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Alphabet jumps 3% as search, advertising units show resilient growth
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai during the Google I/O developers conference in Mountain View, California, on May 10, 2023. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Alphabet‘s stock gained 3% Friday after signaling strong growth in its search and advertising businesses amid a competitive artificial intelligence environment and uncertain macro backdrop. “GOOGL’s pace of GenAI […]
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Fed’s Hammack calls for patience in assessing what impacts tariffs will have on the economy
Key Points In her first broadcast interview since taking the reins at the Cleveland Fed, Hammack noted the high level of uncertainty now and did not commit to a specific course of action regarding interest rates. A former Goldman Sachs executive, Hammack said she is sensitive to market movements but only in how they affect […]
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Tesla stock pops after Trump comments on China tariffs and Powell, despite weak earnings
US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, alongside Musk’s son X Æ A-Xii, speak to the press as they stand next to a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Tesla shares popped 5% after CEO […]
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Musk says he’s looking to put ‘proper value’ on xAI during investor call, sources say
Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 10, 2025. Nathan Howard | Reuters Elon Musk is looking to put “proper value” on his artificial intelligence startup xAI, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. The comments came during a call with xAI investors last week, sources familiar […]
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Capital One and Discover merger approved by Federal Reserve
Key Points Capital One Financial’s application to acquire Discover Financial Services has officially been approved by the Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Capital One announced plans to acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion in February 2024. It will also indirectly acquire Discover Bank through the transaction. Source
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Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live on policy to the Economic Club of Chicago
[The stream is slated to start at 1:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks Wednesday afternoon at the Economic Club of Chicago, delivering policy remarks with markets on edge over the effect of President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Nvidia, ASML, Advanced Micro Devices and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Nvidia — Shares tumbled more than 7% after Nvidia said it will record a $5.5 billion charge tied to exporting H20 graphics processing units to China, along with other destinations. The company said in a regulatory filing that the U.S. government informed Nvidia it would require […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: United Airlines, J.B. Hunt, Interactive Brokers and more
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : United Airlines — The airline popped nearly 7% after posting first-quarter adjusted earnings of 91 cents per share, while analysts polled by LSEG had expected 76 cents per share. However, United Airline’s revenue of $13.21 billion came in below the $13.26 billion forecast. Shares of […]
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Fed Governor Waller sees tariff inflation as ‘transitory’ in ‘tush push’ comparison
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller speaks during the Clearing House Annual Conference in New York City, on Nov. 12, 2024. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said Monday he expects the effects of President Donald Trump’s tariffs on prices to be “transitory,” embracing a term that got the central bank in trouble […]
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Unemployment fears hit worst levels since Covid as tariffs fuel inflation outlook, Fed survey shows
People shop for produce at a Walmart in Rosemead, California, on April 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty Images Consumer worries grew over inflation, unemployment and the stock market as the global trade war heated up in March, according to a Federal Reserve Bank of New York survey released Monday. The central […]
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