Artificial intelligence startup Mistral released a new suite of models Tuesday as it looks to keep pace with leading AI labs Google, OpenAI and DeepSeek. The French company’s announcement follows on from model releases from the likes of DeepSeek and Google in recent weeks, as AI labs across the globe scramble to remain at the…
NEW YORK — The top prize of entertainer of the year at the 2025 Country Music Association Awards went to none other than Lainey Wilson, who hosted, performed and barely left the stage Wednesday night. “It takes a village,” she said in her acceptance speech. “We about to party.” She beat out Luke Combs, Cody…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stock futures came slightly under pressure Wednesday night after a continued market rotation powered the Dow Jones Industrial Average to fresh highs. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 26 points, or nearly 0.1%. The S&P futures shed 0.2%, while Nasdaq…
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…
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Nearly all of the 230 people up for Oscars across 24 categories gathered Tuesday for the Academy Award nominees luncheon, an event that functions as a celebration, group portrait session and orientation for next month’s big ceremony. Nominees including Jessie Buckley, Timothée Chalamet, Michael B. Jordan, Ryan Coogler and Emma Stone…
Freeport-McMoRan is likely to rebound from an environmental disaster last month at its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia that led the copper-and-gold producer to cut its production estimates, according to UBS. The investment bank upgraded Freeport to buy from neutral in a report out Thursday, raising its 12-month price target on the stock to $48…
One year after DeepSeek upended the U.S. markets, investors are bracing for what could be the next moment of reckoning out of China: A rapid and coordinated push to scale home-grown Nvidia rivals for artificial intelligence chips. In just the past two months, four startups, dubbed China’s “four dragons,” have already gone public or filed…
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde addresses the media after the ECB’s Governing Council meeting, at the ECB headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 11, 2025. Kai Pfaffenbach | Reuters The head of the European Central Bank said Wednesday that policymakers stand ready to hike interest rates even if an expected jump in euro zone…
Here are some of the companies making big moves in midday trading. Monster Beverage — The energy drink manufacturer dropped nearly 3% after Rothschild & Co. downgraded shares to neutral from buy. Analyst Charlie Higgs pointed to uncertainty around aluminum tariffs, noting that “this has yet to be reflected in consensus estimates, which look too…
Consumer spending trends are starting to emerge within the experiences economy as the year gets underway, and stock analysts are picking out the names they expect to be winners. While the consumer staples sector likely doesn’t have much room to run this year, there are more opportunities in discretionary and services spending — such as…
