Alphabet Inc
Tech’s splurge on AI chips has companies in ‘arms race’ that’s forcing more spending
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect event at Meta headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 27, 2023. Josh Edelson | AFP | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been assembling a large stockpile of Nvidia chips, spending billions of dollars so his company can develop and train advanced […]
Read More
S&P 500 futures slip after worst day for benchmark since 2022: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 24, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were mixed Thursday as investors looked ahead to the release of key data and tried to recover after a tough session for Wall Street. S&P 500 futures and […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Lamb Weston, Tesla, Enphase Energy and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Lamb Weston –The potato and French-fry company tanked 27% after issuing a disappointing report for the fiscal fourth quarter. Lamb Weston generated adjusted earnings of 78 cents per share on $1.61 billion of revenue. Wall Street analysts were looking for $1.26 per share in earnings on […]
Read More
Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Alphabet, Tesla, Texas Instruments, Meta Platforms and more
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent-company slipped nearly 4% before the opening bell. Advertising revenue in Alphabet’s YouTube segment undershot expectations in the second-quarter and overshadowed results that beat analyst estimates on the top and bottom line. Tesla — Stock in the electric vehicle company […]
Read More
How Truth Social could make former President Trump billions before turning a profit
Truth Social is a social media platform whose majority owner is former President Donald Trump. A team of early investors say they want to “end Big Tech’s assault on free speech.” Achieving that may require a rapid uptick in the size of its user base, which is currently unknown. The public has limited access to […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Nasdaq futures fall as Alphabet, Tesla earnings disappoint
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on July 22, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they […]
Read More
Asia markets are mixed as traders assess Japan, Aussie business activity data and U.S. tech earnings
An aerial view of the central business district and Sydney Opera House on February 17, 2023. David Gray | Getty Images News | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.19%, while the broad-based Topix was down 0.35%. Flash data from the au Jibun Bank showed that the country’s business activity returned to growth. Japan’s composite […]
Read More
Tesla’s profit margin is getting hammered by EV discounts and hefty AI spending
Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. Apu Gomes | Getty Images As Tesla CEO Elon Musk continues to make lofty promises about his company’s future in autonomous driving and […]
Read More
Europe’s AI-powered Google Translate rival DeepL launches traditional Chinese language in Asia push
DeepL CEO Jaroslaw “Jarek” Kutylowski. DeepL German artificial intelligence translation startup DeepL on Wednesday launched traditional Chinese as a language option as it looks to expand its presence in Asia. DeepL, one of Europe’s high-profile AI companies valued at $2 billion, sells translation software aimed at businesses rather than everyday consumers. Traditional Chinese is a […]
Read More