Flags flutter during the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, January 19, 2026. Denis Balibouse | Reuters BEIJING — While high-profile world leaders in Davos last week opined on U.S. claims to Greenland, China’s envoy reiterated calls for cooperation. Businesses and analysts in China said the developments highlighted an opportunity for…
Winter storm Fern is projected to have a wide-ranging impact on energy and power production. Here are a few stocks and energy related industry groups to watch around this and future storms. Natural gas producers The price move in natural gas has been profound. A 70% jump in the commodity in fewer than two weeks is stuff…
Local investors in China are excited about a new artificial intelligence stock trend. As trading volumes in the retail investor-dominated mainland Chinese stocks surged to record highs this month, one of the big themes centered on generative engine optimization, or GEO . It’s the idea that advertisers will spend more on getting brands to show…
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Director of the United States Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought. Kevin Mohatt | Kevin Lamarque | | Reuters Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Friday accused the acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of undermining President Donald Trump’s stated push to make credit cards more affordable, according…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Fortinet — Shares jumped more than 7% after TD Cowen upgraded the cybersecurity stock to buy from hold, saying rising memory prices won’t hurt the company as much as some suspect. The firm’s $100 price target suggests 29% upside ahead. Bausch Health — The pharmaceutical stock…
Stock pickers have long sought to beat the market, and most continue to fail, with the rate of underperformance of U.S. large-cap mutual funds, after fees, against the S&P 500 between 80%-90% of all funds over a decade. But there are ways to think about generating what is known as alpha — outperformance of a…
The sudden collapse last fall of a string of American companies backed by private credit has thrust a fast-growing and opaque corner of Wall Street lending into the spotlight. Private credit, also known as direct lending, is a catch-all term for lending done by nonbank institutions. The practice has been around for decades but surged…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Intel — Shares fell 13% after Intel reported mixed results for the fourth quarter, in addition to issuing softer guidance than expected for the current three-month period. The company posted 15 cents per share on an adjusted basis, topping analysts’ consensus estimate of 8 center per share,…
Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang (R) speaks next to BlackRock chairman and WEF co-chairman Larry Fink during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on January 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang plans to visit China in the coming days ahead of the…
Check out the companies making headlines in after-hours trading. Intel — Shares of the chipmaker slid more than 6% in extended trading. Intel gave soft revenue and earnings per share guidance for the current quarter. Intel said it expects first-quarter revenue between $11.7 billion and $12.7 billion, and breakeven adjusted earnings per share. Analysts polled…