A trader wears “2026” glasses on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images May this year prove as lucrative as 2025, when the S&P 500 rallied 16.39% mostly on the back of enthusiasm over artificial intelligence, though…
The Samsung exhibition stand features the prominent ”A new era of mobile agentic AI” slogan by the South Korean company Samsung Electronics. Joan Cros | Nurphoto | Getty Images Samsung’s upcoming smart glasses will have a camera and be connected to a smartphone, a top executive told CNBC, as the tech giant prepares to make…
Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos speaks during comedian Ricky Gervais’s star unveiling ceremony on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, U.S., May 30, 2025. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos will head to the White House on Thursday for meetings on his company’s efforts to acquire part of Warner Bros. Discovery as…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks next to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 7, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters President Donald Trump will tap his top economic advisor Kevin Hassett to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to respondents to a…
Local investors in China are excited about a new artificial intelligence stock trend. As trading volumes in the retail investor-dominated mainland Chinese stocks surged to record highs this month, one of the big themes centered on generative engine optimization, or GEO . It’s the idea that advertisers will spend more on getting brands to show…
There’s just no stopping Set-piece FC! Arsenal performed poorly in Sunday’s crucial Premier League clash with Chelsea at the Emirates, but still managed to eke out a vital 2-1 victory over the 10-man Blues that moves them five points clear of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League. Almost inevitably, both of the…
Akio Maeshima | Digitalvision | Getty Images Year-end financial planning is tricky — and surprise portfolio income can derail your tax strategy, experts say. As the calendar winds down, some investors are eyeing “tax gain harvesting,” or strategically selling profitable brokerage account assets during lower income years. Depending on earnings, you could qualify for the…
The major averages managed to post gains on Wednesday as tech shares rose. It was the third straight positive day for the S&P 500. <
A relentless bull market could show some wear in the coming weeks, with investors flying blind the longer the government remains in a shutdown. Stocks are at all-time highs, with tech names in particular rallying even in the absence of any government data. On Friday, each of the major averages registered a winning week, with…
Key Points Activist investor Standard Investments has halved its stake in London-listed Johnson Matthey after a six-month campaign to overhaul the company. Based in New York, Standard Investments is the investment arm of Standard Industries, a privately held industrial company that owns the specialty chemicals company W.R. Grace. Standard began agitating late last year by…
