Singapore’s AI ambitions get a boost with $740 million investment plan

The Singapore River and Merlion Park in the evening Photography By Bobi | Moment Open | Getty Images SINGAPORE — Singapore’s plan to invest more than $743 million into artificial intelligence over the next five years could strengthen its position as a global business and innovation hub, tech executives said. In his Budget speech on … Read more

Billionaires dump Alphabet. How they traded 7 other portfolio stocks as well

Wall Street’s whales turned on Alphabet . Hedge fund managers and billionaire investors alike lightened up on shares of the Google parent — or dumped them all together — in the fourth quarter of 2023, regulatory filings revealed. While backward-looking, these disclosures nevertheless shine a light on the moves influential investors have made. The sales … Read more

In this fast-paced bull market, we’re increasing our Club price targets on 4 stocks

It’s been hard to keep up. That’s the story of the big stock winners this year. They just keep winning and winning and winning. For analysts on Wall Street and here at the Club, it seems like some of these names are smashing through our six-to-nine-month price targets every few weeks. To that end, we’re … Read more

The market is in a sweet spot between Fed rate hikes and cuts, and a lot can happen

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible. Here’s Monday’s edition. If history is … Read more

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella hits 10-year anniversary

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during a keynote address announcing ChatGPT integration for Bing at Microsoft in Redmond, Washington, Feb. 7, 2023. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images When Satya Nadella replaced Steve Ballmer as Microsoft CEO in February 2014, the software company was mired in mediocrity. Its market cap was just over $300 … Read more

Activist Elliott builds roughly 13% stake in Etsy, secures board seat

Etsy Sellers Market in Times Square celebrating Etsy’s celebration going IPO at Nasdaq on April 16, 2015 in New York City. Paul Zimmerman |  Getty Images Activist investor Elliott Management has a “sizable” investment in e-commerce firm Etsy, which announced on Thursday that Elliott partner Marc Steinberg would join the company’s board. The activist investor … Read more

Starboard urges GoDaddy to set ‘prudent’ guidance

The GoDaddy banner hangs outside of the New York Stock Exchange as the website hosting service makes its initial public offering (IPO) on April 1, 2015 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Activist investor Starboard Value on Wednesday sent a letter to web-services company GoDaddy, urging management to continue moving “in the … Read more

Inside the secret parties of the elite world

Countries and companies rent out storefronts on the Promenade in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum CNBC DAVOS, Switzerland — For as long as countries and companies have rented out chalets and storefronts on the Promenade of the small Swiss ski village that hosts the World Economic Forum, ancillary programming hosted beyond the reaches … Read more

Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

My top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Jan. 30 Wall Street under some pressure early Tuesday ahead of a flood of after-the-bell earnings. The Dow and the S & P 500 on Monday both closed at record highs for the sixth time in 2024. The Nasdaq finished roughly 3.5% away from its November 2021 record … Read more

Activists eyeing tech stocks ahead of expected M&A rebound after lull

Paul Singer speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York on Sept. 13, 2016. David A. Grogan | CNBC Activist investors are circling the tech market. That’s because, after a two-year plunge in mergers and acquisitions across the industry, there are signs of life to start 2024, with expectations that many more deals are … Read more