Walmart Tops Earnings — But Cautious Guidance Signals Consumer Crosscurrents Walmart delivered a modest earnings beat Thursday morning, offering investors a snapshot of holiday spending in its first quarterly report under new CEO John Furner. The retail giant posted adjusted
US Trade Deficit Surges in December The US trade deficit widened sharply in December, rising nearly 33% to $70.3 billion, marking the second consecutive monthly increase and capping off a year defined by tariff uncertainty and volatile trade flows. According
Japan Commits $36 Billion to U.S. Energy and Critical Mineral Projects Japan has formally launched the first wave of investments under its new strategic trade framework with the United States, pledging nearly $36 billion toward oil, natural gas and critical
What Happened Rio Tinto (RIO) said it has gained majority control of Canada’s Nemaska Lithium, lifting its ownership to 53.9% and moving into direct management of the business. The Government of Quebec holds the remaining 46.1% stake. The move advances Rio Tinto’s plan to build an integrated lithium
What Uber Announced Uber Technologies (UBER) said it will invest more than $100 million to develop autonomous vehicle charging hubs, a move that reinforces the company’s push to scale self-driving operations on its platform. The plan includes building out charging where Uber manages
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Nasdaq, S&P 500 Slip as AI Jitters Linger U.S. stocks opened Tuesday’s shortened trading week on mixed footing, with tech once again under pressure as investors continued to reassess the AI trade. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell roughly 0.5%,
Danaher Makes a $9.9 Billion Bet on Hospital Tech Danaher Corporation is buying Masimo for $9.9 billion including debt, marking the largest transaction in Danaher’s history and a significant move deeper into hospital diagnostics and monitoring technology. The deal values
Nvidia Shares Cool Off as AI Spending Explodes Big Tech’s artificial intelligence spending plans keep climbing. Nvidia’s stock? Not so much. Despite a projected surge in AI infrastructure investment from Meta Platforms, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Amazon — expected to top
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Holding Firm Fourth-quarter earnings season is now more than halfway complete — and results are tracking stronger than initially expected. According to FactSet data, roughly 59% of S&P 500 companies have reported results. Analysts currently estimate
Walmart Tops Earnings — But Cautious Guidance Signals Consumer Crosscurrents Walmart delivered a modest earnings
US Trade Deficit Surges in December The US trade deficit widened sharply in December, rising
Japan Commits $36 Billion to U.S. Energy and Critical Mineral Projects Japan has formally launched
What Happened Rio Tinto (RIO) said it has gained majority control of Canada’s Nemaska Lithium, lifting its
What Uber Announced Uber Technologies (UBER) said it will invest more than $100 million to develop autonomous vehicle
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Nasdaq, S&P 500 Slip as AI Jitters Linger U.S. stocks opened Tuesday’s shortened trading week
Danaher Makes a $9.9 Billion Bet on Hospital Tech Danaher Corporation is buying Masimo for
Nvidia Shares Cool Off as AI Spending Explodes Big Tech’s artificial intelligence spending plans keep
S&P 500 Earnings Growth Holding Firm Fourth-quarter earnings season is now more than halfway complete
