Speaking at the SXSW conference in Austin on Monday, Bluesky CEO Jay Graber said the social network has been working on a framework for user consent over how they want their data to be used for generative AI. The demand for AI training data means the new social network has to think about its AI […]
Delta Air Lines slashed its first-quarter revenue and profit outlooks, citing weaker domestic demand, backing up growing concerns about lackluster sales in some corners of the travel industry. Delta expects revenue in the quarter ending March 31 to rise no more than 5% from last year, down from a forecast in January of 6% to […]
US stocks plunged on Monday as investors processed growing concerns about the health of the US economy after President Trump and his top economic officials acknowledged the possibility of a potential rough patch. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) fell nearly 900 points, or over 2%, while the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) dropped around 2.7% […]
Growing money supply usually bodes well for these companies to outperform. If you’ve invested in the stock market over the last couple of years, you may have benefited from an incredible bull run in the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.55%). The index climbed over 66% from the market bottom in October 2022 through the end of February this year. […]
Volatility has returned to the stock market. In particular, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite has suffered a rough start to the year. As of this writing, the index has dropped about 3.8% year to date and about 7.5% off its all-time high. That means the index is approaching a technical correction — a drawdown of 10% […]
The S&P 500 regained some ground on Friday, but the index still posted its worst week in several months as the salvo of trade policy actions unnerved investors. The broad index rose 0.55% to 5,770.20, while the Nasdaq Compositegained 0.7% to 18,196.22. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 222.64 points, or 0.52%, to end at […]
At the time of this writing, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.70%) is down 9.4% from its 52-week high, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.55%) is down 6%. While we are nowhere close to a full-blown market crash, the Nasdaq is close to correction territory, which is a drawdown of at least 10%. A crash is […]
Seven & i Holdings, the parent of 7-Eleven, said Thursday it will replace CEO Ryuichi Isaka with lead independent outside director Stephen Dacus, making a foreigner the top executive for the first time, according to domestic media. Dacus will take charge from Isaka on May 27, according to a company filing. Seven & i said that Isaka will […]
Google has begun testing an AI-only search tool as part of its plan to accelerate the roll out of artificial intelligence features across its platforms. Powered by Google’s latest Gemini 2.0 agent, the new AI Mode works by telling using what is on the internet, rather than showing them. Instead of serving up a list […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s sell-off kicked back into gear on Thursday, and a U.S. stock market rattled by the whiplash created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and uncertainty about the economy fell sharply. The S&P 500 tumbled 1.8% to resume its slide after a mini-recovery from the prior day clawed back some of […]
President Donald Trump said Thursday that his administration would not consider stock market reaction when hammering out the details of its tariff policy. When asked whether the decision to pause tariffs on many products from Canada and Mexico for one month was due to the stock market, Trump said the decision had “nothing to do […]
Stocks rose on Wednesday, staging a recovery rally after back-to-back losses as investors hoped that an exemption for automakers to President Donald Trump’s controversial tariffs opened the floodgates for more concessions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rebounded 485.60 points, or 1.14%, to finish at 43,006.59, regaining ground after plunging more than 1,300 points over the last two sessions. The S&P […]
