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Nvidia earnings, Big Tech’s White House visit, protein prices and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With focus remaining on artificial intelligence’s potential to shake up various industries, I’ve decided to start a mental count of how many times I say or write variations of the term “AI disruption.” S&P 500 futures are little changed this […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, J.M. Smucker, Trade Desk, Nutanix & more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in the premarket: J.M. Smucker — The food stock popped 7% on better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. Smucker earned $2.38 per share, excluding certain items, on revenue of $2.34 billion. Analysts polled by FactSet expected a profit of $2.27 per share on revenue of $2.32 billion. Qnity — […]
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Market watchers back Jensen Huang’s view that investors are ‘wrong’ on SaaSpocalypse
Nvidia ‘s Jensen Huang was right when he told CNBC investors “got it wrong” over AI fears that drove them to sell off software stocks, market watchers have said. Software stocks have been caught up in a sell-off that dragged the sector into bear market territory, amid fears AI could make software as a service […]
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Instagram to start parent alerts for teen suicide, self-harm searches as Meta trials continue
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., exits Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images Instagram said Thursday that it will alert parents when teens repeatedly search for suicide and self-harm terms as parent company Meta comes under scrutiny […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Nvidia’s earnings beat and AI developments provide some respite for markets
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang speaks during Nvidia Live at CES 2026 ahead of the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 5, 2026. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images It’s a good day for the artificial intelligence sector. New partnerships and earnings reports from AI-related companies lifted sentiment […]
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Japan’s Nikkei 225 crosses 59,000 first the first time as central bank board picks fuel ‘Takaichi trade’
South Korea’s central bank raised its key interest rate by a quarter-percentage point as expected on Thursday, in a bid to contain inflation and prevent capital outflows as the U.S. Federal Reserve gears up for more hikes. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit another record Thursday fueled by “Takaichi trade,” […]
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AI disruption didn’t show up in Salesforce results. But the fears are hard to shake
Salesforce on Wednesday evening delivered better-than-expected 2026 fourth-quarter results as its Agentforce artificial intelligence platform became increasingly embedded across the business. However, the stock dropped in after-hours trading as investors remained anxious about the potential of AI disrupting traditional enterprise software companies. Revenue in the quarter ended Jan. 31 rose 12% year over year to […]
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Wall Street priced an AI apocalypse in software, but Jim Cramer says reality is less dire
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday that he believes plenty of software companies will survive the threat of AI disruption, rejecting the most doomsday predictions. Still, he cautioned that investors also shouldn’t hold their breathes for a return to the glory days when investors paid major premiums for their stocks. “The software companies are survivors. They […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Nvidia, Salesforce, Snowflake, Nutanix & more
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Nvidia — Nvidia reported strong earnings and revenue for the fiscal fourth-quarter , leading shares to add more than 1% in extended trading. Nvidia reported adjusted earnings of $1.62 per share, while analysts expected $1.53 per share, according to LSEG. The chipmaker’s revenue of $68.13 billion […]
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Salesforce commits $50 billion for new buybacks as revenue guidance falls short
Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., during the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Salesforce shares slipped 3% in extended trading on Wednesday after the customer service software maker reported healthy results and boosted its long-range revenue goal, although its […]
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