Bill Ackman, Pershing Square Capital Management CEO, speaking at the Delivering Alpha conference in New York City on Sept. 28, 2023. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman is selling a 10% stake in Pershing Square, aiming to eventually take his investment firm public. Ackman’s firm is raising $1.05 billion in a funding round, … Read more
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry told CNBC’s Jim Cramer the electronics retailer is getting ready to sell a slew of new artificial intelligence-enabled personal computers. “We are, as you can imagine, arming ourselves on every angle to be the single best place to come experience this,” Barry said. “So, you’re going to see physical demos of … Read more
Robotaxi operator Pony.ai has begun testing rides with human staff inside between a suburb of Beijing and a major high-speed train station. CNBC | Evelyn Cheng BEIJING — In three years, China’s capital city of Beijing has taken rapid steps toward letting robotaxis operate closer to the city center. This month, the city began allowing … Read more
After Salesforce posted its first revenue miss since 2006, CEO Marc Benioff told CNBC’s Jim Cramer how the market for enterprise software companies has changed since the pandemic. “You can’t control the buying environment. The reality is, you’re going to have heterogeneous buying environments, it’s going to happen,” Benioff said. “And we’re in this post-pandemic … Read more
Jim Chanos Scott Mlyn | CNBC Famed short seller Jim Chanos called a lawsuit accusing him of embezzling funds for personal use, “false, baseless and defamatory.” Chanos gave the statement to CNBC’s Scott Wapner in response to allegations made by a former investor in Chanos & Co. Conlon Holdings, a Chicago-based firm run by Sean Conlon, … Read more
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday key moments. The stock market experienced a broad decline Wednesday as Club name Nvidia seesawed on either side of unchanged. Nvidia has been on a tear since last Wednesday’s blockbuster quarter — … Read more
Solar panels and wind turbines in the Netherlands. Daniel Bosma | Moment | Getty Images Clean energy stocks may be underperforming in the public market. But there is still a great appetite for companies focused on decarbonization in private markets, with Clean Energy Ventures’ new fund as the latest example. The climate tech firm said … Read more
U.S. Treasury yields pushed to a near four-week peak on Wednesday, lifting their Asia-Pacific counterparts and the dollar while pressuring equities, as data sowed new doubts about the timing and extent of Federal Reserve rate cuts. Crude oil rose for a fourth day to reach a four-week high amid speculation OPEC+ will maintain production cuts … Read more
Just because CNBC’s Jim Cramer thinks investors should own Nvidia — not trade it — doesn’t mean he thinks they should buy it right now. On Tuesday, he said he still believes in the company but explained why the stock’s rally may not continue. “While Nvidia’s a great company with a great stock, in the … Read more
A worker rides a bicycle past a housing complex under construction in Beijing on May 17, 2024. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday raised its forecast for China’s growth this year to 5%, from 4.6% previously, due to “strong” first quarter figures and recent policy measures. … Read more
