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Third Point Management, a New York-based investment advisor, released its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy is available to download here. Third Point’s flagship Offshore Fund returned 7.7% in Q2 2026, outperforming the hedge fund index but trailing broader equity benchmarks. Second Quarter returns benefited from strong performance in semiconductors, memory, semiconductor equipment, power infrastructure, […]

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Visa plans to cut 7% of its workforce, or ‌about 2,600 jobs, Bloomberg News reported ‌on Tuesday, citing a staff memo, as the payments ​processor seeks to become more efficient in a challenging industry. AI has ⁠helped cut repetitive tasks and speed up product development, but it ⁠was not the sole factor behind the decision, Bloomberg reported, citing a person ​familiar with ​the company's reasoning. Earlier this year, peer Mastercard announced plans ‌to lay off 4% ​of its global workforce, ​citing the ​need to refocus investments in different ‌areas.

Investors can debate if S&P 500 CEOs deserve their sky-high pay packages. But not all CEOs get such princely sums.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ), the Bitcoin (BTC)-centric financial technology company founded by Jack Dorsey, launched a new platform called Buzz on July 21. Built on the Nostr protocol, Buzz is a free, decentralized, and open-source platform where employees and artificial intelligence ...

Block is set to report Q2 earnings next month, and analysts expect its EPS to dip by double digits.

Investing.com -- Stripe could gain consumer reach, merchant-processing scale and a stronger stablecoin position by acquiring PayPal Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL), though analysts at Cantor Fitzgerald, Bernstein and Mizuho questioned whether the reported $60.50-per-share offer would secure a deal.

Block (XYZ) could see stronger earnings growth as Cash App Borrow drives higher monetization, engage

Since the AI hiring correction took hold, tens of thousands of employees have watched their jobs disappear, despite the companies that cut them posting some of the strongest earnings in their history. Oracle (ORCL) eliminated 21,000 positions over the past year, even as its full-year adjusted ...

AI disruption is a hot earnings call topic.

Michael Burry is betting PayPal's deeply discounted valuation and strong cash generation will eventually outweigh investor skepticism.

Find insight on Cash App, Oracle, Navan and more in the latest Market Talks covering Technology, Media and Telecom.

Bitcoin, XRP, and other cryptocurrencies were falling again early Friday as digital assets got caught up in the tech selloff, compounding a bad week. Bitcoin the world’s largest crypto, fell as low as $61,300 before climbing back to $62,500–down 1% over the past 24 hours, according to CoinDesk data. The digital asset has slumped 14% this week and is now more than 50% down from its record high of $126,272 reached in October last year.

More diversified companies are expected to adopt Bitcoin as part of treasury diversification and fiat currency hedging strategies, Grayscale’s Head of Research says.

We appear to be looking at an excellent entry point for long-term investors.

The company set aside $240 million in the first quarter as it negotiates with the Justice Department over allegations in a 2023 short seller’s report.

Block investors have been looking for signs that the company’s reset is doing more than lowering costs, and Bank of America says the first quarter gave them a stronger case to consider. In a Bank of America note provided to TheStreet, analyst Matthew C. O’Neill maintained a Buy rating on Block and ...

Block's earnings were impressive, but the most important part could be its future AI potential.

↘️ Airbnb (ABNB): The short-term rental company raised its full-year outlook, as strong global travel demand helped offset an influx in cancellations around the Iran war. The stock slipped about 1.7% afterhours.

Block (XYZ) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +25.68% and -0.81%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

The fintech company now expects adjusted earnings of $3.85 a share this year, a 62% uplift from 2025.

Jack Dorsey-led Block raised its full-year outlook on Thursday as the payments firm benefited from resilient ‌consumer spending and strong growth in its core businesses. The ‌Oakland, California-based company now expects annual gross profit to be $12.33 billion in 2026, compared ​with its previous forecast of $12.20 billion. U.S. consumer spending remained broadly resilient ‌in the first three ⁠months of 2026, underpinned by a stable labor market and wage growth.

Jack Dorsey's financial services company Block, Inc. (NYSE: XYZ) is set to report the financial results for the first quarter of 2026 on May 7. As Dorsey is a strong Bitcoin (BTC) advocate, Block's products integrate the top cryptocurrency. Cash App, a wallet that allows Bitcoin ...

XYZ gears up for Q1 earnings with rising revenue and EPS expectations, even as consensus bitcoin revenue dips and analyst sentiment weakens.

Here's how two senior executives said AI will affect their businesses in the years ahead: AI changes “how we work,” says Brian Armstrong, CEO at Coinbase Global. The company on Tuesday announced it was cutting 14% of its workforce.