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Are autonomous vehicles like Waymo really safer than human drivers? That's the question some of the biggest tech companies in the world are investing billions of dollars to answer. Alphabet owns Waymo, Amazon owns Zoox, and Tesla has its own Robotaxi division. The advantages robots have over human ...

Energy technology company Baker Hughes (NASDAQ:BKR) will be announcing earnings results next tomorrow after the bell. Here’s what to expect.

The U.S. Department of Defense has entered an aggressive new era of spending this year. Before launching into its massive new tech overhauls, it kicked off the momentum with a $266 million firm-fixed-price contract awarded to Rocket Lab for 12 suborbital launches. But aerospace isn't the only ...

Jul. 24—OLYMPIA — The Paramount Skydance planned merger with Warner Bros. has been halted as a federal judge considers whether the deal violates antitrust laws and unfairly reduces market competition. A lawyer representing the company wrote in a court filing Friday that the deal would not move forward until June 1, 2027 unless a federal judge rules on a case brought by Washington and 11 other ...

Investing.com -- Europe could contribute heavily to another coordinated strategic oil stock release by September if flows through the Strait of Hormuz or regional energy infrastructure remain materially disrupted, Citi analysts said.

Uber is leaning into delivery services with its acquisition of Delivery Hero. Plus, GE Aerospace is having a hard time sourcing materials.

KB Financial Group Inc (KB) reports a 13.1% increase in net profit and surpasses KRW10 trillion in operating income, while navigating challenges in nonoperating profit and net interest margins.

Two of the president’s priorities—cutting prices for U.S. consumers and increasing domestic semiconductor production—come into conflict.

Elon Musk’s tunneling startup, the Boring Company, is in talks to raise new funding that would value it at around $20 billion, according to people familiar with the discussions. The funding round hasn’t closed and the people cautioned that the terms could change. Steve Davis, president of the Boring Company, didn’t respond to requests for comment.

Long-term Treasury bonds have delivered one of their worst stretches in modern history, with prices falling steadily since 2021 as inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s target. Investors who owned 10-year and 30-year government debt watched the value of those holdings erode quarter ...

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Net income jumped 21% as adjusted EBITDA reached record levels.

The latest launch for the experimental rocket is the first since Elon Musk’s rocket company went public in a historic IPO.

Amazon has long derived a disproportionate share of its profit from its cloud division, Amazon Web Services (AWS). A growing number of Wall Street analysts are now projecting AWS will exceed consensus growth estimates when CEO Andy Jassy reports second-quarter results on July 30, The Motley Fool ...

​The company, which has a 50% stake in a giant oil-and-gas field in Kazakhstan, spoke with U.S. officials after a Ukrainian attack hit a tanker chartered by Chevron in the Black Sea.

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It’s peak earnings season, and investors could be forgiven for wanting an escape hatch. Corporate America is delivering solid results, but it’s not helping stocks. Last night, chip maker Intel’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street estimates.

Food safety concerns negatively affected sentiment on the company.

Comfort Systems USA Inc (FIX) reports a remarkable 92% EPS increase and a record $14.1 billion backlog, signaling robust demand and future growth potential.

Texas Instruments and Qualcomm offer different paths to AI growth and dividend income, but which chip stock gives investors the better setup?

Robinhood Markets might have found another dance partner in the prediction-markets business. The company is in talks with digital-currency exchange Crypto.com to expand the brokerage firm’s foothold in prediction markets, according to people familiar with the matter. Robinhood so far has relied on Kalshi and others to supply betting contracts for its prediction platform, but what began as a partnership is evolving into direct competition as the two companies push onto each other’s turf.

The idea of combining the two companies is no longer a fan theory. It came up on an earnings call, and the CEO didn't say no.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow gaining just under half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding nearly two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>The S&P 500 technology index underperformed the broader market as chip stocks fell, with Intel dropping nearly 8% despite forecasting quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>Enthusiasm for the AI trade weakened after Alphabet's announcement earlier this week of a plan to hike capital spending even as it burns cash.</p><p>Richard Reyle, chief investment officer at Questar Capital Partners, said that as a result investors are rotating into what he called "safer parts of the market."</p><p>"Pharmaceuticals have been flying, and that's been, I think, where we see the rotation of the market right now. [FLASH] You look at the iShares, pharmaceutical fund, it's big components that are J&J and Eli Lilly, they're at all-time highs. And they're still relatively not super expensive stocks. So I think that's a place that can be bought and held. And of course, energy. Exxon's going to announce earnings next week. I bet they're going to be a blockbuster and they're going to continue to be because they make money at $60 a barrel. At $100 a barrel, forget about it. They do very well."</p><p>The S&P 500 real estate sector also outperformed during the session. Its leading gainer was Digital Realty Trust, which rallied 11% after it raised its full-year forecast for funds from operations.</p><p>Among other gainers, shares of SLB climbed 11% after the oilfield services firm beat expectations for second-quarter profit.</p><p>Investors now turn their attention to quarterly results next week from Magnificent 7 megacaps Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple.</p></body>

The business inventory-to-sales ratio has declined to the lowest level since 2021, suggesting inflation may be even stickier than expected. Plus, investment newsletter commentary on small-caps, AI spending, and the gold market’s nasty message for bonds.

Asking for a Trend Host Brooke DiPalma previews several of the biggest stories to come next week, including Mag 7 earnings from Microsoft (MSFT), Meta (META), Apple (AAPL) and Amazon (AMZN), as well as the Fed decision and the latest Consumer confidence data.

Paramount Skydance has formally agreed to delay its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery until at least June 2027.

American Express Company will release its second quarter earnings report before the opening bell on Friday, July 24. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $4.40 per share, up from $4.08 per share in the year-ago period. The...

Paramount Skydance on Friday said it would delay the deal until as late as June 2027.

Paramount Skydance agreed on Friday to delay its $110 billion merger with Warner Bros.Paramount agreed to delay the deal through June 2027, the company said in a court filing on Friday.

TODAY'S MARKETS Billions of dollars of losses in artificial-intelligence stocks. Sharp spikes in oil prices that dropped just as quickly. A jump in benchmark Treasury yields Thursday to their highest level this year.