AI investment outlook

Early Innings, Driven by Fundamentals

October 29, 2025, 8:15 pm IST The current AI investment cycle, despite the colossal market capitalization gains seen in mega-cap technology firms, remains firmly in its “early innings,” according to John Belton, Growth Portfolio Manager at Gabelli Funds. This assertion, shared during a recent discussion on CNBC’s “The Exchange” with Dom Chu, Tim Seymour, and…

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Fed cuts interest rates for second time amid signs of labor market weakness

Fed cuts interest rates for second time amid signs of labor market weakness

FOX Business White House correspondent Edward Lawrence has the latest on the Feds decision on Making Money. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its second interest rate cut of this year as policymakers moved to support the labor market despite inflation remaining above the central bank’s target. Fed policymakers voted to lower the benchmark federal funds…

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Here's what changed in the new statement

Here’s what changed in the new statement

This is a comparison of Wednesday’s Federal Open Market Committee statement with the one issued after the Fed’s previous policymaking meeting in September. Text removed from the September statement is in red with a horizontal line through the middle. Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined. Black text appears in both statements….

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Why Stride (LRN) Shares Are Sliding Today

Why Stride (LRN) Shares Are Sliding Today

Shares of online education Stride (NYSE:LRN) fell 50.8% in the afternoon session after the company’s weak financial forecast overshadowed its third-quarter results. While Stride beat Wall Street’s expectations for the third quarter, with revenue up 12.7% year-over-year to $620.9 million and adjusted earnings per share of $1.52 significantly ahead of estimates, investors focused on the…

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Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25% for second straight meeting, 2 officials vote against move as shutdown challenges mount

Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by 0.25% for second straight meeting, 2 officials vote against move as shutdown challenges mount

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday for the second meeting in a row, even as the government shutdown has left policymakers without key data to guide monetary policy. The central bank voted in a split decision to cut its benchmark interest rate to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%….

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Jim Cramer says buy Boeing on Wednesday's decline — he's looking forward, not back

Jim Cramer says buy Boeing on Wednesday’s decline — he’s looking forward, not back

Boeing shares moved lower after Wednesday morning’s messy third-quarter release. Despite a wider-than-expected loss, operational execution is improving, and the company is well-positioned to deliver more aircraft going forward. That will boost free cash flow, which is the ultimate driver of the share price. Revenue in the third quarter ending Sept. 30 rose 30% year…

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