While the broader market grapples with geopolitical instability, Shell plc (SHEL), along with other large integrated oil companies, have benefited from higher oil prices and should warrant investor attention. Despite the dual blockades by both Iran and the US currently roiling the Strait of Hormuz — the most significant energy supply disruption in modern history — Shell’s…
Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary McLane is planning to deploy self-driving trucking technology from Aurora Innovation on routes in Texas and across the U.S. Sun Belt by the end of the year, expanding on an autonomous freight pilot program the companies began in 2023, McLane and Aurora announced Wednesday. Temple, Texas-based McLane is one of the largest…
Oil/Chemical Tanker “Bald Man” at the Port of Fujairah, as the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. Amr Alfiky | Reuters Oil prices rose Thursday in volatile trading as investors continue to assess the latest developments in the Middle East amid…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 touched another record, and what’s on the radar for…
Cloud computing giants cannot afford to pinch pennies on the artificial intelligence buildout, CNBC’s Jim Cramer argued Wednesday. Cramer’s comments came after he heard someone describe the rally in data center and AI-related stocks as an “if you build it, they will come” dynamic — the idea that companies are spending aggressively on infrastructure in…
Chip stocks are surging at an historic rate. But Nvidia , the company that’s been at the heart of the AI boom, isn’t participating. Over the past month, stocks like AMD and Micron are up 90% and 76%, respectively. Nvidia is only up 17%. In recent trading, that underperformance has gotten worse. The GPU-maker is…
Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. Prakash Singh | Bloomberg | Getty Images Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said his company tried to plan for 10-fold growth. But revenue and usage increased 80-fold in the first quarter on an…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : ARM Holdings — The semiconductor company jumped 6% after posting fourth-quarter adjusted earnings of 60 cents and $1.49 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by LSEG were looking for earnings of 58 cents and $1.47 billion in revenue. DoorDash — Shares popped 14% after the food…
A combination image shows Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco on Nov. 16, 2023, and Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, during the Viva Technology conference at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2023. Carlos Barria | Gonzalo Fuentes…
An American flag flies at Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank, California, on Sept. 12, 2025. Mario Tama | Getty Images Warner Bros. Discovery on Wednesday reported a staggering net loss for the first quarter, but it has an explanation. The company booked a net loss of $2.9 billion, far larger than the net loss of…
