Editor’s Note: The following is a slightly abridged version of Noahpinion’s “At least five interesting things: Smart Ideas edition (#71)”, published on November 8. 1. Are we wrong on antitrust? In the 2000s and 2010s, America generally saw slow growth, low levels of business investment, and low business dynamism. We also saw increasing levels of…
Investors hit the brakes on the AI trade this week. The market doesn’t seem as confident about AI as it once was, evidenced by the sell-off that tore through the sector on Tuesday. Top leaders in the AI sector — including Nvidia, Meta, and Palantir — all tumbled, thanks largely to concerns that tech stocks…
AI is still the stock market’s favorite trade, but it might be wise to hedge against any potential reversal in the event the music stops. With Nvidia touching a $5 trillion market cap and Apple and Microsoft both crossing $4 trillion this week, some investors may be feeling a bit jittery about how much further…
Sure, maybe AI enthusiasm is creating a stock market bubble. But if the Federal Reserve is set to continue slashing rates, one might be tempted to ask: so what? In other words, even with valuations elevated, the old maxim of “don’t fight the Fed” may prove to be prudent advice in the near term. When…
A chart making the rounds on social media has sparked intense debate about the state of the American economy. Since November 2022, when ChatGPT launched, the S&P 500 has surged more than 70% while job openings have plummeted roughly 30%. The juxtaposition has earned the graphic a foreboding nickname: the “scariest chart in the world.”…
2025-10-30T19:00:27+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Meta revealed it will discontinue its desktop Messenger applications for both Mac and Windows operating systems starting December 15, marking the end of a standalone app era for computer users. The company stated users will have to access Messenger through Facebook.com or Messenger.com after that…
While Microsoft didn’t offer a specific forecast for its AI capital expenditures for the next quarter or coming year, the company’s chief financial officer, Amy Hood, said that the company’s total spend will “increase sequentially, and we now expect the fiscal year 2026 growth rate to be higher than fiscal year 2025.” Tech companies are…
(Reuters) -Shares in three of the “Magnificent Seven” companies with significant investments in artificial intelligence were mixed in after-hours trade on Wednesday after the mega caps released third quarter earnings. Shares in Google-parent Alphabet rose 6.2% after the company beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday, as both its core advertising business and…
Beyond Meat may be plant-based, but investors are beefing up their holdings as the company’s stock becomes a so-called meme asset. Shares of the firm have surged over 1,000% since hitting a record intraday low last week, as the company announced its creditors had accepted a debt swap. Demand for Beyond Meat and other plant-based…
New data indicates that use of Meta AI’s mobile app for iOS and Android has seen a significant increase. According to a new analysis from market intelligence provider Similarweb, the app’s daily active users across both platforms jumped to 2.7 million as of October 17, up from around 775,000 just four weeks ago. In addition,…