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Industry veterans take a shot at making fusion commercial with insanely powerful lasers
Inside what’s called the amplifier bay of the Texas Petawatt Laser, where the energy of a laser pulse is boosted. The green light are the pump lasers that amplify or boost the energy of the main laser. Photo courtesy Todd Ditmire As the effects of climate change become more obvious, the promise of nuclear fusion […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cisco, BJ’s Wholesale, Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s and more
A customer walks through an aisle of a BJ’s Wholesale Club Inc. store in Falls Church, Virginia, U.S. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Cisco Systems — Shares of the networking equipment producer jumped 5.8%. The company reported earnings after the bell on Wednesday that beat […]
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Pharmacies must pay $650.6 million to Ohio counties in opioid case
A customer views merchandise for sale at a Walgreens store in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles. Christopher Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Pharmacy operators CVS, Walmart and Walgreens must pay a combined $650.6 million to two Ohio counties to address the damage done by the opioid epidemic, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. The order […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Zoom, Ally and more
Vehicles pass a Walmart store in Torrance, California, on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Bing Guan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Walmart, Home Depot — The retailers’ shares rose about 5% each after both companies reported better-than-expected earnings for the most recent quarter. That lifted other retail […]
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3 takeaways from the Investing Club’s ‘Morning Meeting’ on Tuesday
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments: We want growth without inflation WMT, HD earnings beats boost retailers Quick mentions: CTRA, DIS, WFC 1. We want growth without inflation Stocks were mixed Tuesday, with tech names keeping […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Home Depot, Walmart, Masimo and more
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Home Depot (HD) – Home Depot reported a quarterly profit of $5.05 per share, 11 cents above estimates, with revenue and comparable store sales also topping Street forecasts. However, the number of customer transactions fell during the quarter. Home Depot moved between gains and losses in […]
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Citi’s stocks to play the biggest themes of our time like automation and AI
As markets remain saddled with short-term turmoil and recession fears, one top strategist recommends investors start seeking out stocks with long-term structural growth stories. Citi’s Scott Chronert believes stocks that play into the biggest trends of our time, such as artificial intelligence and automation, could start outperforming from here. “Why are we considering themes now? […]
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With 87,000 new agents, here’s who the IRS may target for audits
Jeffrey Coolidge | Photodisc | Getty Images As the Democrats’ spending plan moves closer to a House vote, one of the more controversial provisions — nearly $80 billion in IRS funding, with $45.6 billion for “enforcement” — has raised questions about who the agency may target for audits. IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig said these resources […]
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Oil companies are giving back tons of cash — and other things we’ve learned this earnings season
A trader works at the New York Stock Exchange NYSE in New York, the United States, May 18, 2022. U.S. stocks plummeted on Wednesday as weak earnings from major retailers stoked concerns about the impact of inflation. Michael Nagle | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Source
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Tech industry’s critical policy issues likely tabled as Congress heads for recess
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at the start of a discussion with historians on how to “establish and preserve the narrative of January 6th” on the one-year anniversary of the attack on the Capitol in Washington, January 6, 2022. Al Drago | Pool | Reuters Congress is […]
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