News

Electric vehicle maker Xpeng on Thursday forecast second-quarter revenue below market expectations, underscoring a prolonged slowdown in demand ‌and stiff competition in the Chinese EV market. Domestic car sales in ‌China fell for a seventh straight month in April, with industry estimates showing that EV ​and plug-in hybrid sales growth were likely to slow in 2026 after years of rapid expansion. Still, Chinese EV makers are betting on advanced driver-assistance systems, feature-rich vehicles and broader model lineups to help navigate the downturn.

Groq is raising up to $650 million from existing investors, Axios ‌reported on Thursday, after the AI ‌chip startup signed a $17 billion licensing deal with Nvidia ​in December. Groq has been shifting focus away from hardware toward AI inferencing, where it specializes in enabling trained AI models to ‌respond to user ⁠requests. • The startup's investors have already received payouts, with a final cash ⁠distribution expected soon through the Nvidia deal, Axios reported.

Investing.com -- Standard Chartered analyst Geoff Kendrick is standing by a bullish long-term outlook for ethereum, arguing that a disconnect between the token's improving internal metrics and its lagging price is temporary and that a catch-up is only a matter of time.

Investing.com -- Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) shares rose 3% Thursday after The Information reported the company plans to release a new coding model next week as part of a broader push to reduce dependence on external AI partners.

SNPS tops Q2 estimates as revenues surge 42%, driven by strong Design Automation growth and contributions from Ansys.

HP beats Q2 earnings estimates as revenues climb 9% year over year, driven by strong Personal Systems growth and regional gains.

Banks can see their margins improve if the Fed begins raising rates. But the best play is to concentrate on the big banks instead of the broader financial services sector.

Snowflake (SNOW) stock is soaring by over 30% on Thursday after the company reported AI demand to have driven better-than-expected first quarter results alongside revenue growth of 33%. PNC Asset Management Group CIO Amanda Agati and Yahoo Finance Senior Business Reporters Brooke DiPalma and Ines Ferré take a closer look at the post-earnings stock reactions from Snowflake and fellow software company Salesforce (CRM).

A massive merger between SpaceX and Tesla may be inevitable.

(Bloomberg) -- US consumer spending crept up in April as war-driven inflation pressures sapped incomes and pushed the saving rate to an almost four-year low.Most Read from BloombergSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarTwo More Oil Supertankers Exit Hormuz to Help Push Up FlowsEx-President Biden Sues to Stop DOJ Sharing Interview TapesSony Takes Final Bow as Standalone TV Maker With New Bravia SetsInflation-adjusted

Stocks were struggling to build on their recent records on Thursday after the latest escalation between the U.S. and Iran and the hottest inflation report since 2023. The Dow fell 301 points, or 0.5%. The S&P 500 was down 0.1%.

Investing.com -- Activist hedge fund Findell Capital Management is launching a campaign for sweeping changes at software company Figma Inc (NYSE:FIG), declaring the platform significantly undervalued. In a letter to the board alongside an activist report released Thursday, the firm argued the "Adobe slayer" is being mistakenly penalized by public markets over unfounded artificial intelligence disruption fears. Figma currently trades at nearly half of the $20 billion valuation Adobe Systems Incor

Elon Musk could become one of the world’s top five corporate owners of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: $BTC) should his comp...

Imagine a private company pouring billions into unproven mega-rockets and moonshot ambitions suddenly being valued at over $1.75 trillion. Almost 2x what Apple was worth a decade ago. More than the GDP of most nations.

One thing is important above all else when you're analyzing the market in 2026.

Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) reported record trading activity and continued international account growth in the first quarter of 2026, while a regulatory penalty from Chinese authorities weighed sharply on reported net income. On the company’s earnings call, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Leaf Li said

The Federal Reserve's primary inflation gauge rose less than expected in April, though the 12-month inflation rate still rose to the highest level since late 2023. The report may have slightly calmed Wall Street's nerves over inflation as oil prices rebound early Thursday.

(Bloomberg) -- An abundance of cash in US funding markets appears to be driven by deeper structural shifts that are unlocking billions of dollars in balance-sheet capacity at the biggest banks, Wall Street strategists say. Most Read from BloombergSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarTwo More Oil Supertankers Exit Hormuz to Help Push Up FlowsEx-President Biden Sues to Stop DOJ Sharing Interview TapesSony Takes Final

Salesforce Stock Falls After Earnings. Benioff Says AI Push Is Just Getting Started

The federal Surface Transportation Board is seeking more information on the impact of combining Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern.

Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged an employee of Google parent company Alphabet (NASDAQ: $GOOGL) with fr...

The IPO market is back in full force. After two years of sluggish dealmaking, investors are once again chasing the next mega-listing, and the bigger the valuation, the bigger the excitement seems to get. That enthusiasm is helping to push stock indexes to record highs as valuations across tech and AI expand with a rise ... SpaceX Is Headed for a $1.75 Trillion IPO. History Says the Stock Could Be Down 32% a Year From Now

The department store chain reports lower sales and a drop in same-store sales for its fiscal first quarter.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures pointed lower on Thursday, as a fresh exchange of strikes in Gulf dented hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace deal and investors geared up for key inflation data closely watched by the Federal Reserve.

The market's future may be volatile, but history has good news for investors.

Investing.com -- A blockchain protocol developed by Ant Group, the Chinese fintech giant behind Alipay and an affiliate of Alibaba Group, has powered the launch of the first institutional-grade onchain vault focused on emerging-market consumer lending, Investing.com has learned.

(Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s much-anticipated Siri overhaul is set to become the centerpiece of its next iPhone, iPad and Mac software updates — and Bloomberg News is offering the first peek at what the new digital assistant will look like.Most Read from BloombergSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarTwo More Oil Supertankers Exit Hormuz to Help Push Up FlowsEx-President Biden Sues to Stop DOJ Sharing Interview Tapes

Comcast’s first big test on becoming a big player in regional theme parks begins July 1. It will feature attractions based on popular franchises such as “Minions,” “Shrek,” and “Spongebob Squarepants.” Unlike its landmark destinations in Florida and California, the theme park will compete with existing regional parks in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, including the original Six Flags park and a Peppa Pig Theme Park.

(Bloomberg) -- The talent at some of America’s hottest artificial intelligence companies often passes through Boston-area universities before heading west to build billion-dollar businesses in Silicon Valley. Massachusetts business and political leaders say California’s proposed tax on billionaires is an opportunity to change that.Most Read from BloombergSingapore Hands Byju's Founder His First Ever Jail TermIran’s Khamenei Says No Going Back for Middle East Rocked by WarTwo More Oil Supertanker

Billionaire hospitality mogul Tilman Fertitta is acquiring Caesars Entertainment for almost $6 billion, a merger that would create one of the largest casino companies in the world. Caesars became an iconic name after the opening of Caesar’s Palace on the Las Vegas Strip in 1966. Fertitta is the CEO of Fertitta Entertainment, a company that owns Las Vegas' Golden Nugget and chains like Rainforest Cafe and Morton's. Fertitta also owns the NBA team Houston Rockets, and he is the largest shareholder in Wynn Resorts as well as in DraftKings, the sports betting company.