Technology
What top analysts expect to see from Apple’s results out after the bell
“Magnificent Seven” player Apple is slated to post its fiscal first-quarter results after the bell on Thursday. All eyes are on the iPhone maker’s artificial intelligence strategy and product cycle. Apple stock has long been sitting out of the AI-fueled bull market rally. Shares are down more than 5% this year after posting a lackluster […]
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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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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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Powell’s press conference, Big Tech earnings, U.S. dollar volatility and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. It seemed like Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s go-to answer yesterday was “I have nothing for you on that,” which he told reporters at least five times during his press conference. Stock futures are little changed this morning. The three […]
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What tariffs? Toyota hits record sales in 2025, despite Trump’s auto levies
A Toyota dealership is seen on November 19, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Toyota Motor has retained its position as the world’s top-selling automaker in 2025, posting record sales of 10.5 million units, the Japanese auto giant reported on Thursday. Sales of Toyota and its luxury Lexus marque rose 3.7% from […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Investors expected the Fed to hold rates — it was Powell’s comments that drew interest
Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, during a news conference following a Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve left its key interest rate steady in a range between 3.5%-3.75%. But what investors […]
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Why Nvidia’s AI boom couldn’t happen without Dutch chip equipment maker ASML
Nvidia has become the world’s most valuable company thanks to its advanced chips that are powering the AI revolution. But it could not succeed without ASML. The Dutch semiconductor equipment company, one of Europe’s most valuable, makes lithography machines needed to print extremely fine patterns on silicon wafers. It’s the only company in the world […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Fed expectedly keeps rates steady — the intrigue was elsewhere
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell pauses while speaking during a press conference following the Federal Open Markets Committee meeting at the Federal Reserve on Jan. 28, 2026 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images As expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve left its key interest rate steady in a range between 3.5%-3.75%. But what investors were […]
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Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg gets green light from Wall Street to keep pouring money into AI
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg plans to ramp up his company’s spending on artificial intelligence in 2026. Wall Street seems fine with that plan. […]
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Samsung’s fourth-quarter profit triples, beating estimates as AI chip demand fuels memory shortage
Headquarters of Samsung in Mountain View, California, on October 28, 2018. Smith Collection/gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Samsung Electronics reported an over threefold surge in fourth-quarter profits on Thursday, hitting a new record and beating analysts’ estimates, as a memory chip shortage and strong demand for artificial intelligence servers lifted earnings. Here are […]
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