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Meta shares hit all-time high as Mark Zuckerberg goes on AI hiring blitz
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares hit a record high on Monday, underscoring investor interest in the company’s new AI superintelligence group. The company’s shares reached $747.90 during midday trading, topping Meta’s previous stock […]
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Analyst Dan Ives says it will be the summer of $4 trillion market caps for surging tech giants
Nvidia and Microsoft will be the first to join the exclusive $4 trillion market cap club as the appetite for artificial intelligence skyrockets, according to Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities global head of technology research. The two stocks have had an incredible bounce back this quarter after a rough start to the year, as fears around […]
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Jim Cramer says his second-half playbook for investors is quite simple
Jim Cramer’s second-half playbook for investors is all about getting back to the basics. On CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street,” Cramer had a straightforward response when asked where investors should put their focus in the coming months. Choose stocks in companies that are “doing well,” he said Monday, shortly before the opening bell, as the […]
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U.S. stocks are at record highs, but the outlook for the world’s largest economy is no clearer
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025. NYSE U.S. stocks have strongly rebounded after a rough start to the year, even as the outlook for the world’s largest economy and its interest rates remains as uncertain as ever. Economic modeling is “very difficult” right now because “things are changing constantly,” […]
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German inflation unexpectedly falls to 2% in June, hitting ECB’s target
Janine Kraft, store manager of the Tante Enso store in Wörlitz, Germany, sorts goods onto the shelves. Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Germany’s annual inflation rate unexpectedly eased to 2% in June, bringing Europe’s largest economy in line with the European Central Bank’s target, preliminary data from statistics office Destatis showed Monday. […]
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Treasury yields tick lower as Trump’s spending bill in focus
U.S. Treasury yields moved lower as investors monitored whether the Senate would pass President Donald Trump’s divisive spending bill over the next few hours. At 3:59 a.m. ET, the benchmark yield was 2 basis points lower at 4.257%, and the 30-year yield moved 3 basis points lower to 4.814%. Meanwhile, the 2-year yield was little changed […]
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British pound gains as UK-U.S. trade deal cuts autos, aviation tariffs
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How BP became a potential takeover target
The logo of British oil major BP. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images For weeks, market tongues have been wagging about a potential merger between Britain’s oil giants — until, ending weeks of speculation, Shell on Thursday denied reports that it’s in talks to acquire BP. But how did we get to the point […]
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