’s soaring valuation adds a new layer to the Alphabet buy story
Waymo is becoming a real source of investor excitement on new valuation reports — reaffirming Jim Cramer’s view that the Alphabet stock remains a buy for that and so much more. Once an Alphabet moonshot, launched as the Google Self-Driving Car project in 2009, Waymo nowadays is shooting to the moon. The robotaxi business is […]
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OpenAI launches standalone Codex app for Apple computers
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards OpenAI’s new Codex app. Courtesy of OpenAI OpenAI on Monday launched a standalone app for its artificial intelligence-powered coding assistant, Codex, which is temporarily available to all ChatGPT users with Apple computers. The new app has a simple interface and is designed to serve as a “command center” that makes […]
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Trump says U.S. and India reached trade deal, will lower tariffs immediately
The U.S. and India have reached a trade deal and will immediately move to lower tariffs on each other’s goods, President Donald Trump announced Monday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also agreed to buy American products “at a much higher level” as part of the agreement, Trump said in a Truth Social post following a call […]
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China gloom: The ‘Are you dead?’ app is dead and a ‘crying horse’ plushie is selling out
While Americans worry about inflation and affordability, the Chinese are fretting about deflation and a down economy. To get a sense of Chinese consumer confidence today, visit Beijing toy seller Gao Lan, where a frowning horse plushie is selling out for the Year of the Horse. According to state media, a factory worker mistakenly sewed […]
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Disney supercharged its parks. The booming division still has room to run
People walk in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images All is well in the Magic Kingdom — and all of Disney’s other theme parks, too. The company’s experiences division, which includes its parks, […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Disney, Robinhood, Palantir, IDEXX Laboratories & more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Palantir Technologies — Shares of the data analytics company were more than 2% higher ahead of the company’s earnings report, due out after the bell Monday. William Blair also upgraded the stock to an outperform rating , saying a recent pullback has made the shares attractive. […]
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Two ways for U.S. investors to cash in on the weak dollar
A weak U.S. dollar that’s expected to soften further could mean it’s time for investors to look abroad for opportunities, according to Oppenheimer. The U.S. greenback has declined considerably over the last year, and posted wild moves just in the last month following an escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Europe over Greenland and […]
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Elon Musk has lauded the ‘social media for AI agents’ platform Moltbook as a bold step for AI. Others are skeptical
In this photo illustration, a person holds a smartphone displaying the Moltbook logo, with a larger Moltbook-themed graphic visible in the background, on February 1, 2026, in Chongqing, China. Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty Images Moltbook, a site that bills itself as social media, for AI agents, has divided the tech sector. […]
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Disney signals its next CEO will take over a company with strong momentum
Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger looks on prior to the game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on November 10, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Michael Reaves | Getty Images Sport | Getty Images Disney is ready for its next CEO. On Monday, the company’s leadership outlined its […]
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Strategy slides after bitcoin briefly dips below crypto firm’s key breakeven level
Michael Saylor, chairman of MicroStrategy, speaks at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, on July 26, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Strategy plunged 8% on Monday after bitcoin dipped below the cryptocurrency treasury company’s average purchase price per token. Bitcoin traded at about $74,500 at its bottom on Monday – its lowest […]
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