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Microsoft's (MSFT) Activision Blizzard is being probed by the Italian Competition Authority over its
A federal judge in Oakland, California, on Thursday rejected requests by OpenAI and Microsoft to dismiss claims by Musk and ordered the case to proceed to a jury trial set for late April. Musk helped Altman and others launch OpenAI in 2015 and went on to found his own artificial intelligence company in 2023.
Trade wars and macroeconomic events raise questions about how resilient the UK economy would be if it couldn't import key parts.
Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has appointed former Microsoft executive Irina Ghose as its managing director for India, the company said on Friday. Ghose served as managing director for Microsoft's India business, a role she held for two years before leaving the company in December 2025, following a 24-year career at the U.S. tech major. Anthropic, which is backed by Alphabet's Google and Amazon, is set to open its first India office in Bengaluru in early 2026.
Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) long-anticipated entry into the foldable iPhone market may not be as delayed — or as risky — as it appears, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, even as Samsung Electronics Co. (OTC:SSNLF) says the category is nearing mainstream adoption. Apple's Timing May Not Be A Problem After All Apple has yet to launch a foldable iPhone, but Kuo, a TF International Securities analyst known for tracking Apple's supply chain, told Benzinga that timing alone does not put Cupertino at a
When Nancy Pelosi makes a move in the stock market, people notice. The former House Speaker has built a reputation for remarkably well-timed stock trades. Her portfolio decisions often spark intense scrutiny from retail investors trying to decode what Washington's power players know that the rest ...
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Nvidia has built an enormous networking business in just a few years.
Stocks eked out gains at the end of a week packed with developments and earnings ahead of the long weekend.
President Donald Trump stated that his intervention in Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC) has resulted in substantial gains for the U.S. chipmaker. However, he is not sure if he would invest more in the company. “I don’t know about Intel but I’ll invest more in other things,” Trump said. Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Tuesday, Trump said that after he assisted Intel, the company’s valuation soared. He added that Intel’s success had attracted other major players’ investme
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Trump’s 25% tariff on AI chips landed the same day Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted blowout earnings and dismissed AI bubble fears. TSMC’s stock surged 8% Thursday, pulling AMD up 12% and NVIDIA 3% in sympathy. Now investors face a critical question: which chip stocks are most exposed when the tariff hits? The policy ... 5 AI Chip Stocks Most Exposed to Trump’s New 25% Tariff
On Tuesday, Deepwater Asset Management's managing partner Gene Munster said that Apple Inc.'s (NASDAQ:AAPL) switch from OpenAI's ChatGPT to Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google Gemini gives Siri a much stronger chance of success. Apple Partners With Google Gemini To Reinvent Siri Munster took to X and said, "Odds of new Siri succeeding just went up," while praising Apple CEO Tim Cook for turning long-standing Siri shortcomings into an opportunity for future device and services gro
The market anticipates significant growth from CoreWeave over the next two years.
Dow Jones financial giant Goldman Sachs posted mixed results early Thursday. Morgan Stanley surges on its Q4 beat.
Investors have been buffeted by industry losses and geopolitical issues.
Dividend ETFs have been getting another look as the market rotates into non-tech sectors to kick off 2026. This Vanguard ETF, in particular, looks well-positioned to benefit.
Monopolies, we’re told, are bad things. With excessive market power, they can raise prices, reduce innovation, lower product quality, and offer less consumer choice. This is why they often draw antitrust scrutiny and ethical concerns. Yet some companies achieve dominance through sheer innovation, scale, and technological barriers that competitors simply can’t breach. These natural leaders ... 3 Unstoppable Monopolies You Should be Buying Now
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the Must-Watch AI Stocks on Wall Street. On January 12, BofA Securities analyst Wamsi Mohan reiterated a Buy rating on the stock with a $325.00 price target. Firm analysts anticipate upside surprises as the tech giant heads into F1Q26 earnings on January 29 after markets close, particularly driven by […]
Here is how Wedbush analyst Dan Ives thinks Apple could add $100 per share.
Investor Michael Burry, famed for predicting the 2008 housing crash, is now betting against Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), warning that the AI-driven chip boom is vulnerable to a sharp reversal. Burry Calls Nvidia ‘Purest Play’ On AI In a Substack post over the weekend, Burry said he is shorting Nvidia because the chipmaker is "simply the purest play" on artificial intelligence and is dangerously reliant on hyperscaler spending. "I do not see how that math works," he wrote, adding that Nvidia could
Intel has been on an absolute tear in the past year, surging 50% during this period, as it inked partnerships with Nvidia, SoftBank, and others.
$12.5 billion raised so far toward a $30 billion AI infrastructure fund.
Robert Kiyosaki says the recent wave of corporate job cuts shows that the traditional promise of stability through schooling no longer holds up in today's economy. In a recent post on X, the investor and author of “Rich Dad Poor Dad” argued that going to school for job security has become an “obsolete idea,” especially as layoffs hit industries that once symbolized safety, prestige, and high pay. His comments come amid continued workforce reductions across logistics, retail, manufacturing, and t