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AI companies are downplaying amount of energy and capital they need, Joe Lonsdale says
Joe Lonsdale, the founder of venture firm 8VC, says that top executives in artificial intelligence are underselling the resources they need to meet their ambitious goals. These companies are ” afraid to scare their investors, and so they are telling them they need a lot less capital, a lot less energy than they know they actually […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Alphabet, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Eli Lilly, Merck & more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Alphabet — The search giant jumped more than 7% after strong results that were boosted by revenue from Google Cloud and YouTube advertising. Alphabet earned $3.10 per share, on an adjusted basis, more than the $2.33 per share expected by analysts polled by LSEG. Revenue of […]
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Big Tech earnings, Fed cuts rates, Trump-Xi meeting and more in Morning Squawk
Stocks on display at the Nasdaq on Sept. 10, 2025. Danielle DeVries | CNBC 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. Magnificent or not? Magnificent Seven members Alphabet, Microsoft and Meta Platforms all beat […]
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CNBC Daily Open: All about Trump-Xi, Fed cuts and Big Tech earnings
The Google corporate office at The Hub building in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 16th, 2025. Beata Zawrze | Nurphoto | Getty Images The news cycle barely stopped to breathe today. First, Trump meets Xi. U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, during which he struck a 1-year rare […]
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Stock futures climb marginally after Trump-Xi meeting in South Korea: Live updates
Stock futures moved higher marginally Thursday as U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded their meeting in Busan, South Korea. This also comes as investors digested a batch of Big Tech earnings and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 37 points, or 0.07%. […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Capex is the number to look at amid Big Tech earnings
Signage at Google headquarters in Mountain View, California, US, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Benjamin Fanjoy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The news is coming in fast and thick. Strap in. First, interest rates. The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered rates by 25 basis points, as expected by traders. But Chair Jerome Powell cautioned that another […]
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defends AI spending: ‘We’re seeing the returns’
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is sounding a familiar tune when it comes to artificial intelligence: better to invest too much than too little. […]
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Microsoft takes $3.1 billion hit from OpenAI investment
Microsoft Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella (L), speaks with OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, who joined by video during the Microsoft Build 2025, conference in Seattle, Washington on May 19, 2025. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Microsoft took a $3.1 billion hit to its net income in the first quarter […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Alphabet, Meta, Starbucks, Microsoft and more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Alphabet — Shares of the Google parent jumped nearly 5% on the back of strong results , which included better-than-expected Google Cloud revenue and YouTube advertising revenue. Alphabet earned $3.10 per share, on an adusted basis, topping the $2.33 per share estimate from LSEG. The search […]
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Microsoft reports earnings beat as Azure revenue climbs 40%
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Axel Springer Neubau in Berlin on Oct. 17, 2023. Ben Kriemann | Getty Images Microsoft reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter as revenue in the company’s Azure cloud business jumped 40%. The stock slipped in extended trading. Earnings per share: $4.13 adjusted vs. $3.67 per share expected […]
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