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13 Dec, 2025 @ 00:11 by Yahoo! Finance

A complete list of all the known layoffs in tech, from Big Tech to startups, broken down by month throughout 2025.

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

Among all the mega-cap tech stocks in the U.S. market I’ve largely ignored for most of the past year, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the first company that comes to mind. Much of that perspective has to do with Apple’s slowing growth rate (with negative growth reported in a number of the company’s past quarters) as well as its ... My Tune Is Changing On Apple In 2026: Here’s Why

The holding now accounts for 1.31% of the fund’s AUM, placing it outside the fund’s top five holdings.

12 Dec, 2025 @ 22:26 by Yahoo! Finance

Oracle stock may be slumping, but Wall Street’s eyes have pivoted from its equity to its debt—and its credit default swaps. Sure, Oracle stock was down 4.5% at $189.97, its lowest since June 11. Bonds, though, are supposed to be relatively safe, especially Oracle’s, which have an investment-grade rating.

The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated from record highs as margin concerns faci

12 Dec, 2025 @ 20:55 by Yahoo! Finance

Tech stocks dropped late Friday afternoon with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (X

12 Dec, 2025 @ 20:45 by Yahoo! Finance

The performance of dividend funds is similar. The stock market has returned more than 18% so far this year, including dividends. The fact that the rally is led by fast-growing tech companies makes it hard for dividend stocks, dedicated to handing cash back to investors, to keep up.

Microsoft's data center ambitions have imperiled its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it generates, making carbon removal credits all but necessary.

US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday as the technology sector tumbled amid a post-earning

Appeals court narrows contempt order but keeps core App Store injunction intact

12 Dec, 2025 @ 18:22 by Yahoo! Finance

The managing partner of $6.3 billion Douglass Winthrop Advisors thinks higher inflation and tariff uncertainty could trip up the economy, but he’s still bullish on stocks like Microsoft, Berkshire, and Deere.

12 Dec, 2025 @ 18:13 by Yahoo! Finance

Company says control and alignment come before any release

CEO Hock Tan said there was a fifth customer for AI chips that ordered $1 billion of chips for delivery in late 2026.

All three major US stock indexes were edging lower in midday trading on Friday as Broadcom's (AVGO)

The company seems to be doing a fine job getting its flagship AI platform into the right spaces in the cloud.

Cisco stock is trading near all-time highs as the networking giant continues to benefit from a widening AI moat in 2025.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has a $74.6 million pay package. Within the 30 minutes it takes most people to commute to the office, Cook is already $4,256 richer.

Christophe Fouquet's ultra-secretive machines are powering the AI arms race--and no rival is even close.

AMZN's datacenter surge, fueled by record AWS capex and massive global expansion, is emerging as the company's most powerful long-term growth driver.

Dubbed the Magnificent Seven stocks, Apple, Microsoft, Google parent Alphabet, Amazon.com, Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Tesla lived up to their name in 2024 with solid gains. And heading into the final month of 2025, performance for these megacap stocks has been positive thus far.

12 Dec, 2025 @ 16:01 by Yahoo! Finance

Court reverses parts of contempt order but leaves key App Store limits in place

The Trump administration's recent executive order to bring regulation on artificial intelligence und

Rachel Reeves announced in the autumn budget that the government will cut the tax-free allowance on cash ISAs for most people.

The economy is looking resilient and there are bargains below the AI surface. Where to invest in the new year.

Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are often known as the brains behind the $3 trillion tech giant, Apple, but the company’s original third cofounder sold out early for just $800.

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