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US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.

Meta's Threads reaches 500 million monthly users, halfway to Zuckerberg's 1 billion-user target.

Snap stock fell on Wednesday after announcing its new Specs augmented reality glasses.

Popular digital artist Mike Winkelmann, better known as Beeple, portrayed Elon Musk as a massive cyborg figure late Monday following his historic achievement as the world's first trillionaire. Musk Shows As Undisputed Tech Tzar Beeple posted an artwork on X,...

This is the third piece in a series examining "boring" large-cap stocks that have outperformed the Nasdaq-100 over the past five years. The first piece introduced the five companies and the data. The second piece covered defense and nuclear supplier Curtiss-Wright. This week: a company that moves ...

The company that ends up defining a new gadget is rarely the one that ships it first. Being first means being early, and being early means paying to teach everyone else why they should care. Smart glasses have lived in that expensive waiting room for years. Meta (META) turned camera-equipped ...

AllianceBernstein Global head of ETF strategy and partnerships, Julie Gunts, joins Yahoo Finance to explain how "MANGOS" stocks — Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN), Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL), OpenAI (OPAI.PVT), and SpaceX (SPCX) — are ushering in the latest trends in exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is admitting to missteps in a newly leaked memo, following the company's significant workforce changes over the past year as it pours billions of dollars into developing artificial intelligence infrastructure. These changes include Meta’s decision last year to axe ...

META's AI push is fueling user and advertiser engagement, but heavy spending, Reality Labs losses and valuation concerns cloud the stock's outlook.

Investing.com -- Snap launched its long-awaited Specs augmented reality glasses at the Augmented World Expo, but analysts at Truist and Stifel cautioned that the $2,195 price tag will limit near-term adoption and do little to close the gap with category leader Meta Platforms.

The stunning rally in SpaceX shares is losing some steam. The stock was trading 6% lower this morning, after a staggering rally that propelled shares nearly 50% above its IPO price in less than three full days of trading. It may be that a frenetic wave of demand from individual investors is finally fizzling out.

Rather than buy the tech dip, one analyst argues current shareholders should wait for the next rally to sell Microsoft stock.

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Meta Platforms (META) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

Technology company Genspark.ai said on Wednesday it had raised $100 million in its extended funding round ‌that valued it at $2.6 billion, underscoring strong investor appetite ‌for AI companies developing workplace productivity tools. The round was backed by existing investors ​including Sozo Ventures, Korea Mirae Asset and UpHonest Capital. The latest investment brings the Palo Alto, California-based company's total Series B financing to $485 million.

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Traders and speculators are going wild for SpaceX, which just achieved the biggest IPO in history, minting Elon Musk as the world's first trillionaire.

SpaceX is already trading like one of America's biggest companies — its profits are not.

Nvidia stock is lagging behind the wider semiconductor sector as big customers face pressure to make their AI spending more efficient.

US stocks look set for a cautious start on Wednesday as investors await the first Federal Reserve interest rate decision under new chair Kevin Warsh, with the focus less on the immediate policy outcome and more on the route forward. Futures point to a flat open for the Dow Jones and S&P...

A group of Italian families has filed a lawsuit against Meta Platforms (META) and TikTok, alleging t

Ed Zitron, journalist and infamous AI bear, got his hands on newly leaked OpenAI financials that give the term "cash burn" a whole new meaning.

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June 17 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures edged higher on Wednesday, as chip stocks rebounded ahead of the first interest rate decision under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.

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Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) reports that Threads has reached 500 million monthly active users. The company is introducing new features, including a Communities Hub, custom app icons, and expanded feed controls called "Your Algo". The updates are aimed at strengthening Threads as a public conversation app within Meta’s broader ecosystem. For investors following Meta Platforms, Threads is emerging as a meaningful extension of the company’s social media portfolio beyond Facebook, Instagram,...

CEO Evan Spiegel took a jab at Meta, saying "those copycats up north" won't be able to replicate Specs, citing Snap's portfolio of over 7,000 patents.

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The comments come in the wake of Meta’s latest round of job cuts and internal reorganizations aimed at funding and accelerating its AI ambitions.