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Is Meta finally catching up to OpenAI and Anthropic? In The Loop host Ejaaz Ahamadeen heads to Qualcomm's Snapdragon Summit in Maui to break down Meta's Muse: the AI model suddenly turning heads across the industry as a serious contender in the AI race. Then, Ejaaz sits down with Qualcomm CFO & COO Akash Palkhiwala for an inside look at how the chip giant is betting big on agentic AI, straight from one of tech's biggest stages.

US equity indexes were mixed Tuesday as crude oil prices fell and economic data pointed to weaker ma

Shopify stock rallies as Meta expands its partnership with the e-commerce platform. Options traders believe SHOP shares will rip higher from here in the weeks ahead.

Meta Platforms' (META) new AI agent Muse is teaming up with Shopify (SHOP) to help and enable consumers to complete online purchases. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley breaks down the value this represents for Meta.

PayPal customers can now use Meta’s Muse artificial-intelligence consumer agent to shop and check out, PayPal said Tuesday. Shares of PayPal rose 0.5% to $52.90 after the announcement. Meta Platforms stock fell 0.4% to $738.53.

Amazon has blocked Muse and other third-party AI shopping agents from its platform.

Consumer stocks advanced Tuesday afternoon, with the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPD

The e-commerce tools provider is leaning into AI agent shopping.

Shopify (NasdaqGS:SHOP) is partnering with Meta to plug Shop Pay into Meta's AI assistant, Muse, for in-chat shopping. The integration allows Meta users to browse products, receive AI-driven suggestions and complete purchases using Shop Pay inside Muse. Merchants on Shopify gain another distribution channel as Muse connects AI driven product discovery directly to Shop Pay checkout. The Muse and Shop Pay tie up is important, but investors need to weigh it against Shopify's broader risks and...

Investors watch for developments in the Middle East as rally slows on further oil uncertainty, today, Sept. 22, 2026.

Shopify stock and shares in Twilio gained amid expected upside from Meta Platform's rollout of "Muse," an AI personal assistant.

PayPal customers can now use Meta’s Muse artificial-intelligence consumer agent to shop and check out, PayPal said Tuesday. Shares of PayPal advanced 1.2% to $53.26 after the announcement. Meta Platforms stock rose 1% at $748.94.

The Meta tie-up puts PayPal alongside Shopify and Stripe in Muse’s growing commerce ecosystem as the AI agent rapidly builds a consumer audience.

Shopify stock rises for a second consecutive day as investors believe Meta’s Muse AI agent might be a very good thing for the company’s business.

Shopify Lands Major AI Commerce Win as Amazon Blocks Meta's Muse

A relentless tech-stock rally pushed the Nasdaq 100 Index toward its first record since June on Tuesday, extending gains fueled by bets on artificial intelligence tools from the likes of Meta Platforms Inc.

Shopify stock is surging, thanks to a partnership with Meta’s hot new AI agent.

Shopify Inc (TSX:SH., NYSE:SHOP), the Canadian e-commerce platform, rose about 8% in early Tuesday trading after Meta Platforms integrated its Muse artificial intelligence (AI) agent with Shopify's Shop Pay checkout system. The agreement connects Meta's consumer-facing AI technology with...

"The 8:30" hosts Julie Hyman, Pras Subramanian, and Jake Conley discuss stocks to watch on for Sept. 22, including Meta (META), Shopify (SHOP), and AutoZone (AZO).

Meta's Muse agent can now shop for you and check out on your behalf, but the company that quietly captured the transaction layer is not Meta. Here is why that detail is moving one stock sharply higher while leaving Amazon almost completely untouched.

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Meta Platforms stock got a big lift from excitement about its Muse agent but chip companies will be the biggest winners.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises on U.S.-Iran peace hopes Tuesday as oil prices and Treasury yields continue to fall.

Muse users will be able to browse Shopify merchants and complete purchases through Shop Pay, the platform's one-tap checkout service

The Three Errands That Failed On September 9, one day after Meta launched Muse, PYMNTS ran the agent through three basic consumer tasks: reordering toilet paper on Amazon, ordering a pizza from Domino’s, and booking a reservation on Resy. All three failed. PYMNTS reported the problem was not the AI’s reasoning. “It came down to […]

Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) has announced a partnership with Shopify (NASDAQ:SHOP) to integrate shopping and payment capabilities into its recently launched artificial intelligence agent, Muse. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed the agreement on Monday in a post on X, saying the collaboration would “make shopping and checkout easier in Muse.

FEATURE Stock futures were sliding on Tuesday as investors opted to lock in some profit following the previous session’s record-breaking tech rally. Artificial-intelligence stocks slipped, having surged on Monday.

Meta Platforms stock got a big lift from excitement about its Muse agent but chip companies will be the biggest winners.

↗️ Alibaba (HK:9988), (BABA): The tech giant rolled out its most powerful chip yet, doubling down on its bid to control the software and hardware that power its AI ambitions. Shares rose about 2% in Hong Kong.

Meta’s new AI agent sparks a broader debate over agentic AI, platform access and the future of app-based services.