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Here’s Jim Cramer’s advice to navigate this uncertain earnings season
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Here’s Jim Cramer’s advice to navigate this uncertain earnings season

Earnings season is entering full swing on Wall Street, and CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that investors would be wise to take a wait-and-see approach toward shares of companies that are about to report quarterly numbers. “In this environment, it’s always going to be fragile on the upside and easy on the downside, because the […]

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How 99-year-old publisher Time is leading legacy media into the NFT future
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How 99-year-old publisher Time is leading legacy media into the NFT future

Time magazine covers Eric Baradat | AFP | Getty Images NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have become, perhaps, the most controversial piece of the crypto conversation, evoking both passionate criticism and praise as Web3 becomes a bigger part of popular culture. Able to shut out the noise on both sides of the argument is an unlikely […]

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Microsoft president sees ‘new era’ of stagnating labor pool
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Microsoft president sees ‘new era’ of stagnating labor pool

Microsoft CEO Brad Smith participates in a meeting at The Westin Palace Hotel, on 20 May, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Cezaro De Luca | Europa Press | Getty Images U.S. companies are facing a “new era” in which fewer people are entering the workforce and pressure to pay higher salaries may become permanent, Microsoft president […]

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Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn
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Amazon plans 4,000 more jobs in the UK this year, defying tech downturn

An Amazon warehouse in Warrington, England. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images Amazon announced Friday it would create more than 4,000 permanent jobs in the U.K. in 2022, defying a wave of job cuts in the tech industry. The roles will include job functions in software development, product management, and engineering, as well as operational duties […]

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How two college friends launched a company that has helped save 32 terawatt hours of energy and more than  billion in energy bills
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How two college friends launched a company that has helped save 32 terawatt hours of energy and more than $3 billion in energy bills

The founders of Opower, Daniel Yates and Alex Laskey. Brooks Kraft | Corbis News | Getty Images In this weekly series, CNBC takes a look at companies that made the inaugural Disruptor 50 list, 10 years later. Before Alex Laskey launched an energy efficiency company in 2007, he was primarily working on political campaigns, “almost […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, July 13, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Another weak morning for stocks Just days ago, investors toasted a winning week in the […]

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Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan
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Netflix partners with Microsoft on ad-supported subscription plan

The Netflix logo is seen on a TV remote controller, in this illustration taken January 20, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Netflix has named Microsoft as its partner for its ad-supported service, the companies announced Wednesday. “Microsoft has the proven ability to support all our needs as we together build a new ad supported offering. […]

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Bill Gates donates  billion to personal foundation as it works to ramp up spending
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Bill Gates donates $20 billion to personal foundation as it works to ramp up spending

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and Chair of the Gates Foundation, walks to a morning session during the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference on July 08, 2022 in Sun Valley, Idaho. Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Bill Gates announced Wednesday he’s donating $20 billion to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation this month as […]

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Here are Wednesday’s biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Twitter, Snowflake & more
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Here are Wednesday’s biggest analyst calls: Amazon, Apple, Tesla, Netflix, Twitter, Snowflake & more

Here are Wednesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: KeyBanc initiates Lyft and Uber as equal weight KeyBanc said the ride-sharing companies need to prove that profitability is sustainable. “For Uber profitable growth is necessary to prove out. Investors already view Uber as a LT outperformer due to its scale. … . For Lyft , profitability […]

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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gap, Peloton, Boeing, American Airlines, Twitter and more
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Gap, Peloton, Boeing, American Airlines, Twitter and more

A Gap store in New York, August 2, 2020. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Gap — Shares of the apparel retailer dropped more than 5% after Gap announced Monday that CEO Sonia Syngal is stepping down from her position. Wells Fargo downgraded the stock to equal weight […]

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