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Tesla will open its Nevada Semi factory on Sept.24, with capacity to produce as many as 50,000 trucks annually.

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META) is reportedly in discussions with states to settle its high-profile trial over alleged harm to young social media users. Meta, States Discuss Potential Settlement The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant and state attorneys general are discussing a mid-trial settlement while a federal trial is ongoing, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The company is accused of intentionally designing Facebook and Instagram to keep teens addicted to

Companies and regulators are struggling to determine who is responsible when things go wrong.

Part of the search giant's biggest spending line may have just repriced -- and the year the increase lands on doesn't have a budget number yet.

Marvell recently issued Google a warrant for up to 58.97 million shares at an exercise price of $206.58 per share. Eric Bleeker and Austin Smith break down the partnership between the two companies, as well as what it could mean to the AI landscape as a whole.

Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, people familiar with the matter said.

These two stocks are no-brainer buy and holds for the next decade.

The Kroger Co. earlier announced a nationwide rollout that lets customers combine grocery and eligible prescription deliveries in a single Instacart-powered order across more than 2,200 pharmacy locations and nearly all Kroger banners. By tightly linking its pharmacy operations with online grocery through Instacart, Kroger is deepening its omni-channel ecosystem and potentially increasing overall customer engagement per order. Next, we’ll explore how integrating prescriptions into...

In August 2026, Baidu announced that its fully autonomous Apollo Go vehicles are now available to riders in select areas of Dubai via the Uber app, while Uber also expanded autonomous ride services in Zagreb and advanced drone and intercity travel partnerships across multiple regions. This wave of agreements highlights Uber’s push to broaden its mobility and delivery ecosystem through autonomous technology and partnerships, even as it contests a very large GDPR fine from Dutch regulators...

The $200 million extension comes just months after the physical AI startup reached a $2 billion valuation.

Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham said startup founders often struggle to recognize whether they are succeeding or failing because first-time entrepreneurs lack a clear benchmark for performance. Graham Says Growth Is Key To Startup Success On Saturday, Graham explained in...

The stock market rose Tuesday amid lower oil prices and yields, but cautiously heading into Fed inflation data and Nvidia earnings.

On August 24, Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:TLN) was initiated by Mizuho with an ‘Outperform’ rating and a price target of $405, implying an upside of over 32% from the current levels. The positive outlook by Mizuho’s Anthony Crowdell reflects the utility’s growing presence in the tightening PJM power markets. Talen has approximately 98% of its […]

Is AutoZone's slide a warning sign or a buying opportunity? The company's commercial growth and MegaHub expansion suggest the latter.

Nvidia's stock has a dubious post-earnings track record, fueled by investors' lofty expectations.

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Earlier in August, Meta Platforms revealed plans for “Hatch,” a consumer AI agent that can access and browse Reddit content alongside other services, spotlighting Reddit’s role as a source of user-generated data in the AI ecosystem. This integration positions Reddit as a potential infrastructure layer for consumer AI experiences, raising fresh questions about how its content licensing, data economics, and platform partnerships could evolve. We’ll now examine how Meta’s planned use of Reddit...

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow and S&P 500 each adding nearly a third of a percent, and the Nasdaq climbing two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>The gains could ease investor concerns sparked by a recent bond market rout that lifted yields and pressured equities.&nbsp;</p><p>Keith Buchanan is senior portfolio manager at Globalt Investments.</p><p>"The market, as we see it from our firm, is just grappling with, what does this newer framework of higher yields, particularly along the Treasury curve, really means for risk assets across the board? We're coming to, you know, a lot of our work is honed in on this, this one metric and this one price, if you will, across risk assets for some time. Seems like the market is finally starting to grapple with, what does that mean as far as discounted cash flows and how you price the risk of the risk landscape? And that process can be churning and frankly could introduce downside volatility. And that's one concern we have is how that really filters through, how folks like myself that sit in our seats look at the world and how we price risk going forward."</p><p>Longer-dated Treasury yields fell on Tuesday as oil prices dropped to a one-week low and traders continued to weigh the implications of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's decision to expand Treasury buybacks.</p><p>:: Nvidia</p><p>Meanwhile, investors are looking ahead to Nvidia's results on Wednesday as the next test for the earnings-driven rally. Shares of the AI chip giant closed more than 2% higher.</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Dick's Sporting Goods plunged 30% after the retailer cut its annual forecasts.&nbsp;</p><p>And shares of Target fell almost 4% after the retailer apologized for and pulled a Halloween costume criticized for evoking blackface, renewing concerns about brand missteps just as its financial turnaround effort had begun to gain traction.</p><p>On the economic data front, Wednesday brings updated inflation figures for July, just one day ahead of the start of the Federal Reserve's annual Jackson Hole symposium.</p></body>

Since the period 15 years ago when it was trading sideways, this blue chip retailer has become a multibagger.

Zoom reported adjusted earnings of $1.55 a share for the quarter, up from $1.53 a year ago and above analysts’ expectations for $1.48, per FactSet.

Google Cloud's growth has been heating up, and its acceleration should continue.

Outside of Nvidia, Marvell Technology will provide the semiconductor market's most closely watched earnings report this week on Thursday, August 27.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) is urging AI executives to embrace Pope Leo XIV‘s human-centered approach to artificial intelligence after meeting with the pontiff and discussing his Magnifica Humanitas encyclical. Khanna Cites Pope Leo’s AI Ethics Vision On Saturday, Khanna said...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) says public opinion has shifted sharply toward his and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-N.Y.) call to pause new AI data center construction as communities push back against the rapid expansion of AI infrastructure. Sanders Says Americans Are...

The relentless buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure is drawing bipartisan backlash, which could introduce political risk to the market’s beloved trade ahead of the US midterm election.