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Alphabet is surging on notion it’s winning AI race over OpenAI. Why that’s scaring many investors
Alphabet ‘s recent move into the spotlight on artificial intelligence has sent its shares jumping while other major technology names flounder. Shares of the Google parent surged more than 5% on Monday, adding to last week’s gain of more than 8%. The Big Tech stock is on track to finish November higher by more than […]
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Microsoft faces uphill climb to turn enterprise dominance into widespread AI chatbot adoption
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at Microsoft Build AI Day in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Adek Berry | AFP | Getty Images On Microsoft’s earnings call last month, CEO Satya Nadella boasted about the company’s artificial intelligence products, and said over 150 million people are using its Copilot assistant for productivity, cybersecurity, coding […]
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Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after release of emails with Epstein
Larry Summers, president emeritus and professor at Harvard University, at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Stefan Wermuth | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said Wednesday that he will resign from the board at OpenAI after the release of emails between him and the notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers had announced […]
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Meta’s big antitrust win, Salesforce’s deal closure, and iPhone’s popularity in China
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Stocks continued their recent declines Tuesday as megacap tech lagged on worries about valuations within the artificial intelligence trade. The S & P 500 was […]
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Klarna tops third-quarter revenue estimates in first earnings report since IPO
Key Points Klarna topped Wall Street third-quarter revenue expectations in its first earnings report since its IPO on the NYSE in September. CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski told CNBC that the company is benefitting from U.S. growth and growing adoption of Klarna Card and fair financing. Siemiatkowski said the company isn’t yet seeing “material differences” in payback […]
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We don’t have high hopes for this tech stock, but we’re thrilled with this bank
Two portfolio stocks are making news Monday — one in enterprise software and the other in banking. Earnings preview : Bank of America lowered its price target on Salesforce to $305 per share from $325 ahead of quarterly earnings next month. The analysts, who kept a buy rating on shares, cited cheaper multiples across software peers, […]
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In defense of junior staff: Why replacing young people with AI could spark a ‘talent doom cycle’
In the U.S., postings for entry-level jobs have declined about 35% since January 2023, per data from labor research firm Revelio Labs. Cemile Bingol | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images As more companies brazenly declare AI-driven layoffs in 2025, the first jobs on the chopping block appear to be junior positions and entry-level jobs. Graduate […]
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CNBC Daily Open: There’s the AI market, and then there’s ‘everything else’
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 12, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The divergence between the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite on Wednesday stateside reinforces the suggestion that there are two markets operating in the U.S.: one […]
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CNBC Daily Open: An AI and ‘everything else’ market in play in the U.S.
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Nov. 12, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The divergence between the performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite on Wednesday stateside reinforces the suggestion that there are two markets operating in the U.S.: one […]
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You’ve just been laid off because of AI — here’s what to do next
U.S. job cuts in October marked the worst layoffs since 2003, per a report from Challenger, Gray & Christmas. Jay Yuno | E+ | Getty Images AI-driven layoffs have become a dominant theme of 2025 as thousands of workers find themselves out of a job whilst companies go all-in on artificial intelligence. In October, tech […]
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