One thing is clear in 2026: AI adoption will play a greater role in deciding which stocks wind up next year’s winners. Wall Street expects AI enablers — the chipmakers, cloud providers, and datacenter companies that are the “picks and shovels” for the AI revolution — will remain a driving force for the stock market…
Ted Sarandos, left, co-CEO of Netflix, and David Zaslav, CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery. Mario Anzuoni | Mike Blake | Reuters Hours before Warner Bros. Discovery agreed to sell its studio and streaming assets to Netflix, Ted Sarandos, the co-CEO of Netflix, called WBD CEO David Zaslav to inform him Netflix wouldn’t be bidding any…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Dominion Energy — The energy company’s shares fell nearly 5% after the Trump administration halted five East Coast wind projects, including Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, the largest project of its kind in the U.S. Maplebear — The Instacart parent’s stock fell more…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Monday’s key moments. 1. Stocks were higher to start the holiday-shortened trading week, with dealmaking grabbing headlines. Jim Cramer highlighted asset manager Janus Henderson ‘s agreement to be acquired by General Catalyst and…
Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai arrives to speak at the Google Midlothian Data Center on Nov. 14, 2025 in Midlothian, Texas. Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Google parent Alphabet on Monday announced it will acquire Intersect, a data center and energy infrastructure company, for $4.75 billion in cash in addition to the assumption of…
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver speaks during a news conference following a meeting of the NBA’s board of governors at the Thomas & Mack Center on Tuesday, July 15, 2025, in Las Vegas. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Chase Stevens | Las Vegas Review-journal | Getty Images The NBA is looking to…
It’s the season of giving, the time of year when do-gooders get generous and tax pros occasionally get creative. That’s because donations to charities and other types of nonprofit organizations are tax-deductible. Historically, though, most taxpayers don’t receive a tax break for their charitable giving. Other than for a brief period under Covid-19 relief legislation,…
Nelson Petz, Founding Partner and CEO of Trian Partners, speaking at the 14th CNBC Delivery Alpha Investor Summit in New York City on Nov. 13th, 2024. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Asset manager Janus Henderson has agreed to be acquired by investors Trian Fund Management and General Catalyst, the companies announced Monday. Trian and General Catalyst…
The U.S. stock market’s powerful 2025 rally still has room to run next year, according to UBS, which says earnings growth, easier monetary policy and clearer policy could keep equities climbing into 2026. Strategists at the bank argue that market gains have been driven by profits rather than frothy valuations. Corporate earnings have continued to…
Formula 1 cars and a circuit made with Lego are displayed at the 2025 Canadian International AutoShow at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto, Feb. 21, 2025. Nurphoto | Getty Images Lego is rebuilding how consumers engage with motorsport brick by brick. In 2025, Lego kicked off a partnership with Formula 1 that brought officially…
