HP Inc. stock steadies close to recent highs as investors on August 19, 2026 digest a second-quarter earnings beat, stronger PC demand and a reduced full-year guidance corridor for fiscal 2026 (US40434L1052). Per a rece…
In the basement of a fabrication facility in Hsinchu, Taiwan, machines worth more than $200 million each fire extreme ultraviolet light through molten tin droplets at 50,000 pulses per second, etching circuit patterns s…
The dollar index (DXY00) today is up by +0.08%. The dollar today recovered from early losses and is modestly higher, just below Wednesday’s 2-year high. Better-than-expected US economic news today supported the dollar. …
BEIJING — Chinese artificial intelligence company Z.ai released a new model Wednesday that the company claims uses entirely homegrown semiconductors to operate.
An oil tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency said in a post Thursday, the latest in a string of sporadic attacks that have kept ships away from …
Shares of Australian carrier Qantas Airways jumped 4% on Thursday after the airline reported full-year earnings and unveiled new business-class suites amid growing demand for premium travel.
Europe is struggling to fill its natural gas stores ahead of winter, raising the risk that competition with Asia for supplies will push prices above 100 euros (around $117) per megawatt-hour for the first time since its…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.02% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.05%. E-mini S&P futures (ES…
This is Grab’s most significant outlay to date and it marks its first move outside of Southeast Asia, where it currently serves eight countries. When Grab got itself profitable last August, we suggested it could use its…
CrowdStrike's fiscal second quarter was not just a beat — it was, in the words of CEO George Kurtz, 'our very best quarter in company history.' The cybersecurity giant posted a record $333 million in net new annual recu…
A lawyer for Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Wednesday pushed back on President Donald Trump's revived effort to remove her from the central bank, telling the White House in a five-page letter that allegations of …
Cook’s lawyer says she made an inadvertent error listing her apartment in Atlanta as a primary residence
The wheat complex rallied on Wednesday with escalating tensions out of the Black Sea. Chicago SRW contracts were up the 45 cent limit in the front months and other contracts up 26 to 44 cents. KC HRW futures were 17 to …
President Donald Trump, in an interview Wednesday, said the word "affordability" was "devised" by Democrats to disparage him. The Republican National Committee sent out a fundraising text attributed to Vice President JD…
December ICE NY cocoa (CCZ26) closed up +2 (+0.03%) on Wednesday, and September ICE London cocoa #7 (CAU26) closed down -4 (-0.10%).
Cocoa prices are slightly lower today. Prices have been under pressure this week on signs of abundant global cocoa supplies. Last Friday, Bloomberg reported that Nigeria’s July cocoa bean exports rose +18% y/y to 16,052…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) closed down by -0.02% on Wednesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed down by -0.21%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up by +0.05%. E-mini S&P futures (ES…
Corn futures are trading with midday gains of 11 to 14 cents cents on Wednesday, hitting the highest price since August 2023. Spillover strength in wheat and supply concerns over the US crop have both been supportive. T…
Salesforce cleared Wall Street’s second-quarter expectations and deepened its ties with AI lab Anthropic.
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said Wednesday it's time to put fears of a "SaaSpocalypse" to rest after the company's latest earnings report.
Salesforce shares soared 12% in extended trading on Wednesday after the cloud software vendor reported results and issued guidance that surpassed Wall Street projections.
There are a myriad of reasons women leave or pause their careers. From love to children, marriage, relocation, a partner’s request, or circumstances that feel entirely out of their control, the paths that lead women awa…
CrowdStrike popped more than 11% in extended trading after the cybersecurity company topped Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter estimates and boosted guidance as artificial intelligence threats mount.
Okta shares surged 20% in extended trading after the identity software provider surpassed Wall Street's fiscal second-quarter estimates.