My top 10 things to watch Friday, May 3 The Dow , the S & P 500 and the Nasdaq set to surge at Friday’s open, moving a leg higher after data showing much weaker-than-expected jobs growth in April. Bond yields drop after the report. Gains in Apple are boosting all three stock indexes. The … Read more
The artificial intelligence revolution is just getting started, and that means there are opportunities for investors to scoop up some names at a discount, according to Evercore ISI. Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT exploded onto the scene in late 2022, mentions of generative AI have risen dramatically across C-suite transcripts, senior managing director Julian Emanuel wrote in … Read more
Heading into the 2024 election in the U.S. and major political contests around the world, internet companies are unprepared for the onslaught of misinformation that’s coming. That’s according to research out Tuesday from Mozilla and CheckFirst, which concludes that leading tech platforms are lagging in their ad transparency tools. The study, conducted between December and … Read more
The logos of Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft displayed on a mobile phone with an EU flag pictured in the background. Justin Tallis | AFP via Getty Images An EU law that seeks to rein in large digital companies has officially kicked in, spelling big changes for primarily U.S. tech giants. The European Union’s … Read more
In this photo illustration, the logo for the US tech firm “Block” is displayed and reflected in a number of digital screens on March 03, 2023 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Intuit â Shares pulled back roughly 1% after the financial software company … Read more
Manufacturing PMI exceeds economists’ expectations A purchasing managers index focused on the manufacturing industry came in higher than economists expected on Thursday. S&P Global’s flash U.S. manufacturing PMI climbed to 51.5 in February â a 17-month high from 50.7 the prior month. Economists polled by Dow Jones had anticipated the index would come in at … Read more
Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters The U.S. stock market started 2024 on a dismal note, but investors will need to look past the short-term uncertainty. Rather than worrying about the slow start to the year, investors should focus on adding stocks … Read more
Vacations can be fabulously relaxing. But booking one is another story. The average traveler views 141 pages of travel content in the 45 days prior to booking a trip, according to an Expedia Group report. The most popular site to visit was an OTA — or “online travel agency” — which is an industry term … Read more
