Stocks may actually like an inflation-fighting Federal Reserve, despite volatility leading up to the central bank’s first rate hike in more than three years.
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Here’s why stocks can still go higher, even with the Fed’s aggressive rate-hiking stance
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Stock futures are little changed after rally in banks and tech lifts major averages: Live updates
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Jan. 15, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were near the flatline Thursday night after a rally in banks and tech names boosted the major averages. S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%, while Dow Jones […]
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China just ‘months’ behind U.S. AI models, Google DeepMind CEO says
China’s artificial intelligence models may be just “a matter of months” behind U.S. and Western capabilities, Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind told CNBC. The assessment from the head of one of the world’s leading AI labs and a key driver behind Google’s Gemini assistant, runs counter to views that have suggested China remains […]
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AI trade back on? The company behind chip leaders like Nvidia and AMD just raised its spending forecast
Robust earnings results from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. just gave a huge lift to the artificial intelligence trade. TSMC on Thursday posted a 35% year-over-year increase in profit for its fourth quarter, handily beating Wall Street’s estimates and hitting a fresh record. Its high-performance computing division, which includes artificial intelligence and 5G applications, made up […]
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