Apple Watch SE is seen in a store in Krakow, Poland on April 20, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Japanese electronic parts maker TDK on Monday said it had successfully developed a material for its solid-state batteries, making a breakthrough that it estimates could deliver significantly higher performance for wearable devices. The Tokyo-based … Read more
Some fathers teach their kids how to shoot three-pointers or make hamburgers. Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ dad Paul taught him how to build a fence around their home in Mountain View, California. The process taught him how to be detail-oriented, a mindset he enforced at Apple, Jobs’ biographer Walter Isaacson told CBS’s “60 Minutes” in 2011. … Read more
Apple revealed its highly anticipated artificial intelligence strategy this past week — causing investors to rejoice and push shares to all-time highs. It’s a far cry from the stock’s rough start to 2024. Marketed as “AI for the rest of us” — Apple is squarely positioning its upcoming generative AI features for the 2.2 billion … Read more
Investors worried about concentration risk in the market may want to consider value-oriented investments. Avantis Investors chief investment strategist Phil McInnis suggests taking a more diversified approach than simply looking at index funds such as the S&P 500. He thinks his firm’s exchange-traded fund strategy can provide better returns in the long run, emphasizing companies … Read more
The Nasdaq Composite inched higher Friday to claim its fifth straight record close, as new data this past week showed a continued cooling of inflation and Treasury yields retreated. For the week: The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 3.2%, while the S & P 500 rose 1.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%. Economic updates … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday guided investors through next week’s most important happenings on Wall Street, including earnings reports from homebuilders Lennar and KB Home, adding that the housing sector can be the “linchpin” of the economy. “Last night, I bemoaned that there aren’t enough stocks that are compelling away from tech,” Cramer said. “Let’s … Read more
A mockup of Tesla Inc.’s planned humanoid robot Optimus on display during the Seoul Mobility Show in Goyang, South Korea, on Thursday, March 30, 2023. The motor show will continue through April 9. Photographer: SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images The entire value of the S&P 500 currently stands at … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said it’s no secret that the market rally has been driven by a handful of tech stocks, and it’s not likely to change anytime soon. Cramer said companies like Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Oracle and now Broadcom have been integral to the rally. Broadcom shares closed up 12% on … Read more
Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump gives remarks to the press at the National Republican Senatorial Committee building on June 13, 2024 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Donald Trump huddled with at least 80 CEOs on Thursday in Washington with a clear pitch to them: If he is elected president … Read more
Apple Intelligence was unveiled during Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference in Cupertino, California, on June 10, 2024. Source: Apple Inc. For years, cybersecurity experts have been predicting the death of the online password as more advanced log-in features, from facial recognition to multi-factor authentication, become more common. But it seems like Apple has accepted that the … Read more
