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AI shopping could drive $263 billion in holiday sales. Walmart and Target are racing to get in
Holiday shopping has always felt like a “chore” for Amrita Bhasin. Between deciding what to buy, comparing prices and checking reviews, the 24-year-old retail tech CEO said she spent more than 15 hours each year buying gifts for her friends and family, a process that took the joy out of giving. But this year, Bhasin […]
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Oracle’s lease commitments jump by almost 150% as company builds out to meet AI demand
Oracle CEO Clay Magouyrk, center, speaks on a media tour of the Stargate data center in Abilene, Texas, on Sept. 23, 2025. Stargate is a collaboration of OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank, with promotional support from President Donald Trump, to build data centers and other infrastructure for artificial intelligence throughout the US. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg […]
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Broadcom reveals its mystery $10 billion customer is Anthropic
A Broadcom sign is pictured as the company prepares to launch new optical chip tech to fend off Nvidia in San Jose, California, U.S., September 5, 2025. Brittany Hosea-small | Reuters Broadcom revealed during a September earnings call that it had signed a customer that had placed a $10 billion order for custom chips. At […]
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Don’t use Oracle and its challenges as a barometer for the many great AI stocks we own
The broader AI trade is back in the hot seat because of Oracle. It shouldn’t be. Oracle shares were getting crushed on Thursday following a quarterly sales miss, a disappointing guide, and a spending outlook increase. The magnitude of the stock decline was compounded by what management did not address on Wednesday evening’s conference call, […]
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Oracle set to report quarterly results after the bell
Larry Ellison, Oracle’s co-founder and chief technology officer, appears at the Formula One British Grand Prix in Towcester, U.K., on July 6, 2025. Jay Hirano | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Oracle is scheduled to report fiscal second-quarter results after market close on Wednesday. Here’s what analysts are expecting, according to LSEG: Earnings […]
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Amazon pledges massive $35 billion worth of investments in India with focus on AI
Employees stand near an The Amazon Inc. logo is displayed above the reception counter at the company’s campus in Hyderabad, India, on Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon on Wednesday committed to investing over $35 billion in India’s cloud and artificial intelligence space by 2030, as hyperscalers race to get […]
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CNBC Daily Open: A Fed rate cut might not be festive enough
An eagle sculpture stands on the facade of the Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images On Wednesday stateside, the U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to lower its benchmark interest rates by a quarter percentage point to a range […]
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SF mayor’s downtown revival project has reeled in $60 million from Google, OpenAI and others
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie speaks during a press conference at San Francisco City Hall on Oct. 23, 2025 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images San Francisco’s Downtown Development Corporation, launched in April by Mayor Daniel Lurie, said on Tuesday that it’s received over $60 million in early commitments from donors including […]
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Broadcom is firing on all cylinders, and Wall Street can’t get enough of the stock
Broadcom shares hit an all-time high during Monday’s trading session after the emergence of another encouraging sign that the company’s custom chips are all the rage on the AI scene. The newest development comes from the tech website, The Information, which said Microsoft could be looking to move its custom chip business from Marvell Technology […]
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Confluent stock soars 29% as IBM announces $11 billion acquisition deal
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna speaks at the SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, on March 11, 2025. Andy Wenstrand | Sxsw Conference & Festivals | Getty Images IBM announced Monday that it is acquiring data streaming platform Confluent in a deal worth $11 billion. Shares of Confluent soared 29% premarket. IBM stock sank about 1%. IBM […]
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