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Alibaba plunges after announcing $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI push

Alibaba plunges after announcing $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI push

Alibaba shares plunged 10% after the tech giant priced a $10.2 billion share placement to fund its growing AI investment...

3 days ago
Oil prices fall as investors await 'toughest' U.S. sanctions on Iran

Oil prices fall as investors await 'toughest' U.S. sanctions on Iran

Oil prices fell Monday as investors awaited details of what Washington has billed as its toughest-ever sanctions campaig...

3 days ago
What's bogging down the data center trade has nothing to do with demand

What's bogging down the data center trade has nothing to do with demand

The stakes are incredibly high for the U.S. to maintain its lead in data centers. It seems to be getting harder and hard...

3 days ago
Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Treasury Secretary to announce Iran sanctions as Tehran dismisses economic warfare threat

Bessent told CNBC that the sanctions will be the "toughest" in history....

3 days ago
Democratic House leader Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner as midterms loom

Democratic House leader Jeffries meets with Jared Kushner as midterms loom

Democrats are currently favored to win a majority in the House of Representatives after November's elections....

4 days ago
Equal-weight S&P 500 is leading the 2026 market and its flagship trade just hit $100 billion

Equal-weight S&P 500 is leading the 2026 market and its flagship trade just hit $100 billion

Money is flooding into equal-weight stock market ETFs this year. Investing experts say it's not a fad....

4 days ago
After 10 years at United, CEO Scott Kirby is thinking big about the future of his airline from JFK to AI

After 10 years at United, CEO Scott Kirby is thinking big about the future of his airline from JFK to AI

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby talked to CNBC in a wide-ranging interview about his proposed airline megadeals, AI and ...

4 days ago
Small UK power plant shut down after cyberattack linked to Iran: Telegraph

Small UK power plant shut down after cyberattack linked to Iran: Telegraph

The U.K. government says the incident did not pose a risk to the country's energy system, adding that it briefed CEOs of...

4 days ago
Paramount, California AG office reportedly plan to meet Monday to discuss settling WBD lawsuit

Paramount, California AG office reportedly plan to meet Monday to discuss settling WBD lawsuit

Paramount and the California A.G. office are set to meet Monday to discuss a settlement of the antitrust lawsuit over Pa...

4 days ago
Nvidia customers reportedly warned about AI-related price hikes

Nvidia customers reportedly warned about AI-related price hikes

The chipmaker has told some of its largest customers that the prices of servers containing its AI chips could move more ...

4 days ago
Trump reshuffled his portfolio in June, selling names like Meta and buying Berkshire Hathaway

Trump reshuffled his portfolio in June, selling names like Meta and buying Berkshire Hathaway

President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transitions in the month of June in what appears to be broad ...

5 days ago
Rising yields rattled the market, but we’re sticking with our favorite AI and retail stocks

Rising yields rattled the market, but we’re sticking with our favorite AI and retail stocks

Stocks took their cue from the bond market this week....

5 days ago
U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs

U.S.-Canada trade talks collapse, ushering in wave of new tariffs

New 50% Trump administration tariffs on some Canadian exports went into place after the U.S. and Canada failed to reach ...

5 days ago
The biggest U.S. stocks have done great for you. Experts say not to get greedy

The biggest U.S. stocks have done great for you. Experts say not to get greedy

Low-cost S&P 500 index funds are the foundation of many portfolios to grow wealth, but investors should add assets t...

5 days ago
Meta is the latest tech giant to land in her courtroom. Meet Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Meta is the latest tech giant to land in her courtroom. Meet Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has presided over a series of landmark tech trials and is now overseeing a case that could ...

5 days ago
Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes 'extraterritorial sovereignty'

Ahead of tough new U.S. sanctions, Iran criticizes 'extraterritorial sovereignty'

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told CNBC on Thursday that the proposed economic measures will likely negate the n...

5 days ago
Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on

Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on

Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners...

5 days ago
Anthropic IPO filing will show AI backlash as a risk factor, sources say

Anthropic IPO filing will show AI backlash as a risk factor, sources say

Anthropic is poised to debut on the stock market at a time when the public is increasingly upset about data centers and ...

5 days ago
As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy

As GOP warns data centers put Ohio Senate seat at risk, Husted defends energy policy

Vice President JD Vance joined Sen. Jon Husted and other GOP leaders at a Middletown, Ohio, steel plant, as data center ...

5 days ago
An overlooked AI winner names a new CFO — plus, Nvidia's key earnings loom

An overlooked AI winner names a new CFO — plus, Nvidia's key earnings loom

Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hou...

5 days ago
Supreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for now

Supreme Court allows Trump to continue White House ballroom construction for now

President Donald Trump had the White House's East Wing demolished in 2025 to make way for his controversial planned ball...

5 days ago
Trump to allow import of 300,000 metric tons of ground beef without tariff

Trump to allow import of 300,000 metric tons of ground beef without tariff

Beef prices in the U.S have soared in 2026 due to a reduction in the nation's cattle herd....

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U.S. military says it aided passage of 660 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz since May

U.S. military says it aided passage of 660 million barrels of oil through Strait of Hormuz since May

The security situation in Hormuz remains contested but the U.S. is helping oil get through the strait....

6 days ago
Wall Street's existential crisis over perpetual futures — the 24/7 security on steroids — just got urgent

Wall Street's existential crisis over perpetual futures — the 24/7 security on steroids — just got urgent

Perpetual futures, or perps, are shaking up exchanges as investors seek continuous access to trading....

6 days ago
U.S., Canada near final trade deal as Trump tariff deadline looms

U.S., Canada near final trade deal as Trump tariff deadline looms

Businesses have warned that Trump's new 50% duties could cripple U.S. their sales if they take effect....

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New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports

New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports

AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report....

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NATO member Romania scrambles F-16 fighter jets to destroy drone near critical European gas project

NATO member Romania scrambles F-16 fighter jets to destroy drone near critical European gas project

It comes weeks after Romania’s Air Force destroyed a Russian drone in its airspace....

6 days ago
Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as Bessent's bond buyback rally fizzles out

Longer-dated Treasury yields rise as Bessent's bond buyback rally fizzles out

Concerns over the Treasury Department's debt repurchase program continue to weigh on markets....

6 days ago
Oil prices head for second weekly rise as U.S. vows to turn up economic pressure on Iran

Oil prices head for second weekly rise as U.S. vows to turn up economic pressure on Iran

Oil prices eased Friday but remained on track for a second straight weekly gain as hopes of a swift reopening of the Str...

6 days ago
Bitcoin on track for 20% weekly gain as investor optimism floods back

Bitcoin on track for 20% weekly gain as investor optimism floods back

The flagship digital currency has enjoyed a strong week boosted by several contributing factors....

6 days ago
Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data

Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data

Goldman says hedge funds suffered worst underperformance vs S&P 500 in July in more than 20 years of data....

6 days ago
'A delicate dance': JD Vance says economic pressure is the best way to achieve Washington's objectives in Iran

'A delicate dance': JD Vance says economic pressure is the best way to achieve Washington's objectives in Iran

Vance said "what has been true over the last couple of weeks is they felt a lot more pressure than we have."...

6 days ago
Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say

Taiwan's AI-fueled forecast of 11% GDP growth likely not sustainable, economists say

Taiwan's economic growth could moderate due to its vulnerability to risks of capex slowdown, macroeconomic downturns, an...

6 days ago
U.S. bond intervention is like 'paying your mortgage with your credit card,' JPMorgan's Sullivan says 

U.S. bond intervention is like 'paying your mortgage with your credit card,' JPMorgan's Sullivan says 

The U.S. government's efforts to manage pressure in the Treasury market risk merely shifting the problem down the road, ...

6 days ago
Japan's historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade

Japan's historic yen intervention has ‘turbo-charged’ the carry trade

Japan's historic effort to prop up the yen may have had an unintended consequence: giving investors a better opportunity...

6 days ago
Chinese humanoid robots' biggest obstacle: humans are still (mostly) better

Chinese humanoid robots' biggest obstacle: humans are still (mostly) better

Humanoid robots still struggle to perform as efficiently as humans in most labor scenarios....

6 days ago
CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee meeting addresses emerging prediction market risks

CFTC’s Innovation Advisory Committee meeting addresses emerging prediction market risks

The CFTC's first Innovation Advisory Committee meeting discussed risks of mention markets, with members advocating for t...

6 days ago
Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

Japan headline inflation rate hits highest this year as energy prices bite

Core inflation — which strips out prices of fresh food but includes energy — was in line with expectations, coming in at...

6 days ago
Micron CEO pushes back on memory bear case. 3 key takeaways from Cramer's big interview

Micron CEO pushes back on memory bear case. 3 key takeaways from Cramer's big interview

Jim Cramer's extended interview with the CEO made us more confident in our newest stock position....

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