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Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Apple, Microsoft, Meta Platforms, Amazon.com headline a massive earnings wave. The Federal Reserve meets, with a rate hike a possibility.
Paramount said Friday it will not move forward with its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until legal challenges to the deal are resolved or June 1, 2027, whichever comes first. The concession is the latest blow to the $81 billion merger between entertainment giants Paramount and Warner, which is being challenged on antitrust grounds by 12 states and the Writers Guild of America, who argue the deal is anticompetitive. Paramount’s decision came after a California federal court had granted a temporary restraining order stopping the deal from closing in 28 days.
The U.S. will consider applying additional tariffs to goods from the European Union in response to fines the 27-nation bloc has levied against U.S. tech firms. The EU this week announced it would fine Alphabet’s Google $1 billion for breaching digital competition rules—the latest in a series of penalties for American tech firms in recent years. In response, President Trump said on Friday that he would direct his government to open a tariff investigation that could result in new levies on the EU.
Investing.com -- Paramount said Friday it agreed to halt its $111 billion merger with Warner Bros. Discovery until June 1, 2027, or until a federal judge rules on a lawsuit filed by state attorneys general seeking to block the deal.
Volatility continued Friday as a new round of tariffs amplified inflation fears and Intel's earnings couldn't overcome a risk-off stance toward chip stocks.
Rivian has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration to get the refund of tariffs it paid before the Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Find out more.
Real risk-free bond yields haven’t been this high in years. As for 30-year maturities, you would have to go back to the 2008-09 financial crisis to encounter real yields of nearly 3%. Real interest rates are what you earn after the bite taken by inflation.
Inflation and geopolitics are becoming bigger considerations for these tech-centric investments.
President Trump threatened Friday to impose "a substantial tariff" on the European Union over the bloc's penalties against U.S. technology companies .
(Updates prices in the second and final paragraphs.) Gold was mostly steady midafternoon Friday,
(Bloomberg) -- The selloff in SpaceX shares has driven the stock near a level that would imply investors are assigning no value to its artificial intelligence business, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon C
Federal AI contracts are pouring into enterprise software order books, and two of the sector's most beaten-down stocks are suddenly surging. Whether today's rally marks a genuine turning point or a fleeting squeeze depends on details buried inside fresh earnings reports and a blockbuster government deal.
Artificial intelligence has become the ultimate Rorschach test. Some see mass unemployment. Others see unlimited prosperity. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) CEO Alex Karp believes the future will likely include plenty of wealth—but not everyone will share equally in it. "This is...
(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump threatened new tariffs on products from the European Union in retaliation to the bloc’s $1 billion (€890 million) fine of Alphabet Inc.’s Google. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon Customers in Major Bet on S
(Bloomberg) -- Qualcomm Inc., the biggest maker of smartphone processors, told customers that rising costs are forcing it to increase prices by a percentage in the double digits. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon Customers in Major Bet on Starsh
The European Commission has fined Google $1 billion, claiming it breached the EU's Digital Markets Act.
All three major US stock indexes were up in late-morning trading Friday as the US imposed a new set
(Bloomberg) -- Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a clinical-stage developer of gene therapies for heart diseases, surged 67% on Friday after raising $128.7 million in an upsized initial public offering.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesSpaceX Turns Away Falcon Customers in Majo
The Fed has a dual mandate, but it seems pretty clear that it's only focused on inflation right now.
The federal government will plant $1,000 in your newborn's account for free, but the tax rules buried in the fine print could cost your family far more than that seed is worth by the time college bills arrive.
The carmaker has said it's owed a refund in the "tens of millions of dollars."
(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s plans for a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia are bringing tensions between US and South Korean reactor developers to the fore, surfacing details of a clash over market access that has garnered interest from regulators. Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 6
President Trump has proposed new tariffs on roughly 60 countries, adding another layer of uncertainty for investors. On today's Opening Bid panel, featuring Robinhood (HOOD) chief investment officer Stephanie Guild and Miller Tabak managing director and equity strategist Matt Maley, join Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to discuss investment opportunities and portfolio positioning as markets rotate in response to shifting trade policy and broader macroeconomic trends.
Trump built his brand on loving debt and claimed he could negotiate his way out of any financial hole, but a new Bank of America chart built on federal data reveals just how far the government's books have drifted from that premise.
(Bloomberg) -- A judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp is able to access users’ encrypted messages and has made false claims about the privacy and security of its chat service.Most Read from BloombergRetina Chip Designed to Restore Sight to Go on Sale in EuropeHegseth Turns to UNC, Virginia Tech After Dropping Ivy LeagueApple Plans Overhaul of MacBooks, iMac in Push to Meet AI DemandTrump Rebuilds Tariffs With New Levies on 60 EconomiesUS to Begin Work on New Car
Gold was steady early Friday, sticking above the $4,000 mark even as the dollar rose. Gold for Au
July 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened subdued on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors digested fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a
Spotify (NYSE:SPOT) reportedly deleted more than 500,000 fake streams of Malcolm Todd’s “Earrings” after the song shot to the top of the U.S. chart overnight. The suspected motive: a $3 million Kalshi market on June’s most-streamed song. Traders had reportedly priced Todd’s chances below 3% before the surge began, meaning a winning bet paid roughly 30 times its stake. There is no indication Todd or his label were involved. Why Fake Streams May Be A Federal Crime Ashley Ebersole, co-founder and c