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Travel demand shows no signs of slowing. 3 stocks on Josh Brown’s list to ride the wave
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Travel demand shows no signs of slowing. 3 stocks on Josh Brown’s list to ride the wave

(This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — The last time we wrote to you about the travel sector broadly, the big picture idea was that these were among the strongest names in the consumer discretionary part of the […]

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AI data center boom ‘stress tests’ insurers as private capital floods in
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AI data center boom ‘stress tests’ insurers as private capital floods in

AI data centers are becoming a “stress test” for insurers as rapid technological advancements and the use of increasingly complex financial structures present a unique set of challenges and opportunities for the sector. Global spending on data centers could reach $7 trillion by 2030, according to McKinsey, and much of that spending can no longer […]

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CNBC Daily Open: Trump posts expletive-filled Iran threats on Easter Sunday
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CNBC Daily Open: Trump posts expletive-filled Iran threats on Easter Sunday

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to speak in the Cross Hall of the White House on April 1, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Brandon-Pool | Getty Images News Hello, this is Dylan Butts writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily Open. We’re now entering the sixth week of the Iran […]

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Top Wall Street analysts see strong growth potential in these 3 stocks
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Top Wall Street analysts see strong growth potential in these 3 stocks

Tensions in the Middle East due to the U.S.-Iran war and elevated oil prices continued to impact the stock market this week. Investors with a long-term investment horizon should look beyond near-term challenges and capitalize on the ongoing volatility to pick stocks trading at attractive valuations. Tracking top Wall Street analysts can help investors gain […]

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‘Silent killers’: How AI start-ups are trying to solve one of the retail industry’s biggest problems
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‘Silent killers’: How AI start-ups are trying to solve one of the retail industry’s biggest problems

Moment Makers Group | Istock | Getty Images It pinches here; drags there; the draping is wrong. These are some of the examples of the feedback a new crop of artificial intelligence apps might give a prospective customer trying on clothing ahead of a purchase, and in the process reduce the chances of a product […]

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Apple at 50: The iPhone maker ‘blew a 5-year lead’ on AI, but former insiders say it can still win
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Apple at 50: The iPhone maker ‘blew a 5-year lead’ on AI, but former insiders say it can still win

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Nasdaq brought its market open festivities to Apple’s sprawling Silicon Valley headquarters on Tuesday, the eve of the company’s 50th birthday. From a desk inside Apple Park, the ring-shaped campus that Steve Jobs spent his last years helping design, Tim Cook rang the opening bell and, in the process, ushered in the […]

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Debris from aerial interception strikes Oracle building in Dubai, UAE says
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Debris from aerial interception strikes Oracle building in Dubai, UAE says

Jaque Silva | Nurphoto | Getty Images The office of U.S. tech giant Oracle in Dubai was damaged by falling debris, the city’s media office said on Sunday, as Iran continued to fire projectiles at targets around the Middle East in retaliation against U.S. and Israeli strikes. “Authorities confirm that they responded to a minor […]

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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes
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OpenAI’s Fidji Simo takes medical leave, announces leadership changes

Fidji Simo, chief executive officer of Instacart Inc., speaks during a Bloomberg Studio 1.0 interview in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 3, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s product and business chief, announced several leadership changes on Friday and revealed she is taking a significant medical leave […]

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Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield
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Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives outside court to take the stand at trial in a key test case accusing Meta and Google’s YouTube of harming kids’ mental health through addictive platforms, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Feb. 18, 2026. Mike Blake | Reuters For the last three decades, internet giants have been able to […]

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‘Chasing vibes’ — OpenAI’s M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase
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‘Chasing vibes’ — OpenAI’s M&A strategy gets more confusing with TBPN purchase

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, is pictured on Sept. 25, 2025, in Berlin. Florian Gaertner | Photothek | Getty Images Over 10 months after shelling out an eye-popping $6.4 billion for Jony Ive’s nascent devices startup, OpenAI announced another surprising deal on Thursday, snapping up a media business that streams a three-hour daily tech talk […]

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