The Microsoft data center campus, currently under construction, is reflected in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, September 18, 2025. Audrey Richardson | Reuters Local officials have signed off on Microsoft’s plans to build 15 more data centers in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, near an existing site that the technology company is expanding. Additional data center capacity will allow…
Fcafotodigital | E+ | Getty Images The IRS kicked off the 2026 tax season Monday, and filers will see changes from President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” that could affect their 2025 returns. About 164 million individual tax returns are expected before the April 15 deadline, and many could receive bigger tax refunds after Trump’s…
Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Humana shares in the past day The proposal entails a net average payment increase of 0.09% for Medicare Advantage plans in 2027, according to a release from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday. That number is significantly less than Wall Street analysts’ expectations that the agency would…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, October 29, 2025. Tyrone Siu | Reuters President Donald Trump said Monday that he was increasing tariffs on imported autos, pharmaceuticals, and lumber from South Korea from 15% to 25% because of a delay in that country’s…
Consumer staples are off to their strongest start to a year in at least a quarter century, outpacing the broader market as investors rotate into defensive corners of the equity market amid shifting growth and inflation expectations. The Consumer Staples Index is up 6.6% year to date, beating the S & P 500 by more…
A shopper carries a Nike bag in the Union Square neighborhood of San Francisco, California, US, on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nike is cutting 775 employees as the company looks to boost its bottom line and accelerate its use of “automation,” CNBC has learned. The layoffs, which…
This weekend’s winter storm continues to affect much of the U.S., and could even have a material impact on gross domestic product — but there are some companies that are likely to be beneficiaries. The storm is continuing to make its presence felt on Monday, with wind and below-freezing temperatures lingering even after much of…
Silas Stein | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Shares of Zoom popped 11% on Monday after analysts at Baird estimated that the company’s investment in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic could be worth between $2 billion to $4 billion, depending on dilution assumptions. In May 2023, Anthropic announced a partnership with Zoom and revealed that Zoom…
Check out some of the companies making the biggest midday moves: Booz Allen Hamilton — The consulting firm shed more than 5% after the Treasury Department said it canceled all contracts with the company , whose employees leaked the tax records of President Donald Trump, and the billionaires Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, to media…
People affiliated with the 50501 movement march through downtown Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 19, 2025 Dominic Gwinn | Afp | Getty Images There’s a push to end taxes on Social Security benefits to help retirees keep more money in their pockets. That includes not only federal levies that may apply to that income, but also state…
