S&P 500 closes higher Friday as Amazon surges; Dow posts fourth straight winning month: Live updates
The major averages rose on Friday, but the Dow Industrials was the only index to post monthly gains in July.
China’s U.S.-bound shipments fall in July after brief recovery, survey shows
The latest China Beige Book study found factory activity decelerated in July.
Nexus Data Centers in advanced talks to secure $15B for Google-backed Anthropic data center
Morgan Stanley is the lead banker engaging in advanced talks to lend $15 billion to Nexus Data Centers, CNBC confirmed.
Reddit shares sink 11% on ‘choppy’ search referrals even as results blow past estimates
Reddit reported second-quarter earnings that beat on the top and the bottom, and gave a revenue forecast that topped estimates.
China’s open-weight model lead exposes America’s AI blind spot
The future of AI may be dictated not by who builds the smartest model, but who builds the models everyone runs on. Right now, that’s China.
OpenAI cuts prices for two of its GPT-5.6 AI models as companies grow sensitive to costs
The company is facing pressure to cater to a more cost-sensitive customer base.
Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Meta, Microsoft, MarketAxess, Crocs & more
These are the stocks posting the largest moves in midday trading.
Amazon hikes 2026 capex to $220 billion due to higher memory costs
AWS sales expanded 37% year over year, which trounced analysts’ expectations for 31% growth.
Apple earnings takeaways: Weak forecast, supply concerns overshadow sales beat in Cook’s last report as CEO
Apple reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday after the closing bell, and Tim Cook addressed investors for the last time as CEO.
There’s an under-the-radar utility stock on Josh Brown’s list that’s ready to break out
Josh Brown and Sean Russo take a look at this utility name on their list.
