Monitors display Coinbase signage during the company’s initial public offering at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York City on April 14, 2021. Robert Nickelsberg | Getty Images News | Getty Images Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Tuesday that the company will cut roughly 14% of its workforce, citing a combination of market volatility and AI […]
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, speaks during the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, NE on May 2, 2026. CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — In his debut running Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting, Greg Abel delivered what many shareholders came to see: a steady hand, a firm grasp of the sprawling conglomerate and just enough of […]
Investors are grappling with elevated oil prices and persistent geopolitical tensions, but those who can ignore short-term noise may be better positioned for the long run. An opportunity to pick some attractive stocks with solid long-term growth potential is emerging, and investors can use the ratings of top Wall Street analysts to inform their search. […]
Alphabet (aka “Google”) is clearly firing on all cylinders, more cylinders perhaps than the Street even realized it had. The quarter was frankly a blowout. Surging cloud revenue and raised capital expenditure (capex) guidance demonstrate that the company’s enormous investments are potentially paying off more quickly than many—perhaps even many within the company—had anticipated. The […]
Greg Abel, CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, meets with shareholders at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 1, 2026. David A. Grogan | CNBC OMAHA, Nebraska — At the shareholder shopping day that kicks off Berkshire Hathaway‘s annual meeting, the mood in the air was cautiously optimistic as new and returning investors […]
Quietly, shares of Google-parent Alphabet are on the verge of topping $5 trillion, and overtaking AI-leader Nvidia as the world’s most valuable company. And according to options prices, it may happen sooner rather than later. The breakout in shares of Alphabet after a 10% surge on Thursday brings the company’s 1-year gain to 140% and […]
Google CEO Sundar Pichai gestures during a meeting with France’s President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi on Feb. 19, 2026. Ludovic Marin | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street analysts estimate total AI capital expenditures could now climb above $1 trillion in 2027, following even bigger spending […]
For a stock that’s gone nowhere for six months, Apple sure has options traders excited. Implied volatility in the stock suggests a 3.5% swing after earnings tonight, compared to an average move of just 1.8% following the last four quarterly reports. For context, among last night’s big four tech reports, Amazon and Microsoft are underperforming […]
Get ready. Wenesday night is the main event for earnings season, with Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Microsoft – four of the “Magnificent Seven” — set to report. Options traders are pricing in more than $800 billion of market cap movement after the bell. If options prices are an indication, it will be a more volatile […]
(This is CNBC’s “Power Insider” newsletter, your inside look at the investments, people and companies powering the global energy industry. Click here to subscribe.) POWER POINT What I’m hearing from energy insiders The ink was barely dry – so to speak – on this week’s Power Point when the news blew harder than the oil […]