Retirees and investors near retirement are in a tough spot. They need growth from their stock market portfolio to fight inflation and rising health care costs, but another major market drop could leave stocks in a “lost period” which they don’t have the time to wait out. As a general rule in the current investment…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. Brighthouse Financial — Shares soared 23% after the Financial Times reported that Aquarian Holdings is in advanced talks to buy the North Carolina-based life insurer and take it private. Amazon — The e-commerce company and web services provider beat earnings expectations, boosting its stock 12%. Amazon…
Diminishing perspective of downtown London skyscrapers Chunyip Wong | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large…
An Exxon Mobil gas station in Lorton, Virginia, US, on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. Luke Johnson | Bloomberg | Getty Images Exxon Mobil on Friday reported third quarter earnings that fell year over year, as oil prices tumbled due in large part to OPEC+ increasing production. Exxon’s net income fell 12% to $7.55 billion, or…
Signage outside the Chevron Corp. headquarters in Houston, Texas, US, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. Mark Felix | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chevron on Friday reported third-quarter financial results that beat Wall Street estimates, as the company achieved record production due in part to its acquisition of Hess Corporation. The oil major’s net income declined…
A logo of the autonomous driving technology startup Pony.ai is seen on a screen during an event in Beijing, China May 13, 2021. Tingshu Wang | Reuters China’s Silicon Valley, Shenzhen, is about to allow self-driving taxis to operate throughout the city, ending years of pilot zones and tight limits. Pony.ai announced Friday it was…
MOSCOW, RUSSIA – SEPTEMBER 21: Shaman of Russia performs during the new global song competition called Intervision, initially positioned as a response to the long-running European Eurovision music contest, in Moscow, Russia on September 21, 2025. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Since Russia found itself cast out…
The Google AI Studio application is displayed on a mobile phone with Google in the background, in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on October 26, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Google will offer its Gemini AI service for free to over 500 million Reliance Jio users in India, as global artificial intelligence…
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 on Thursday and what’s on the radar for Friday’s session. Thursday night stock stories ……
Jensen Huang, chief executive officer of Nvidia Corp., during the keynote address at the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Bloomberg | Getty Images Korean semiconductor giant Samsung said on Thursday that it plans to buy and deploy a cluster of 50,000 Nvidia graphic…
