Photo illustration of the TikTok logo displayed on a smartphone with the American flag in the background.Illustration: Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto (Getty Images) In This Story TikTok is likely seeing its final days in the U.S. after the Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law banning the social media app starting on Sunday if its Chinese parent…
In This Story The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) smacked billionaire Elon Musk with new charges related to his 2022 Twitter acquisition, just days before a friendlier federal administration takes over. Netflix, Walmart, and Mastercard are stocks to buy in a wobbly market, analyst says The agency on Tuesday accused Musk of underpaying investors in…
Image: NurPhoto (Getty Images) 1. Apple Inc. (AAPL): Apple (AAPL) continues to be a leader in technology with strong growth in its services segment, including payment processing and streaming media. 2. Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN): Amazon (AMZN) dominates e-commerce and cloud computing, with its AI business driving significant growth. 3. Microsoft Corp. (MSFT): Microsoft (MSFT) is…
Photo: Spencer Platt (Getty Images) In This Story The Christmas holiday is fast approaching, and the festive spirit is in full swing as people gear up for celebrations, shopping sprees, and family reunions. While only a few companies are set to release earnings reports this week, the stock market is bracing for a potentially pivotal…
US Secretary of Health and Human Services nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr. departs the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on December 12, 2024 in New York City. US President-elect Donald Trump rang the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning.Image: David Dee Delgado / Contributor (Getty Images) In This Story Robert…
A Huawei Mate 70 series smartphone displayed at a Huawei store on December 1, 2024 in Beijing, China.Photo: VCG (Getty Images) In This Story Despite its comeback to compete with Apple in the Chinese smartphone market, Huawei’s latest smartphone shows it is still years behind, researchers found. Emerging markets will be the ‘dark horse’ of…
Photo: Cheng Xin (Getty Images) A current Apple (AAPL) employee is suing the company for illegally limiting worker freedoms through its required intellectual property agreement. The lawsuit, filed Monday in California Superior Court in Santa Clara County by Amar Bhakta, a digital ad tech and operations manager at Apple, alleges that the company’s policies, including…
Elon Musk and Sam Altman at the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit on October 6, 2015, in San Francisco, California. Photo: Michael Kovac (Getty Images) Elon Musk’s role in the coming Trump administration reportedly has some of his business rivals worried — including his OpenAI co-founder, Sam Altman. In November, Musk expanded his lawsuit against…
In This Story President-elect Donald Trump has named David Sacks as the White House’s artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency czar, giving the venture capitalist and vocal Republican donor influence over his administration’s policies. AI trip planners will soon be better than human travel agents, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said “David will focus on making America…
In This Story Jeff Bezos says he isn’t worried about his fellow billionaire and space rival Elon Musk’s growing political power. AI trip planners will soon be better than human travel agents, Booking Holdings CEO Glenn Fogel said The Amazon (AMZN+0.37%) founder who is now focused on his space venture, Blue Origin, called Musk’s SpaceX…