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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia is back in the green amid Trump’s dealmaking
NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at an ‘Investing in America’ event in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 30, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters The “Magnificent Seven” group of stocks — comprising Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta Platforms, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla — drove much of the S&P 500’s sterling 23.31% gain […]
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S&P 500 futures slip after index posts third consecutive winning day: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 14, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters S&P 500 futures slipped in overnight trading after the broad market index strung together a third consecutive advance in reaction to the Trump administration and China hammering out a […]
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Amazon lays off about 100 employees in devices and services unit
An Amazon device is displayed at an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, U.S., Feb. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Amazon is laying off roughly 100 employees in its devices and services division, the company confirmed on Wednesday. The devices and services unit includes a wide range of businesses, such as the […]
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Trump joined by dozens of CEOs during his Middle East trip
U.S. President Donald Trump and Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg attend a signing ceremony with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (not pictured), in Doha, Qatar, May 14, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters More than 30 business leaders representing America’s top companies joined President Donald Trump on Tuesday for a lunch in Saudi Arabia during […]
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CoreWeave beats on revenue, reports more than 400% growth in first earnings after IPO
Mike Intrator, co-founder and CEO of CoreWeave, testifies during a U.S. Senate Commerce Committee hearing on artificial intelligence in Washington on May 8, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Shares of artificial intelligence infrastructure provider CoreWeave reported better-than-expected revenue on Wednesday in the company’s first earnings release since going public. The stock popped […]
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Video podcasts are having a moment at media upfronts
Jason and Travis Kelce with Dunkin Donuts on the New Heights podcast. Courtesy: Wondery Amazon’s second-ever Upfronts pitch to advertisers this week featured an appearance by NFL champion brothers Jason and Travis Kelce. They weren’t there to hype live football rights. While Amazon’s Prime owns the media rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games […]
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Databricks is buying database startup Neon for about $1 billion
Databricks co-founder and CEO Ali Ghodsi. Databricks Data analytics startup Databricks said Wednesday that it’s buying Neon, a cloud-based database software vendor, for about $1 billion. It’s the latest big deal for Databricks, which bought artificial intelligence model training startup MosaicML for $1.3 billion in 2023 and paid over $1 billion last year for data […]
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AI research takes a backseat to profits as Silicon Valley prioritizes products over safety, experts say
Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI and co-founder of Tools for Humanity, participates remotely in a discussion on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., April 24, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images Not long ago, Silicon Valley was where the world’s leading artificial intelligence experts went to […]
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Stock futures are flat on Tuesday with Nasdaq riding five-day winning streak: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on May 7, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed on Tuesday evening as Wall Street looks to extend a strong start to the week. Futures tied to the S&P 500 dipped less than 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures ticked down about […]
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Photos: Tech CEOs mingle with Trump and Saudi Crown Prince at investment forum in Riyadh
Senior Advisor to the U.S. President Elon Musk (L) and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang (C) are directed to greet the Saudi Crown Prince at the Royal Court in Riyadh on May 13, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Wealth and power. Global political and business leaders gathered in Riyadh on Tuesday for the […]
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