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Ciena returns to S&P 500 after getting booted 17 years ago
Gary Smith, chief executive officer and president of Ciena Corp., speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York on June 14, 2013. Scott Eells | Bloomberg | Getty Images Networking hardware maker Ciena will join the S&P 500, returning to the benchmark after getting booted 17 years ago. The stock rose in extended trading. […]
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Jim Cramer says the tech sell-off proves why this old investing rule still matters
The action on Wall Street this week is a reminder of the importance of portfolio diversification, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday, as tech-only portfolios have been getting beaten down during the bout of volatility. “Tech’s a good part of the market, it’s just that many of these stocks suddenly aren’t worth as much as we […]
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Qualcomm stock sinks as memory shortage drags on forecast
President and CEO of Qualcomm Cristiano Amon delivers a speech at the Web Summit at Parque das Nacoes in Lisbon, on November 12, 2024. Patricia De Melo Moreira | AFP | Getty Images Qualcomm reported fiscal first-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat expectations, but the company’s forecast came up short because of the global memory […]
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Broadcom, Nvidia shares rise on surging Google capital expenditures for AI
Broadcom shares climbed 6% in extended trading Wednesday after Google reported earnings and surging capital expenditures for artificial intelligence. Google said Wednesday that it expects to spend as much as $185 billion on capital expenditures this year, which is nearly double what it spent last year. Ben Reitzes, Melius Research head of technology research, said […]
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Snap shares rise on fourth-quarter earnings that beat on sales
Evan Spiegel, CEO of Snap Inc. attends the annual Allen and Co. Sun Valley Media and Technology Conference at the Sun Valley Resort in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on July 9, 2025. David A. Grogan | CNBC Snap shares were up over 5 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the Snapchat-parent released fourth-quarter earnings […]
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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy picks marketplace exec to be his new ‘shadow’ advisor
Andy Jassy, CEO of Amazon, speaks during an unveiling event in New York, Feb. 26, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has tapped one of the company’s top marketplace executives to be his new “shadow” advisor, the company announced Wednesday. In a blog post, Amazon said Dharmesh Mehta, vice […]
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OpenAI models could help power Alexa as part of Amazon investment deal
OpenAI’s artificial intelligence models could help power Amazon’s digital assistant Alexa and other internal projects at the e-commerce giant, CNBC confirmed on Wednesday. The collaboration between the two companies is being discussed in tandem with Amazon’s ongoing talks to invest up to $50 billion in OpenAI, according to a source familiar with the matter who […]
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Sandberg, other Meta vets invest in AI workplace communications startup
Slashwork founders Jackson Gabbard, Dave Miller and Josh Watzman. Courtesy: Slashwork Two years after Meta announced it was shuttering its Workplace enterprise business, a band of former engineers at the social media company is launching a new corporate communication platform. Slashwork, as the startup is called, on Wednesday announced that it has raised $3.5 million […]
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Jim Cramer says the software sell-off creates opportunities in stocks outside of tech
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. Stocks were attempting to shake off continued fears that AI disruption could undermine traditional enterprise software companies. Some of the high-multiple names hit hardest in recent sessions, including Club […]
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Alphabet to report earnings: AI, ad momentum key to the fourth quarter
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, attends the inauguration of a new hub in France dedicated to the artificial intelligence sector, at the Google France headquarters in Paris, France, on Feb. 15, 2024. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Alphabet is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings Wednesday after the bell. Here’s what analysts polled by […]
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