Stock market today: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 29, 2024 in New York City.  Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Stocks edged higher on Monday, lifted by gains in some megacap technology stocks as traders entered a week dominated by corporate earnings and … Read more

Apple gets a big upgrade, headwinds seen for Lululemon, Ulta and Tesla

(This is CNBC Pro’s live coverage of Monday’s analyst calls and Wall Street chatter. Please refresh every 20-30 minutes to view the latest posts.) Monday’s analyst calls included an upgrade to Apple and a move in the opposite direction for athleisure giant Lululemon and electric car marker Tesla. In a key call, Bernstein analyst Toni … Read more

Eli Lilly, Apple are among 12 portfolio stocks reporting in week ahead

The major U.S. stock indexes closed higher for the week, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite breaking multiweek losing streaks. Earnings drove the action, despite some less-than-ideal macroeconomic reports on economic growth and inflation. Meta Platforms ‘ report gave the market a bit of a scare Wednesday night, contributing to Thursday’s declines … Read more

An AI-focused ETF from a hedge fund vet gains attention by soaring 60%

When Ivana Delevska launched her fund in August 2021, she had a sense that artificial intelligence would be huge. A hedge fund veteran, having worked at Citadel, Millennium and Tiger Management, Delevska specializes in the industrial sector, communicating with more than 100 companies she covers. By figuring out where companies were investing their dollars, she … Read more

Fed meeting and Apple, Amazon, Eli Lilly report

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Friday walked investors through next week on Wall Street. It’s a week jam-packed with notable events, including earnings from Apple, Amazon and Eli Lilly. He also advised investors to pay attention to Wednesday’s Federal Reserve meeting and Friday’s employment figures from the Department of Labor. “We have to run such a … Read more

U.S. chipmaker Intel was once dominant, now struggles to stay relevant

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger speaks while showing silicon wafers during an event called AI Everywhere in New York, Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. Seth Wenig | AP Intel’s long-awaited turnaround looks farther away than ever after the company reported dismal first-quarter earnings. Investors pushed the shares down 10% on Friday to their lowest level of the … Read more

Microsoft shares jump 4% after the AI winner delivers in right places

Microsoft delivered picture-perfect earnings after the bell Thursday, calming the market’s brief fears about runaway spending on AI infrastructure without the cloud revenues to show for it. Revenue increased about 17% year over year, to $61.86 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $60.8 billion, according to data from LSEG. Earnings per share (EPS) increased … Read more

Microsoft says cloud AI demand exceeds supply despite spending surge

Amy Hood, chief financial officer at Microsoft, speaks during a presentation on affordable housing in Bellevue, Washington, on Jan. 17, 2019. Chona Kasinger | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft is increasing spending at a rate not seen since at least 2016. It still might not be enough. In its earnings report on Thursday, Microsoft said … Read more

Alphabet tempers worries that it’s falling behind in AI in Q1 results

Alphabet went into its earnings report on Thursday facing concerns about the growth of its core Google ads business and the company’s ability to generate profits from its hefty investments in artificial intelligence. For the time being at least, the company put Wall Street’s fears to rest. Alphabet topped analysts’ estimates, reporting revenue growth of … Read more

South Korea GDP, Malaysia CPI, BOJ MPM meeting

Commercial and residential buildings seen from the rooftop of the Lotte Corp. World Tower at sunset in Seoul, South Korea, on Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets took a breather after two straight days of rallies, mirroring moves on Wall Street ahead of first-quarter gross domestic product figures from … Read more