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The cost of wireless phone service jumped 5.9% in August after T-Mobile and AT&T hiked rates on some plans.
The cost of wireless phone service jumped 5.9% in August after T-Mobile and AT&T hiked rates on some plans.
Utility bills grew faster than overall inflation over the summer, a Bank of America report found, as summer heat, modernization of the US power grid, and the data center build-out contribute to higher costs.

On August 11, Silicon Labs (NASDAQ:SLAB) reported second-quarter results for the period ended July 4, posting revenue of $228 million, up 18% from a year earlier. The wireless chip maker swung from a wide non-GAAP loss to $0.71 in non-GAAP earnings per share, a jump of 545% over the same quarter last year. That combination […]

After all, this is awfully modest; it doesn't even reach 0.3%.

On Monday, billionaire investor Mark Cuban warned that social media algorithms could amplify anti-AI sentiment even as companies like Meta Platforms, Inc. and Alphabet Inc. pour billions of dollars into building and promoting artificial intelligence. Mark Cuban on Social Media’s...

On September 11, UiPath (NYSE:PATH) announced that PLDT, the leading digital services provider in the Philippines, had scaled its use of the UiPath Platform to keep pace with surging demand from 5G rollout, broadband growth, and satellite connectivity. The announcement offers something rarer than another product launch: a real customer showing exactly how business orchestration […]
The European Commission proposed EU-wide rules that would bar children under 13 from accessing socia

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

Rasheed Richmond has owned several Samsung foldable phones. The 48-year-old tech CEO in Los Angeles has tried to persuade people to try Samsung’s version. “So far, so same,” one of Samsung’s social-media accounts said.

On September 10, Figure Technology Solutions (NASDAQ:FIGR) announced a partnership with Sierra, the conversational AI platform co-founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor, to attack one of mortgage lending’s oldest problems: applicants who start a home equity loan and never finish it. The Mortgage Bankers Association found that only 49% of home equity applications closed […]

Sept 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures surged on Thursday after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates, reaffirming its focus on taming inflation and removing a long-standing source of market

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

The company is closer to achieving its audacious goal than investors might think.

The legend always gives investors a reality check.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitched India as a new global hub for semiconductor production on Thursday, urging technology firms to invest in what he called a "reliable" location.Amidst these challenges, the semiconductor industry also needs new and reliable locations," Modi said.

Penguin Solutions (NasdaqGS:PENG) moved after a public call from Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX CEOs to slow advanced AI model development. The coordinated message, delivered this week, urged tighter guardrails on cutting edge AI systems and future training runs. Investors reacted quickly, with Penguin Solutions' share price showing a clear response to the AI sector statement. This joint appeal to rein in advanced AI projects frames new questions for Penguin Solutions' funding pipeline and...

Colgate-Palmolive (CL) is trying to fix a soft North America business after a tough second quarter by ramping support for premium toothpaste, lifting ad spend, and adjusting prices to compete more effectively. Recent trading reflects that mixed backdrop. The share price is US$87.02, with the 30 day share price return down 3.54% and the 90 day share price return down 2.75%. The year to date share price return is 12.01% and the 3 year total shareholder return is 26.57%, suggesting that longer...

CoreWeave has had a rough 12 months on the market, and after a mix of upbeat AI contract wins and louder concerns about debt and demand, investors are asking whether the current share price really lines up with what its sales can support. With the stock now trading at US$83.35, the key issue is how much top line the market is implicitly paying for. Over the past year, CoreWeave shares have fallen 31.0%, which puts the spotlight squarely on whether the revenue story is strong enough to...

↗️ Generac Holdings (GNRC): Shares are up more than 30% in premarket trading after the backup-power company signed a $2.4 billion deal to sell data-center generators to Amazon. ↘️ Lennar (LEN): The homebuilder cut its home delivery target for the full year, citing interest rate pressure and worsening conditions in the housing market, as its revenue and profit fell in the third quarter.
Blackstone (BX) and Alphabet's (GOOG, GOOGL) cloud venture, Crux AI, is set to receive $22 billion i

US stock futures advanced on Thursday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate increase, the prospect of further monetary tightening and developments affecting global energy supplies. At 06:59 GMT, Dow Jones futures were up 366 points, or 0.

The US retail giant said average total compensation, including benefits, now stands at more than $32 an hour.

Federal funding and IBM investment will support quantum wafer manufacturing and early production at the Albany, New York facility.

Live Nation Entertainment has considerably outperformed its sector peers recently, and analysts remain highly optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Income investors shouldn't be too worried about the pharma giant cutting its dividend.

Eaton (NYSE:ETN) Chief Executive Officer Paulo Ruiz told investors at Morgan Stanley’s Laguna Conference that the company’s strategy is gaining momentum, supported by strong electrical-market demand, manufacturing capacity additions and a portfolio increasingly focused on data centers and aerospace.

The settlement ends legal claims and allows the Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind farm to continue full-scale operations.