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President Trump’s trading activity surged in the first quarter, totaling more than 3,700 transactions, according to recent financial disclosures. The disclosures, published by the U.S. Office of Government Ethics late last week, include millions of dollars in transactions relating to companies such as Nvidia, Alphabet and Amazon.

US stocks have been predicted to start Monday trading in the red, as they ended last week, with investors continuing to worry about rising bond yields, stubborn inflation and the economic fallout from higher oil prices. Dow Jones futures were down around 262 points or 0.4%, while S&P 500...

The Kiplinger Letter’s argument is uncomfortable for anyone overweight artificial intelligence: almost none of the GDP growth Washington has been celebrating actually came from AI. The mechanics are counterintuitive. When hyperscalers buy NVIDIA chips manufactured by TSMC in Taiwan and servers assembled overseas, that spending lands in the import column, which subtracts from GDP. The ... The Kiplinger Letter Says Almost None of the GDP Growth Washington Is Celebrating Actually Came From AI and f

Commonwealth Bank of Australia on Monday appointed Mary-Anne Williams as ‌its chief AI scientist in what the ‌bank said would be the first such role at ​an Australian lender. Williams would join from the University of New South Wales, where she serves as the deputy director of the varsity's AI ‌Institute, among ⁠other roles. CBA did not say when Williams would join.

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The pieces are coming together for AWS’s AI strategy, thanks to $200 billion in spending, custom chips and savvy deals.

Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence is beginning to account for a significantly larger share of corporate workforce reductions, according to a UBS Global Research report issued on May 13, 2026.

AI companies are boosting the U.S. economy, but it doesn’t tell the full story about inflation, wages, and the labor market.

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Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said on ‌Saturday that the sale ‌of Google parent Alphabet's shares was ​not a bet against the company. Ackman on Friday said his firm Pershing Square had built ‌a new ⁠position in tech giant Microsoft after its stock ⁠price dropped recently, and sold his long-owned investment in ​Alphabet to ​help ​pay for it.

Two of Wall Street's most closely watched billionaire stock pickers, both once voluble activist investors, took ‌opposite tacks this year when Bill Ackman bet on Microsoft and exited ‌Google parent Alphabet and Daniel Loeb did the opposite. Ackman said on X his firm Pershing Square ​began building a new position in software giant Microsoft in February after shares dropped, saying investors weren't giving it enough credit for its Microsoft 365 office suite and artificial intelligence investments.

Hedge fund Tiger Global Management ‌said it initiated ‌new positions in an ​array of stocks including Intel and Robinhood Markets ‌during the ⁠first quarter of 2026, according ⁠to its most recent 13-F ​filing ​with ​the U.S. ‌Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. The hedge fund also said it liquidated ‌stakes in ​companies such ​as ​Circle Internet ‌Group and Workday, ​while ​reducing its holdings of Microsoft ​and ‌Apollo Global Management. (Suzanne ​McGee in Providence, ​Rhode Island)

US benchmark equity indexes were lower intraday as Treasury yields jumped amid inflation concerns, w

Shares of Microsoft rose more than 3% Friday, bucking the trend on a down day for tech stocks. The move followed the announcement from investor Bill Ackman that his Pershing Square has taken a new stake in the software giant in a bet Microsoft's investments in AI aren't reflected in its stock price. Microsoft shares are down 12% this year and have lost about a quarter of their value since they peaked last fall.

Microsoft (MSFT) stock is back in the spotlight after UK regulators launched a broad antitrust probe into its business software ecosystem and the company reworked its multibillion dollar AI partnership with OpenAI. See our latest analysis for Microsoft. Despite bouncing 1.04% in the last session to about US$409.43, Microsoft’s 7 day share price return is down 2.70% and its year to date share price return has fallen 13.43%, even as the company reshapes its OpenAI deal and faces fresh UK...

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U.K. regulators have opened a formal antitrust investigation into Microsoft’s business software ecosystem, targeting Office, Teams, Copilot, and Azure. The probe focuses on bundling practices and how Microsoft’s services affect competition in cloud and AI interoperability. Microsoft has appointed former EY global chairman and CEO Carmine Di Sibio to its board as a director. At the same time, the company is pursuing independent AI capabilities by acquiring AI startups and expanding beyond its...

Investing.com -- Pershing Square disclosed a new position in Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Friday, with billionaire investor Bill Ackman citing the recent market volatility as an opportunity to acquire what he described as a dominant franchise at an attractive valuation.

Figma (NYSE: FIG) has had one of the wildest post-IPO rides in recent memory. After debuting at $33 in July 2025, the stock soared to nearly $143 before crashing to around $20. That’s an 88% collapse from peak levels, despite the business itself continuing to grow rapidly.

Bill Ackman announced on social media that his hedge fund Pershing Square will disclose a new position in Microsoft in a 13F filing with regulators today. Microsoft has been an outlier in the tech trade that has carried markets higher this year. "We began building our position in MSFT in February following a meaningful share price decline after the company reported its fiscal Q2 2026 results," Ackman wrote in a post on X. "We were able to establish our position at a valuation of 21 times forward earnings, broadly in line with the market multiple and well below Microsoft's trading average over the last few years."

The investor says the tech company is underpriced, and he will disclose the stake in regulatory filings later Friday.

Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square will disclose a ‌new position in Microsoft later in ‌the day, the billionaire investor said on Friday, arguing ​that the tech giant sits at a "highly compelling valuation". Ackman's new closed-end fund Pershing Square USA, which debuted on the NYSE ‌last month, has ⁠also recently made Microsoft a core holding, he said in a ⁠post on social media platform X. Pershing's bet on Microsoft comes amid Ackman's growing ​appetite for ​tech holdings.

The UK watchdog will examine whether Microsoft has SMS in business software and whether it limits customer choice and competition.

Despite a significant new contract and expanding partnerships, Intrusion Inc (INTZ) faces revenue challenges due to government contract delays.

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LinkedIn built its business around helping people find jobs, grow their careers, and connect with employers. Now, the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform is delivering difficult news to some of its own workers. This comes within weeks of Microsoft’s voluntary buyouts for its ...

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