Year: 2026

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating
Technology

A Waymo hit a child near an elementary school. The NHTSA is investigating

A Waymo vehicle exits a charging lot on Jan. 15, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Alphabet-owned Waymo has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that one of its driverless vehicles “struck a child near an elementary school” in Santa Monica, California The Jan. 23 incident is now being investigated by […]

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Microsoft is testing a major technical level after its post-earnings plunge
World

Microsoft is testing a major technical level after its post-earnings plunge

I often call the 200-day moving average the key barometer of health when judging a stock. Above it – the patient is healthy. Testing it – we need to examine and wait for further evidence to confirm its health. Below it – I yield to that the old adage: Bad things happen under the 200-day […]

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Apple set to report earnings: iPhone growth, AI, memory costs will be in focus in first quarter
World

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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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: ServiceNow, Salesforce, Southwest, Carnival & more
Finance

Stocks making the biggest moves midday: ServiceNow, Salesforce, Southwest, Carnival & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: ServiceNow — The software stock tumbled 11% despite the company’s better-than-expected fourth-quarter results. Morgan Stanley said ServiceNow’s report was “Good, but not good enough” to convince skeptical investors that the company’s business would continue to see robust growth in the face of competition from […]

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Senate begins voting on critical funding measure with shutdown looming
Politics

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
Politics

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
Business

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
Technology

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
World

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
Finance

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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