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Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Thursday as tech mega-caps gave up some gains
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Bitcoin price slipped on Thursday as escalating geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran weighed on broader risk sentiment.
Geopolitical tensions between the US and Iran drive investors to the precious metal.
Centrica announced it was stopping share buyback plans after it suffered a 39% drop in profits for full-year 2025.
The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF has delivered a blistering annual return of 18.8% over the past decade.
The average monthly mortgage payment in Britain fell to £1,592 in January, according to Rightmove.
A violent rotation away from Big Tech stocks this year could hobble the S 500.
The chipmaker’s stock rose as much as 5.4% on Korea Exchange, as the market reopened following a three-day holiday. Samsung is looking to price its HBM4 at around $700 per unit, according to Chosun Ilbo newspaper. Samsung declined to comment on the media report.
The chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc. was sharply questioned on the witness stand Wednesday about the company’s efforts to attract and engage teens, and whether it adequately policed accounts belonging to children under 13, despite rules barring them from using the app. Zuckerberg said Meta has introduced some “proactive tools” to try to identify and remove accounts used by children under 13, but called it a “challenging” problem. “There are a set of people — potentially a meaningful number of people — that lie about their age,” Zuckerberg told the jury in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Apple’s AI story just got a lot more concrete, and the stock is already reacting. Shares of Apple rose after investors latched onto reports that the company is accelerating work on three new AI‑driven wearables built around Siri: smart glasses, a small pendant, and camera‑equipped AirPods. “$AAPL ...
US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Wednesday's session in positive territory — the Nasdaq Composite leading the way in gains — as investors ease up around AI worries tied to last week's sell-off in the software sector. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the biggest market themes from today’s trading day, including intraday gains in the transportation sector, Apple (AAPL) reportedly planning to ramp work on AI products, and the day's price action in crude oil (CL=F, BZ=F). To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Asking for a Trend.
Apple (AAPL) is getting ready to announce several new products at the company's special event on Mar. 4. Yahoo Finance Technology Editor Dan Howley joins Market Domination host Josh Lipton to break down what we know and what investors should expect. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination.
Fourth-quarter filing shows major Amazon reduction, new 5.1 million-share New York Times stake, and increased bets on Chevron and Chubb.
Yes, Berkshire trimmed some Apple stock in Q4. But the selling slowed significantly.
Alphabet and Amazon are both reliable evergreen stocks.
Garmin stock spiked after the maker of smartwatches and navigation tools posted strong fourth-quarter earnings and issued an upbeat forecast for 2026. Garmin sees pro forma earnings of $9.35 a share, while analysts tracked by FactSet were expecting $8.78. The company’s fitness trackers are among its best-known products, and are commonly touted as an alternative to the Apple Watch.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is the odd one out in Big Tech’s AI spending race. While the rest of the Magnificent 7 are collectively committing around $700 billion in capital expenditure (capex) over the next year, Apple cut its own spending 19% year-over-year last quarter to $2.37 billion. The chart, published by A16Z, captures the gap visually. Since 2014, Apple’s quarterly capex line has barely moved. Every other Big Tech line has turned parabolic. Don't Miss: This AI Helps Fortune 1000 Brands Av