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Trump’s trade deals, Novartis acquires Avidity, Taco Bell’s beverage push and more in Morning Squawk
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to people waving Malaysian national flags before he departs on Air Force One from Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang on Oct. 27, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key […]
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OpenAI’s spending bonanza has Wall Street focused on capex in Big Tech earnings reports
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, right, speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images OpenAI’s head-spinning investments announced in recent months have led to increased scrutiny of the hyperscalers, which are all racing to develop infrastructure for the accelerating […]
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Top Wall Street analysts pound the table for solid returns in these 3 stocks
The stock market has been volatile lately as investors study the latest twists and turns in the the U.S.-China trade war as well as earnings of major American companies. Despite those challenges, investors can also choose to focus on stocks of companies that can navigate short-term pressures to deliver strong, long-term returns. Tracking top Wall […]
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Earnings playbook: Five ‘Magnificent Seven’ members are set to report in busy week
One of the busiest weeks of the earnings season is upon us, with more than 150 S & P 500 companies set to report. Among the stocks on deck are five of the “Magnificent Seven”: Apple , Amazon , Alphabet , Meta Platforms and Microsoft . Others include UnitedHealth and Caterpillar . So far, third […]
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Week in review: Stocks hit records on inflation data, earnings — plus, we started a new name
Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above […]
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AI spending is boosting the economy, but many businesses are in survival mode
Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist Norton’s For Cameron Pappas, owner of Norton’s Florist in Birmingham, Alabama, the artificial intelligence boom is a world away. While companies like Nvidia, Alphabet and Broadcom are lifting the stock market to fresh highs and bolstering GDP, Pappas is experiencing what’s happening in the real economy, one that’s far removed […]
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What Cramer expects from 10 stocks reporting earnings next week; calls two buys
Earnings season next week goes into overdrive as more than 150 companies in the S & P 500 report their quarterly results. Most of the “Magnificent Seven” tech firms are among them. With Tesla already out and Nvidia not out until Nov. 19, that leaves Alphabet and Club names Amazon , Apple , Meta Platforms […]
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OpenAI’s new Sora 2 video generation app went viral. Is it a real threat to Meta?
Meta is facing new pressure from OpenAI, the juggernaut behind ChatGPT, which is now making waves in short-form video with its viral hit, Sora 2. The new app combines AI-powered video generation with a social feed that mimics TikTok and Instagram Reels. Less than five days after its Sept. 30 launch , Sora 2 racked […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Ford Motor, Alphabet, Alaska Air, Coinbase, Boston Beer and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Ford Motor — The Detroit automaker surged 10.7% following its third-quarter earnings beat . Ford’s adjusted earnings of 45 cents per share topped the 36 cents expected from analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue came in at $47.19 billion, versus the $43.08 billion consensus estimate. Alphabet — […]
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AMD’s stock pops 6% on report IBM can use its chips for quantum computing
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices jumped more than 6% on a report that IBM can utilize the company’s chips to run certain quantum computing algorithms. IBM gained about 6%. Reuters reported on Friday that a paper will publish next week showing that IBM can run a quantum error-correction algorithm on AMD’s field-programmable gate array chips. […]
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