Technology
Micron revenue almost triples, tops estimates as demand for memory soars
Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra speaks at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, on Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron said revenue almost tripled in the latest quarter as results topped analysts’ estimates. Here’s how the company did relative to LSEG consensus: Earnings per […]
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Amazon says U.S. Postal Service ‘walked away at the eleventh hour’ in negotiations
An amazon worker unloads packages on November 29, 2024 in New York City. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday addressed its business relationship with the U.S. Postal Service, saying in a blog post that recent contract renewal negotiations with the carrier fell apart in December when it “abruptly walked away at the […]
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Cramer weighs in on ‘hack downgrade’ of Starbucks — and what’s behind Amazon’s dip
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks tumbled on Wednesday following hotter-than-expected wholesale inflation data and rising oil prices caused by the Middle East conflict. Brent crude , the international benchmark, crept back up after […]
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Meta is shutting down VR social platform Horizon Worlds in further pivot away from the metaverse
The Meta Horizon Worlds logo is displayed on a smartphone screen, and the Meta logo is in the background in Chania, Greece, on Aug. 9, 2024. Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Meta announced Tuesday that it is shutting down Horizon Worlds, the virtual reality social network for Quest VR headsets that was once […]
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Meta will pay Instagram, TikTok and YouTube creators with big followings to post on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg attends the UFC 320 event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Oct. 4, 2025. Chris Unger | Ufc | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday launched a new program aimed at luring top creators from TikTok and YouTube to Facebook, offering guaranteed pay and boosted reach. The Creator Fast Track program offers social media […]
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How the red-hot AI data center boom is igniting demand for a new, lucrative career path: trade workers
Demand for new AI data centers is surging, but they can’t build themselves. Big Tech is funneling billions into building out these specialized facilities, with the four hyperscalers, Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, committing nearly $700 billion in combined capex spending this year to fund these developments. Amazon said last month that it’s committing $12 […]
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Fed Day, Macy’s earnings, Micron’s memory boost and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Wednesday. And happy first day on the job to Josh D’Amaro, who today replaces Bob Iger as Disney’s CEO. CNBC’s Lillian Rizzo has more on what’s in store for the Mouse House’s new leader. Stock futures are rising this morning. All […]
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Micron rides memory price spike into earnings with stock up 62%, drubbing its tech peers
Sanjay Mehrotra, president and chief executive officer of Micron Technology Inc., during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Micron Technology Inc. semiconductor manufacturing facility in Clay, New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. Heather Ainsworth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Micron saw its stock triple in 2025, and it’s up nearly 62% so far […]
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Jensen Huang says Nvidia has received orders from China and is ‘restarting our manufacturing’
After an extended delay in selling into the world’s second-largest economy, chipmaker Nvidia is gearing up to provide some customers in China with its H200 processors, CEO Jensen Huang said on Tuesday. “We have received purchase orders, and we’re in the process of restarting our manufacturing,” Huang told reporters at the company’s GTC conference in […]
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Elon Musk and SEC in talks to settle lawsuit over Twitter deal
Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S.-Saudi Investment Forum at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Nov. 19, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Elon Musk is in talks with the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle a lawsuit filed by the regulator […]
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