Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 14, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters 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 … Read more
A customer enters a Macy’s store that is set to close at Bay Fair Mall on February 27, 2024 in San Leandro, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Macy’s decision to close nearly a third of its stores will spark change in malls and communities across the U.S. Some of those transformations may catch shoppers … Read more
Global markets are cautiously rebounding from an early-August rout — and one asset manager says there’s no need to fear a burst tech bubble causing a persistent downturn. Technology stocks were among the hardest-hit by the recent sell-off, as declines of 1.6% in July and more than 4% so far in August for Wall Street’s tech-dominated … Read more
The “For the Birds” ad campaign for DirecTV emphasizes customers don’t need a satellite dish anymore for service. The pigeons are voiced by former NFL star Deion Sanders, and actors Steve Buscemi and Henry Winkler. Courtesy: DirecTV Coach Prime wants consumers to know they can watch DirecTV without a satellite dish. The company best known for … Read more
When I look at Thursday’s rally, I am beginning to realize that we have become so binary and so up close that we have lost our ability to think about what matters. The big fish data got caught among the minnow minutiae and we ended up with ridiculous rallies that are, therefore, based on nothing. … Read more
OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot, was founded in 2015 by a number of researchers, academics and entrepreneurs, including Sam Altman, Greg Brockman and Elon Musk. Altman and Brockman are still at OpenAI, serving as CEO and president, respectively. Musk departed in 2018. At the time, OpenAI said Musk left to avoid a conflict … Read more
A cooling tower at the Constellation Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba, New York, US, on Tuesday, May 9, 2023. Lauren Petracca | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech companies are increasingly looking to directly connect data centers to nuclear plants as they race to secure clean energy to power artificial intelligence, sparking resistance from … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday analyzed why food delivery companies are seeing success while many of their consumer discretionary peers suffer as users continue to feel the burden of inflation. He said food delivery is a habit consumers don’t want to break — something they seem more willing to spend on than other luxuries. “DoorDash … Read more
A bank employee count China’s renminbi (RMB) or yuan notes next to U.S. dollar notes at a Kasikornbank in Bangkok, Thailand, January 26, 2023. Athit Perawongmetha | Reuters BEIJING — Chinese companies seeking growth from exports face a new challenge: a strengthening yuan. The “offshore” yuan traded in Hong Kong surged Monday against the U.S. … Read more
Kroger, Walmart, and McDonald’s. Beata Zawrzel | Nurphoto | Brandon Bell | Getty Images | Kamil Krzaczynski | Reuters Expensive Big Mac meals and fears of surge pricing at grocery stores have put food chains and consumer product companies in politicians’ crosshairs. Walmart, McDonald’s and Kroger are just a few of the companies that have … Read more
