Costco’s quarter isn’t enough to knock out the bears — here’s what could

Costco’s quarter isn’t enough to knock out the bears — here’s what could

Costco reported better-than-expected quarterly results on Thursday, driven by higher net sales, membership fee income, and gross margins. However, it wasn’t enough to break the bearish narrative on the stock, which dipped less than 1% in the after-hours market. Total revenue in the company’s fiscal 2026 first quarter increased 8% year over year to $67.31…

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Judge rules Anthropic’s training of AI with books is fair use

Judge rules Anthropic’s training of AI with books is fair use

Dario Amodei, Anthropic CEO, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box outside the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 21st, 2025. Gerry Miller | CNBC Anthropic’s use of books to train its artificial intelligence model Claude was “fair use” and “transformative,” a federal judge ruled late on Monday. Amazon-backed Anthropic’s AI training did not violate the…

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Sales set to grow up to 45% in 2026

Sales set to grow up to 45% in 2026

German Rheinmetall MAN tactical military transport vehicles parked in the Edvard Peperko military barracks. Luka Dakskobler | Lightrocket | Getty Images German arms maker Rheinmetall on Wednesday reported full-year sales that grew 29% year-over-year and said revenue would grow by even more in 2026, as defense companies are expected to be on the receiving end…

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