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Walmart pauses H-1B visas for job candidates as Trump hikes fees
A Walmart store is shown in Oceanside, California, on May 15, 2025. Mike Blake | Reuters Walmart is pausing the hiring of job candidates who need H-1B visas to work in the U.S., according to a person familiar with the decision, an example of the ways the Trump administration’s immigration policies are shaping corporate strategy. […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Intuitive Surgical, Pegasystems, Beyond Meat, Krispy Kreme and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the stock market’s opening bell. Beyond Meat — The plant-based meat alternative company surged 90%, continuing its meme-fueled craze . The stock soared more than 140% on Tuesday, its largest ever one-day gain, after Beyond Meat signed a deal with Walmart to expand distribution. Earlier in the week, […]
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Netflix earnings, Anthropic’s ‘woke’ problem, Travis Kelce’s Six Flags stake and more in Morning Squawk
Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | 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. To be, or […]
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AI is already taking white-collar jobs. Economists warn there’s ‘much more in the tank’
Marc Benioff, chief executive officer of Salesforce Inc., speaks during the 2025 Dreamforce conference in San Francisco, California, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are harnessing it to employ fewer people. Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that it will “replace literally half of […]
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The S&P 500 has turned into an AI index. These stocks will help diversify your portfolio in case the trend has a setback
With valuations sky high for artificial intelligence stocks, investors may want to start thinking of a backup plan, according to Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker. The plan includes making a list of diversified stock ideas outside of AI, particularly because the S & P 500 is heavily weighted in tech and AI-related names. “Our quality-adjusted […]
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Pokémon, sports trading card boom boosts Target, Walmart ahead of holiday season
Trading cards of the game “Magic” are located in a shop where a “Magic” tournament is taking place. Frank Rumpenhorst | picture alliance | Getty Images As screentime soars and technology races ahead, a low-tech pastime is back in a big way: collecting trading cards. The cardstock depicting everything from NFL standouts to Pokémon and […]
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Top Walmart exec says American manufacturing comeback is real and good for business
John Furner, Walmart U.S. CEO, speaks to CNBC’s Sara Eisen during the Invest in America Forum on Oct. 15, 2025. Aaron Clamage | CNBC Manufacturing is seeing renewed attention from corporate America, with Walmart among the major companies publicly reaffirming its commitment to domestic production. At CNBC’s inaugural Invest in America Forum, Walmart U.S. CEO […]
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Walmart deploys millions of new sensors in retail’s first large-scale deployment of IoT tech
Walmart is deploying millions of ambient Internet of Things battery-free sensors throughout its massive supply chain in the U.S. The retail giant is using technology from Wiliot in what the IoT vendor is calling the first large-scale deployment of ambient IoT in the retail sector and one of the largest such implementations to date. Ambient […]
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Spanish-language audiences are growing even as TV viewership declines
Chris Ryan | Ojo Images | Getty Images The Spanish-language TV audience is growing, and advertisers are taking notice. Over the past few years, the Hispanic population in America has seen significant growth in TV viewership, according to experts, becoming one of the most valuable demographics for media companies and advertisers. And as these consumers […]
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Walmart teams up with OpenAI to allow purchases directly in ChatGPT
Serene Lee | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Walmart said Tuesday it has struck a deal with OpenAI to allow shoppers to make faster purchases directly through artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. With the move, the retail giant and largest U.S. grocer is trying to keep up with changes in how consumers discover items to buy. Along […]
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