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Asia markets set to open mixed after Wall Street gains on cooler-than-expected jobs data and rate-cut hopes
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Asia markets set to open mixed after Wall Street gains on cooler-than-expected jobs data and rate-cut hopes

Aerial sunrise view of Osaka city in Japan Frank Lee | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open mixed Thursday, after Wall Street gained on the latest jobs data from ADP, which strengthened investors’ conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. Payroll processor ADP reported that private companies […]

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Dan Niles says his best idea right now is cash. Here’s what else he likes
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Dan Niles says his best idea right now is cash. Here’s what else he likes

In a market that could soon be topping out, the best investment idea right now is cash, according to Dan Niles, founder of Niles Investment Management. The market moved higher on Wednesday, but Microsoft shares fell after The Information reported the company was slashing software sales quotas tied to artificial intelligence. Microsoft denied the report […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Netflix, Marvell Technology, GitLab & more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Microsoft, Netflix, Marvell Technology, GitLab & more

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Genius Sports — The sports analytics company jumped 8% after setting lofty 2028 targets at its investor day. Genius sees ” group revenue ” totaling $1.2 billion by then, along with free cash flow of $220 million. Netflix — Shares declined 5% as investors waited to […]

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Microsoft stock sinks on report AI product sales are missing growth goals
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Microsoft stock sinks on report AI product sales are missing growth goals

Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L) returns to the stage after a pre-recorded interview during the Microsoft Build conference opening keynote in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft pushed back on a report Wednesday that the company lowered growth targets for artificial intelligence software […]

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Macy’s earnings, OpenAI under pressure, Boeing’s delivery outlook and more in Morning Squawk
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Macy’s earnings, OpenAI under pressure, Boeing’s delivery outlook and more in Morning Squawk

Exterior view of Macy’s herald square store in New York City, on November 28, 2025. Kena Betancur | Afp | Getty Images This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Shopping around Macy’s beat Wall […]

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Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs ever in race with OpenAI: FT
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Anthropic reportedly preparing for one of the largest IPOs ever in race with OpenAI: FT

Anthropic, the AI startup behind the popular Claude chatbot, is in early talks to launch one of the largest initial public offerings as early as next year, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.  For the potential IPO, Anthropic has engaged law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, which has previously worked on high-profile tech IPOs such […]

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We’re raising our CrowdStrike price target following a beat and raise quarter
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We’re raising our CrowdStrike price target following a beat and raise quarter

CrowdStrike on Tuesday evening reported better-than-expected fiscal 2026 third-quarter results and forward guidance. The numbers, however, were not enough to power shares higher, given their roughly 24% advance since the cybersecurity company’s fiscal second-quarter print back in late August. That said, the latest beat and raise should help solidify recent stock gains and set the […]

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The stock market believes Google is now winning the AI race over OpenAI, Nvidia
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The stock market believes Google is now winning the AI race over OpenAI, Nvidia

Alphabet-owned Google just gained a leg up over OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to recent stock market performance. Shares of Alphabet and its chip partner Broadcom are surging this quarter as its new version of Gemini AI was released, while proxies for the private OpenAI — Nvidia and Microsoft — underperform. Google, once considered an AI laggard, […]

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Amazon announces new AI chips, closer Nvidia ties — but it’s cloud capacity that matters most
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Amazon announces new AI chips, closer Nvidia ties — but it’s cloud capacity that matters most

Amazon Web Services’ two-track approach to artificial intelligence came into better focus Tuesday as the world’s biggest cloud pushed forward with its own custom chips and got closer to Nvidia . During Amazon ‘s annual AWS Re:Invent 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman unveiled Trainium3 — the latest version of […]

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Amazon launches cloud AI tool to help engineers recover from outages faster
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Amazon launches cloud AI tool to help engineers recover from outages faster

Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud unit on Tuesday announced AI-enabled software designed to help clients better understand and recover from outages. DevOps Agent, as the artificial intelligence tool from Amazon Web Services is called, predicts the cause of technical hiccups using input from third-party tools such as Datadog […]

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