Signage ahead of the Nvidia Live event at CES 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Nvidia director Persis Drell, an engineering professor at Stanford, resigned on Wednesday after just over a decade on the chipmaker’s board of directors, the company said in a…
A right between the United States and Europe over the future of Greenland sent the S & P 500 for a loop this week, only to see the broad market index end the holiday-shortened period just shy of where it started. Over the weekend, President Donald Trump ramped up his efforts to annex the Danish…
A major winter storm system is expected to bring extreme cold, ice, freezing rain and inches of snow to a swath of the U.S., ranging from the Rockies to New England this weekend. More than 200 million people could be affected. If you’re in the path of the storm, insulating exterior pipes and faucets, fixing…
Megacap earnings results next week could lift a stock market that’s broadened out to include a larger number of winners. Earnings kick into high gear next week, with four of the so-called Magnificent Seven companies set to report: Meta Platforms , Microsoft , and Tesla report Wednesday, while Apple posts Thursday. But the group isn’t…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according…
Investor Kevin Simpson found opportunities amid the market volatility this week. The founder and CEO of Capital Wealth Planning snapped up two non-tech names that he said could benefit from the artificial-intelligence buildout. They are among the opportunities he sees outside of the “Magnificent Seven” for his firm’s growth strategy. Simpson bought Eagle Materials ,…
Oil prices rose Friday as President Donald Trump’s renewed threats against Iran raise concerns about supply disruptions. Iran is not a major oil producer. The country pumps about 3.4 million barrels per day, according to Kpler. That number pales in comparison with the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, which pump about 13.5 million barrels per day…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Fortinet — Shares jumped more than 7% after TD Cowen upgraded the cybersecurity stock to buy from hold, saying rising memory prices won’t hurt the company as much as some suspect. The firm’s $100 price target suggests 29% upside ahead. Bausch Health — The pharmaceutical stock…
Intel’s earnings report beat on both the top and bottom lines, yet softer guidance sparked profit takers to sell the recovering chipmaker, pushing it down to $46, a more than 15% decline. The acute sell-off came after the former premier chipmaker rallied about 150% since January of 2025. I want to use options to establish…
Stock pickers have long sought to beat the market, and most continue to fail, with the rate of underperformance of U.S. large-cap mutual funds, after fees, against the S&P 500 between 80%-90% of all funds over a decade. But there are ways to think about generating what is known as alpha — outperformance of a…
