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Three CEOs with hundreds of billions already committed to AI infrastructure made separate calls to the White House last week, and a proposed federal oversight body quietly disappeared. Here is what each of them said on their earnings calls that explains why.
The Fed has not moved its policy rate in months, yet long-term borrowing costs keep climbing on their own, and one prominent fund manager sees a level not touched since the dot-com era as the next stop, with serious consequences for mortgages, corporate debt, and equity multiples.
Intel and SK Hynix tie-up talk jolts memory sector, Nvidia CEO is now Trump's AI whisperer, and more news to start your day.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed after a second brutal day, with all major indices finishing lower again. Rising rates, Brent Crude trading above $100, and what appears to be an increase in the Iran attacks in the Persian Gulf were all it took for sellers to keep hitting bids. Once again, the small-cap […]
Meta Platforms Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed back against a proposed national artificial-intelligence regulator during an August phone call with President Donald Trump, as the White House weighs a FINRA-style watchdog for frontier models. Zuckerberg Pushes Back On AI...
From an economic standpoint, the nation’s fiscal status has been turned upside down—from a federal budget swimming in surpluses to one deeply in deficit, despite the U.S. not being in recession or officially at war. Since then, the world has become even more dangerous, with the Iran war, Russia’s war on Ukraine, and China’s adventures in the Pacific. The Up & Down Wall Street written directly after the 9/11 attacks predicted a marked increase in spending for national security.
Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly pushed back against a proposed national artificial-intelligence regulator during an August phone call with President Donald Trump, as the White House weighs a FINRA-style watchdog for frontier models. Zuckerberg Pushes Back On AI Watchdog According to a Politico report on Thursday, Trump called Zuckerberg during the week of Aug. 17. Zuckerberg said he opposed the proposal but did not ask Trump to change his position. Instead, he sa
A federal judge confirmed Google runs an illegal monopoly in ad tech, then refused to break it up anyway. What that contradiction means for Alphabet investors depends entirely on what comes next.
A US federal judge on Wednesday refused to force Google to sell a division of its digital advertising business, rejecting the government's push to break up part of the company's ad empire.The decision is the second time in recent years that a federal judge has declined to dismantle a piece of Google's business, after a judge last year refused to force the sale of its Chrome browser in a separate monopoly case over online search.
Yahoo Finance Fed Correspondent Jennifer Schonberger joins Market Domination host Josh Lipton to report on Meta (META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and SpaceX (SPCF) CEO Elon Musk speaking on the projected benefits of AI, including job growth and boosting the global economy by 20 to 30%, at the G20 Innovation Ministerial in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The ballooning federal debt, massive AI borrowing by Big Tech, and inflation are the reasons that economists and financial experts point to.
The ballooning federal debt, massive AI borrowing by Big Tech, and inflation are the reasons that economists and financial experts point to.
Big Tech has quietly spent a sum that rivals the GDP of a mid-sized country building AI infrastructure, but the real financial reckoning has not yet arrived on any income statement. One accounting schedule will determine whether these bets pay off or crush margins for years.
On Aug. 26, 2026, hotter-than-expected July inflation and rising bond yields shifted rate-cut expectations, weighing on chip stocks ahead of Nvidia's earnings.
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By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Aug 26 (Reuters) - The dollar and U.S.
<body><p>STORY: :: Parent of teen says 'very pleased' with Meta settlements on child safety</p><p>:: Oakland, California / August 26, 2026</p><p>:: Victoria Hinks, Daughter died by suicide at age 16</p><p>“No amount of money is ever going to bring my beautiful daughter back. I miss her every day. It's the first thing I think of when I wake up. Last thing I think of, she should be going off to college. She would have graduated from high school. We live local, we live in Marin. She would have graduated from Redwood High School. She should be going off to college. Instead, I visit her every day in the cemetery in back of our house.” // "Mark Zuckerberg does not want to go up against and see all the information that they have. So, I'm very pleased. There's lots of lawsuits coming for these companies. Lots of parents, and yeah, I am satisfied. I feel like there's, like justice is possible. So yeah.”</p><p>The settlements announced on Wednesday end a federal trial that had been one of the highest-profile tests of allegations that social media companies harm children.</p><p>While Meta will not undergo a fundamental overhaul, the accords represent a sweeping effort to define how it serves young users.</p><p>Meta agreed for the next decade to restrict teenagers' use of Facebook and Instagram to two hours a day and block all usage from midnight to 6 a.m., absent parental consent.</p><p>These limits could be tightened if other social media companies adopt similar terms. Meta will also enhance measures to prevent children from accessing age-restricted content.</p><p>The settlement does not require Meta, which denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle, to abandon personalized recommendations or targeted advertising. The total payout represents about three to four months of profit for the Menlo Park, California-based company.</p></body>
Anthropic is pitching investors a revenue number so large it strains belief, but buried beneath the headline figure lies a tangle of risks involving overbuilt data centers, geopolitical threats, and an AI economy that could ultimately devour the very consumers it depends on.
Meta stock rallied on news that the technology giant has settled a federal social media addiction lawsuit.
↘️ Intuit (INTU): The company, known for its tax-preparation and accounting software, forecast slower sales growth in the year ahead as it navigates declines in its desktop business. Shares dropped more than 11% premarket.
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