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What’s next for Meta’s metaverse
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What’s next for Meta’s metaverse

In October 2021, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sent his trillion-dollar social media company into a new direction. Facebook changed its name to Meta and Zuckerberg set his sights on a new horizon, the metaverse. “There was genuinely a need and a desire at the time for Facebook, the company, to rebrand into something else,” said […]

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Super Micro gets Nasdaq listing extension, says it can file financials by February
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Super Micro gets Nasdaq listing extension, says it can file financials by February

The Super Micro Computer headquarters in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Embattled server maker Super Micro Computer said on Friday that it received an extension from Nasdaq, giving the company until February to maintain its listing on the stock exchange. The stock rose 7% in […]

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Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record alongside Amazon
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Meta shares rise on potential TikTok ban in U.S., closing at record alongside Amazon

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., arrives for the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta shares continued their extended rally on Friday, rising 2.4% and closing at a record after a federal appeals court upheld a law requiring China’s ByteDance […]

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Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’
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Trump says venture capitalist David Sacks will be AI and crypto ‘czar’

Zenefits CEO David Sacks speaks at the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco, Calif. Paul Chinn | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers via Getty Images Venture investor and podcaster David Sacks will join the Trump administration as the “White House A.I. & Crypto Czar,” President-elect Donald Trump announced on Truth Social on Thursday. Sacks […]

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Apple subscribers, Messi and growth of soccer
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MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Apple subscribers, Messi and growth of soccer

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber said the state of soccer in the U.S. is strong and Apple subscriptions are exceeding expectations as the league prepares for the MLS Cup on Saturday. Appearing on the CNBC Sport videocast with Alex Sherman, Garber, who just signed a new contract with MLS through 2027, said more than […]

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Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help with reducing regulation
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Jeff Bezos says he’s optimistic about Trump, will help with reducing regulation

Jeff Bezos, founder and executive chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, takes the stage during the New York Times annual DealBook summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 04, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Amazon founder Jeff Bezos spoke optimistically of President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday […]

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks start December chilly; Korea stocks tumble on political chaos
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks start December chilly; Korea stocks tumble on political chaos

The Fearless Girl statue outside the New York Stock Exchange on December 18, 2020 in New York City. Noam Galai | Getty Images Entertainment | 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 […]

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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks began December chilly, but will probably warm up soon
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CNBC Daily Open: U.S. stocks began December chilly, but will probably warm up soon

New York City was hit by the first snow of the season on November 15, 2018. Erik Mcgregor | Lightrocket | 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 are. Like […]

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‘We really like the U.S.,’ Julius Baer portfolio manager says. Here’s where she sees opportunity
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‘We really like the U.S.,’ Julius Baer portfolio manager says. Here’s where she sees opportunity

At a time when investors are mixed on the U.S. market, one portfolio manager remains optimistic and sees reasons to stay invested. “We really like the U.S.,” Aneka Beneby, portfolio manager at Julius Baer International, told CNBC Pro last month. “Now that the [U.S.] election result is clear and behind us, we can reasonably assume […]

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This is the biggest AI winner two years after ChatGPT’s debut — and it’s not Nvidia
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This is the biggest AI winner two years after ChatGPT’s debut — and it’s not Nvidia

In the two years since the launch of ChatGPT, stocks have soared to new highs, megacaps have ballooned in size and AI chipmaker Nvidia has become the second-largest stock in the U.S. by market value. But the biggest winner has in fact been a little-known Ohio-based cooling technology stock named Vertiv Holdings. Vertiv has benefited […]

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