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Eli Lilly's stock price and market cap are poised to explode with the GLP-1 market.

We recently published 10 Stocks Losing Their Fire. Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) is one of the worst performers on Thursday. Intel snapped a two-day rally on Thursday, shedding 7.45 percent to close at $40.50 apiece as investors resorted to profit-taking to take advantage of the previous day’s record high. At intra-day trading, the stock fell by […]

Morning Brief anchor Julie Hyman breaks down the latest market news for December 5, 2025. Netflix (NFLX) announced it is buying Warner Bros. Discovery's (WBD) studios and streaming unit in a deal valued at nearly $83 billion. Citi media and entertainment senior analyst Jason Bazinet shares his take on the deal. Meanwhile, more top executives are leaving Apple (AAPL). Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley helps make sense of the latest departures. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief.

Apple's Monster Rally Returns It to Market Leadership as Siri Overhaul Slips

Apple expands global warnings tied to suspected state-backed hacking attempts.

Microsoft’s latest price target revision reflects a slightly higher fair value of about $625.41, supported by a modestly upgraded revenue growth outlook of roughly 15.28% and a marginally higher assumed discount rate of around 8.52%. These small but meaningful tweaks mirror a market narrative that is growing more confident in Microsoft’s long term AI and cloud opportunities while still accounting for rising capital intensity and risk. Stay tuned to see how you can track these evolving...

Apple (AAPL) has seen several top executives depart the company recently. Some retired, such as senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternu (who many expected would succeed Apple CEO Tim Cook), while others were poached by Meta (META), like veteran designers Alan Dye and Billy Sorrentino. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley outlines the details and examines what the executive changes signal about Apple. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief.

The search leader is closing the gap in artificial intelligence (AI).

STORY: India is reviewing a proposal about greater phone-location surveillance.That's according to documents, emails and five sources.The pitch is from the telecom industry to force smartphone firms to enable satellite location tracking.Tech majors, including Apple, Google and Samsung have all opposed the move due to privacy concerns.Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government this week pulled back from forcing smartphone makers to preload a state-run cyber safety app on all devices.Activists and politicians had raised privacy worries about potential snooping.The Modi administration has been concerned for years its agencies don't get precise locations when legal requests are made to telecom firms during investigations.The current system only allows companies to use cellular tower data.That only provides an estimated area location, which can be off by several meters.An email showed a leading Indian telecoms trade body proposed precise user locations should only be provided if authorities order smartphone makers to activate A-GPS technology.It would require location services to always be activated in smartphones with no option for users to disable them.Sources said Apple, Samsung and Alphabet's Google have told New Delhi it shouldn't be mandated.India's IT and home ministries are both analyzing the telecom industry's proposal and didn't respond to Reuters questions.

IREN's 371% stock surge masks heavy capex demands, earnings uncertainty and tough new AI/HPC competition that keep risk elevated.

Bernstein highlights a sharp month-over-month surge in iPhone revenue. Could this strength indicate an appealing entry point for the stock?

Shares of Apple are heading into December on steady footing as investors weigh record holiday guidance against questions about whether the stock's recent strength already captures the upside. The tone shifted from quiet accumulation to a more measured ...

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Morning Brief host Julie Hyman outlines three things investors are watching on Friday, Dec. 5: Netflix's (NFLX) $72B Warner Bros. deal, upcoming Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) data, and executive changes at Apple (AAPL). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief.

The chancellor has been accused of misleading the public in the run-up to the budget, but she denies the claims.

NBIS lifts 2025 capex to $5 billion while racing to meet AI demand, raising questions about its path to a slightly EBITDA-positive year-end.

CRWV's federal push boosts momentum as soaring Q3 revenues and early NASA adoption signal wider public-sector potential.

"You could really, in a very fundamental sense, talk about redrawing the border around a brain," Hodak says, "possibly to include four hemispheres, or a device, or a whole group of people."

Prismforce, a leading AI-powered Talent Supply Chain company, has announced a strategic collaboration with Microsoft. At the core of this collaboration is the launch of Prismforce's AI-powered agent, seamlessly embedded within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. This integration redefines enterprise talent management - enabling smarter staffing decisions, unlocking AI-driven talent insights, and streamlining collaboration within the everyday tools used by professionals.

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Centrilogic has achieved all six designations in the Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program, highlighting its expertise in delivering comprehensive AI and cloud solutions across Microsoft’s portfolio. This distinction places Centrilogic among a select group of less than 1% of Microsoft's partners worldwide, demonstrating their capability to aid businesses in digital transformation, innovation, and growth. Through these designations, Centrilogic is positioned to support mid-market and enterprise...

Investing.com -- In a note to clients on Friday, Mizuho named the stock that it is buyers of heading into earnings next week, with analyst Vijay Rakesh telling clients he is bullish on the name as AI demand accelerates into 2026.

05 Dec, 2025 @ 12:00 by Yahoo! Finance

You won't find all the same growth stocks in Virtus Silvant Focused Growth that appear in other top mutual funds.

05 Dec, 2025 @ 12:00 by Yahoo! Finance

The market continues to show some encouraging signs and if that continues, bull put spread trades could do well.

AI integrations are booming, cash flow is rising, yet Wall Street isn't buying it--for now.

The urgency at banks to shed risk is visible all over credit markets. The cost of protecting Oracle Corp. debt against default using derivatives has risen to the highest since the Global Financial Crisis. Morgan Stanley has looked at using a significant risk transfer — a form of insurance against loan losses — to diffuse some of the risk tied to its tech company borrowers.

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