Imax isn’t talking about speculation over a possible takeover after stock in the film technologies company spiked in after-hour market trading on Thursday. Shares in Imax rose $3.62, or nearly 11 percent, to $37.50 after The Wall Street Journal report the company was in the early stages of fielding possible buyers for the company as premium…
LinkedIn wants to host thousands of events a year as part of its bet on creators LinkedIn’s layoffs will come with operational changes, memo shows Kevin O’Leary says his huge data center will create 10,000 construction jobs. We looked at the numbers. Mira Murati’s AI dream team got their stock options. Now many are out….
In this article AVB EQR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The AvalonBay Communities Inc. Park Loggia condominium, center, is reflected in a building in New York, U.S. Mark Abramson | Bloomberg | Getty Images The biggest ever merger of real estate investment trusts — the combination of Equity Residential and AvalonBay, announced Thursday —…
In a tragic incident highlighting the ongoing safety concerns in the mining industry, a gas explosion at the Liushenyu coal mine in China’s Shanxi province has claimed the lives of at least 90 workers, leaving nine others unaccounted for. The explosion occurred late on Friday while hundreds of miners were underground, prompting an immediate emergency…
(Photo illustration by The Bulwark / Photos: Getty, Shutterstock) Donald J. Trump has used his position as president of the United States of America to enrich himself in a variety of ways. From accepting luxurious gifts and suing his own government for billions of dollars to pooling revenues from the sale of seized Venezuelan oil…
Leah Feiger: Yeah, definitely. Brian Barrett: Delightful. OpenClaw, a little agent that can just run autonomously, has access to all your stuff. Gemini Spark is Google’s answer to OpenClaw. It’s the same sort of autonomous assistant that can do all the things, but because it’s Google, it has access to everything that you do on…
The Donald Trump administration announced $1 billion in grants to IBM to support its quantum foundry venture, and smaller grants to companies operating in the space, such as Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Infleqtion. IBM announced the launch of Anderon, a standalone quantum chip foundry headquartered in Albany, New York. IBM said it would invest…
A tragic gas explosion at a coal mine in Shanxi province, China, has claimed the lives of at least 90 people, marking one of the deadliest mining disasters in a decade. As rescue operations continue, the incident sheds light on the critical safety challenges within China’s coal mining industry, prompting national leaders, including President Xi…
WASHINGTON, DC (May 21, 2026) – As holiday travelers start hitting the road today in record numbers, Memorial Day weekend gas prices are the highest they’ve been in four years. The national average for a gallon of regular is at $4.56, up 3 cents over last week and $1.38 higher than this time last year. Current prices are close to what drivers were paying 4 years ago, when the national average on Memorial Day was…
In this article .HSI .N225 .AXJO .NSEI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A screen displays share prices inside the Kabuto One building in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, April 13, 2026. Oil surged and stocks fell after President Donald Trump ordered a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions with Iran following the collapse of weekend…
Hollywood studios have sharply criticized Canada’s TV watchdog for ordering American streamers to direct 15 percent of their Canadian revenues into local indie production as part of the country’s Online Streaming law. “The Motion Picture Association strongly condemns the CRTC’s decision to impose unprecedented, unnecessary, and discriminatory investment obligations on American streaming services operating in Canada,” Motion Picture…
The Donald Trump administration announced $100 million grants to Rigetti Computing, D-Wave Quantum, and Infleqtion as part of a $2 billion package for the quantum computing industry. Over the past year, Trump has repeatedly stressed the importance of quantum computing, arguing that the U.S. should establish an early lead over China. Thursday’s development sparked widespread…
The geopolitical landscape of South Asia continues to evolve, with recent developments suggesting both a desire and hesitance to rekindle dialogue between India and Pakistan. Amidst the backdrop of nationalistic fervor and historical conflict, influential voices from within India’s political and military spheres are promoting a new narrative of engagement, signaling a potential shift in…
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) had a simple message for graduates at Suffolk University in Boston last Sunday: AI’s windfall shouldn’t flow only to billionaires. “As AI transforms our economy, we must ensure it serves workers, not billionaires,” he said. The room erupted. Khanna, whose district sits at the heart of Silicon Valley, didn’t shy away…
No matter how much you might hate it, the Tesla Cybertruck is a gift that keeps on giving. The sharp, shiny, ostentatious EVs and their owners constantly find ways to delight us, defying logic and making some seriously stupid automotive moves. Take the latest Cybertruck owner, for instance, a Texas man who decided to take his water-averse Cybertruck into…
In a surprising turn of events, Tulsi Gabbard has stepped down from her role as the US Director of National Intelligence, a position she held amidst a tide of geopolitical tensions and internal discord within the Trump administration. Citing her husband’s battle with cancer, Gabbard’s resignation underscores the profound personal challenges that can influence political…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. The S & P 500 shook off earlier losses Thursday and traded modestly higher in afternoon trading. The comeback coincides with oil prices moving well off…
Investors have gotten used to one thing in particular from Nvidia (NVDA 1.86%): blowout earnings reports. Thanks to the company’s position as the leader in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip market, it’s delivered positive earnings surprises and record numbers quarter after quarter. And the recent quarter wasn’t an exception. In Nvidia’s report after market close…
NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have charged two men with using artificial intelligence to create nude videos and photos of female celebrities under a newly enacted law meant to halt the spread of deepfake pornography. Cornelius Shannon, 51, and Arturo Hernandez, 20, were both arrested Tuesday for generating sexually explicit AI content that drew…
The U.S. government is putting quantum computing deeper into its strategic technology playbook, with more than $2 billion in planned CHIPS incentives for companies building the hardware that could eventually challenge today’s cryptographic systems. The Department of Commerce announced letters of intent with nine quantum companies, including IBM (NYSE: $IBM ), GlobalFoundries, D-Wave (NASDAQ: $QBTS ),…
Waymo has now paused service in four cities because its robotaxis are struggling to deal with heavy rain and flooded roads, a problem that already prompted the company to issue a recall last week. One of Waymo’s robotaxis was spotted driving through a flooded street in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday before it ultimately got stuck…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Nvidia (NVDA, Financials) gave investors another strong sales outlook, but the stock slipped after hours as Wall Street looked past the beat and focused on tougher competition. The company forecast second-quarter revenue of about $91 billion, above analysts’ estimate of $86.84 billion. First-quarter revenue reached $81.62 billion, also ahead…
While there are some shocking revelations in SpaceX’s S-1 as it gets ready to become a public company, Elon Musk’s total control of the company perhaps isn’t one of them. I could argue that the oddball provision where Elon Musk gets up to a billion more shares to add to his already oversized, company-controlling cache…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is in a spat with a major oil company over who is to blame for the state’s high gas prices, with the Democratic governor’s office urging drivers not to fill up at Chevron stations over Memorial Day weekend. “Pro tip: unbranded gas comes from the same refineries,…
Refresh Get notified of updates 2026-05-22T23:43:49.013Z Starship V3 Ship makes fiery splashdown in Indian Ocean as planned Image 1 of 4 (Image credit: SpaceX) (Image credit: SpaceX) (Image credit: SpaceX) (Image credit: SpaceX) SpaceX’s Starship V3 lands in Indian Ocean on 2 engines. It fell over and exploded as expected to massive cheers from SpaceX’s…
As tensions in the Middle East escalate, recent reports indicate that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon has resulted in significant loss of life and injury. Figures from the Lebanese Health Ministry reveal that Israeli attacks since early March have led to the deaths of over 3,100 individuals and injured nearly 9,500. This situation underscores the…
© iip-photo-archive / Flickr In a Fortune interview published May 18, 2026, President Trump said something he has spent a year refusing to say. Asked about the path of interest rates, he allowed that “you can’t really look at the figures until the war is over.” That is a meaningful sentence from a president who,…
Defaults in private credit have been reaching record highs, and fund redemptions have exceeded inflows in some of the sector’s riskiest segments. But the troubles in private equity could be just getting started as yields in bond markets around the world climb to the highest level in years, forcing loan refinancings at higher rates. The…
Turmoil in the bond market, fueled by the war with Iran, is sending US mortgage rates higher and threatening to make buying a home even more expensive. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.51% this week, reaching the highest level since August of last year, according to Freddie Mac. It was the sharpest weekly…
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk arrives to the inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Via Reuters After SpaceX filed to go public in what may be a record breaking IPO, some are hypothesizing another major event on…
Stellantis plans to launch seven new Jeep, Ram, and Chrysler vehicles priced under $40,000, and two that will cost less than $30,000. More affordable Jeep, Ram vehicles launching by 2030 As part of its new FaSTLAne 2030 business plan, Stellantis will invest $69.5 billion (€60 billion) over the next five years to boost growth and…
In a pivotal legal battle, Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestine advocate facing deportation by the former Trump administration, is appealing to the Supreme Court to contest what he and his supporters allege is a violation of his constitutional rights. This case not only raises critical questions about free speech and immigration policy in the United States…
The Federal Reserve just released the minutes from the most recent meeting of its interest rate-setting committee, and they were not good news for Kevin Warsh, who will be sworn in as the newest Fed Chair tomorrow. In fact, the minutes from the April 28-29 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting indicate that Warsh, who…