Startup founders react to bubble fears

Startup founders react to bubble fears

Markets were on edge this week as a steady stream of negative headlines around the artificial intelligence trade stoked fears of a bubble. Famed short-seller Michael Burry cast doubt on the sustainability of AI earnings. Concerns around the levels of debt funding AI infrastructure buildouts grew louder. And once high-flyers like CoreWeave tanked on disappointing guidance. CNBC’s Deirdre Bosa asked those at…

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A new Whitney Houston duet? How Calum Scott made ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ with the late star

A new Whitney Houston duet? How Calum Scott made ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ with the late star

NEW YORK — It sounds impossible, but that’s the magic of it. On Thursday, a new Whitney Houston song arrives 13 years after her death. English singer Calum Scott is responsible. The single is a duet between Scott and Houston, a balladic reinterpretation of the timeless “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me),” using…

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Starbucks turnaround will take time. This options strategy works if shares remain range-bound

Starbucks turnaround will take time. This options strategy works if shares remain range-bound

Despite Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s efforts to revitalize the coffee brand through the “Back to Starbucks” initiative , structural challenges continue to erode its performance. Once touted as a primary growth driver, China, its second-largest market, grew nominally by only 5% year over year in U.S. dollar terms. However, adjusting for a strengthening yuan and…

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