Investing.com -- U.S. indices are on track for a fall this week, as a jump in crude above $100 a barrel, amid continued Middle East tensions, impacted sentiment.
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Dow Rallies 500 Points as Oil Prices Slide Despite Rising Fed Rate-Hike Bets

Apple (AAPL) is selling iPhones and Macs faster than it can build them, but the number a holder should fear most is the gross margin underneath those sales. Leaving out tariff refunds, that margin fell in the June quarter and is guided lower again for the September quarter. Management puts both steps down to rising memory prices, while the stock's price-to-earnings multiple sits near the top of its 10-year range.

The Fed is now being forced into a hike that will preserve its credibility. That could be good for stocks and long-term bonds.

The outbreak, which federal health officials linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from supplier Taylor Farms, resulted in a total of 12,883 reported cases of the gastrointestinal food-borne illness across 21 states.

Block filed with the OCC to form Builders Bank & Trust, N.A., a national trust charter aimed at cutting sponsor-bank fees and unifying compliance for Cash App and Square.

The cloud-based AI infrastructure services provider still has a bright future.

Primerica has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 15.2% to $289.21 per share while the index has gained 12.7%.
Investing.com -- Tesla will expand its Semi electric truck to Europe, moving beyond North America as it enters a heavy-duty vehicle market where competitors already offer battery-powered models.

Findings come after The Wall Street Journal reported that a KPMG employee is under investigation for alleged insider trading.

Anthropic and OpenAI are racing toward blockbuster IPOs with trillion-dollar valuations, but a rival they cannot sue, regulate, or outspend may already be eroding the foundation those numbers rest on.

Tesla (TSLA) stock trades at about $364, roughly 169 times its adjusted earnings over the past twelve months, meaning normalized net income with stock-based compensation added back. On analysts' own 2027 estimates, the multiple is still steep. So the price leans on wider margins and on products still early in their ramps.

Moby summary of MoneyHero Limited Class A Ordinary Shares's Q3 2026 earnings call

Core inflation rose 0.3% in August, slightly more than expected.

Microsoft Corp. plans to more than triple its data center capacity to help overcome a computing shortage that has forced it to turn away some AI and cloud business. Bloomberg's Anurag Rana joins to discuss.

Moby summary of The Kroger Co.'s Q2 2026 earnings call

The No. 2 exec at OpenAI also led Instacart through its IPO in 2023.

Rate-hike odds jumped to 86.7% Friday. The Dow rose 500 points on the same news. Go figure.

Bank of America just published its verdict, and it cuts both ways.

The latest consumer price index data showed inflation rose in August, nearly solidifying the odds of an interest-rate hike from the Federal Reserve next week. Yet, stocks are rallying. The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.

A $50 billion buyout is stalled but Enrique Lores could make a $25 million bonus if Wall Street buys into his plans to transform the payments company.

For now, Adobe's emphasis is on its freemium product.

A record jump in the price of cellular phone services helped tip a key measure of US inflation above forecasts, likely sealing the deal for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase next week.
Investing.com -- Colgate-Palmolive Company (NYSE:CL) is exploring the sale of several key mass-market personal care brands as part of a strategic portfolio realignment, according to a Reuters report citing people familiar with the matter. The New York-based consumer products giant is working with investment bank Goldman Sachs to gauge buyer interest in select assets, including Softsoap, Irish Spring, and Speed Stick. The targeted divestment involves a subset of Colgate’s broader personal care di

Elon Musk said Anthropic‘s most extreme AI-growth scenario could become achievable once humanoid robots reach volume production, arguing that artificial intelligence (AI) paired with physical automation could transform the economy beyond knowledge work. Musk Says Robots Could Unlock Extreme Growth...

