Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up

Aug 14, 2026, 6:43 PM EDT - 17 minutes ago

Talks to sell PayPal to Stripe and Advent are heating up

PayPal CEO Enrique Lores' turnaround plan for the fintech company could include a sale — of itself.

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Engineer Gold Mines Closes Private Placement

Aug 14, 2026, 6:30 PM EDT - 30 minutes ago

Engineer Gold Mines Closes Private Placement

August 14, 2026 – TheNewswire - Vancouver, BC, Canada – E ngineer Gold Mines Ltd. (the "Company") (TSX-V: EAU | OTC: EGMLF | WKN: A3EEVJ ) is pleased to announce the non brokered private placement fir...

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Wall Street goes full-bull on gold as rate-hike bets recede, Main Street maintains bullish majority with Fed minutes on the menu

Aug 14, 2026, 6:28 PM EDT - 32 minutes ago

Wall Street goes full-bull on gold as rate-hike bets recede, Main Street maintains bullish majority with Fed minutes on the menu

Gold prices pushed higher this week, as fading expectations for a September Fed rate hike helped the precious metal extend its August rebound despite intermittent pressure from a firmer dollar, rising...

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Bank of America Sees Bargains in These 16 Knocked-Down AI Stocks

Aug 14, 2026, 6:25 PM EDT - 35 minutes ago

Bank of America Sees Bargains in These 16 Knocked-Down AI Stocks

A pullback in the AI trade has created opportunities for bargain-hunting investors, according to analysts at Bank of America.

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PayPal Discussing Sale to Stripe After Rejecting First Offer

Aug 14, 2026, 6:20 PM EDT - 40 minutes ago

PayPal Discussing Sale to Stripe After Rejecting First Offer

PayPal Holdings is in talks with a group that includes Stripe and Advent International, negotiating to sell itself at a price potentially higher than the one the companies offered in July, The Wall St...

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Amazon's Twitch is using livestreams to train its generative AI, and nobody's happy with it

Aug 14, 2026, 6:19 PM EDT - 41 minutes ago

Amazon's Twitch is using livestreams to train its generative AI, and nobody's happy with it

Amazon indicated for the first time this week that any video broadcast via its livestreaming platform Twitch could be used to train generative AI, unless users take steps to avoid it, which has caused...

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MSG Sports Files to Spin Off Rangers from Knicks

Aug 14, 2026, 5:59 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

MSG Sports Files to Spin Off Rangers from Knicks

MSG Sports has filed a registration statement with regulators for a new company to manage the New York Rangers business separately from its New York Knicks operations.

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Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Blocking Its Merger With Warner Bros.

Aug 14, 2026, 5:55 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Paramount Seeks Settlement With 12 States Blocking Its Merger With Warner Bros.

“While we remain confident that the law and the facts are on our side, we have offered commitments and concessions and remain open to working constructively with the State AGs to find a path forward i...

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Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Aug 14, 2026, 5:45 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Nvidia discloses $21 billion stake in SpaceX at end of second quarter

Nvidia's stake in SpaceX, which came through an investment in xAI, was worth about $21 billion at the end of the second quarter. SpaceX went public in June in a record IPO, and the stock has been vola...

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How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In

Aug 14, 2026, 5:40 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

How a Sony Veteran Is Overhauling the Company He Grew Up In

Hiroki Totoki says the future of the electronics business is entertainment.

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Diana Shipping Drops Bid to Acquire Genco Shipping & Trading

Aug 14, 2026, 5:38 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Diana Shipping Drops Bid to Acquire Genco Shipping & Trading

The decision ends a nearly year-long takeover battle between the two shipping companies.

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Lawsuit alleges Sony investigated WPP's media operation and said it ran a 'global crime scheme'

Aug 14, 2026, 5:34 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Lawsuit alleges Sony investigated WPP's media operation and said it ran a 'global crime scheme'

A new legal filing says Sony hired investigators to probe WPP's media rebate practices. Sony's review said that WPP ran a "global crime scheme" and improperly withheld rebates, the filing alleges.

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Berkshire Hathaway doubles down on the U.S. housing market with a fresh bet on this stock

Aug 14, 2026, 5:34 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Berkshire Hathaway doubles down on the U.S. housing market with a fresh bet on this stock

Berkshire Hathaway has upped its bet on the U.S. housing market, and also boosted its stakes in Alphabet and Delta Air Lines.

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PayPal Stock Rises on Report of Stripe, Advent Buyout Talks

Aug 14, 2026, 5:32 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

PayPal Stock Rises on Report of Stripe, Advent Buyout Talks

PayPal PYPL +1.77% stock rose on Friday after a report said that the payments company is in negotiations to sell itself to Stripe and private-equity firm Advent International, with the potential buyer...

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Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature

Aug 14, 2026, 5:25 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Anthropic defends and explains its AI watermarking feature

Anthropic is watermarking AI text due to the European Union's AI Act requirements for transparency. In a blog post, Anthropic said its watermark subtly alters word choices in Claude models.

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Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly in July

Aug 14, 2026, 5:22 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Retail Sales Fall Unexpectedly in July

U.S. headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6B in July, while core retail sales fell unexpectedly by 0.3%. Key Takeaways Headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, do...

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Income ETF GPIQ Adds $2.5 Billion in YTD Flows

Aug 14, 2026, 5:22 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Income ETF GPIQ Adds $2.5 Billion in YTD Flows

As investor interest in income ETFs continues to surge, asset managers have increasingly innovated to meet the demand. The market has expanded beyond traditional bond-focused offerings to include a va...

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Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 14, 2026

Aug 14, 2026, 5:22 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Treasury Yields Snapshot: August 14, 2026

The yield on the 10-year note finished August 14, 2026 at 4.68% while the 2-year note ended at 4.17%. The chart below overlays the daily performance of several Treasury bonds, starting from the pre-re...

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Gold, silver rise as weak retail sales cut Fed-hike odds - Kitco PM Report

Aug 14, 2026, 5:22 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Gold, silver rise as weak retail sales cut Fed-hike odds - Kitco PM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, as a weaker U.S. dollar and reduced Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations outweighed firmer Treasury yields tied to renew...

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OpenAI Appoints Former Wiz Executive Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer

Aug 14, 2026, 5:19 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

OpenAI Appoints Former Wiz Executive Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer

OpenAI appointed former Wiz executive Dali Rajic as chief revenue officer, according to a Thursday (Aug. 13) blog post.

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Berkshire Adds to Alphabet Stake, Buys Homebuilders and Exits Constellation

Aug 14, 2026, 5:14 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Berkshire Adds to Alphabet Stake, Buys Homebuilders and Exits Constellation

Greg Abel—CEO and top stock picker—reduced the company's portfolio in financial shares during the second quarter.

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Dan Ives: Workday's potential acquisition puts a floor on names in the sector

Aug 14, 2026, 5:13 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Dan Ives: Workday's potential acquisition puts a floor on names in the sector

Dan Ives, Yorkville Ives partner and senior managing director, joins 'Closing Bell Overtime' to discuss the state of tech stocks.

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Berkshire Hathaway boosts Alphabet to a top three holding, ups Delta and housing bets

Aug 14, 2026, 5:06 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Berkshire Hathaway boosts Alphabet to a top three holding, ups Delta and housing bets

Berkshire, now operating under CEO Greg Abel, owned about 106 million Alphabet shares worth $37.9 billion at the end of June. Shares held in Alphabet jumped 83% in the second quarter, making Alphabet ...

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Charlie Ergen Agrees to Take Controlling Stake in MobileX

Aug 14, 2026, 5:03 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Charlie Ergen Agrees to Take Controlling Stake in MobileX

With the acquisition, Ergen will control wireless services Boost Mobile and MobileX through EchoStar and a SPAC, respectively

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Micron Technology (MU) Price Forecast: Bullish Trend Points Toward Higher Targets

Aug 14, 2026, 5:01 PM EDT - 1 hour ago

Micron Technology (MU) Price Forecast: Bullish Trend Points Toward Higher Targets

Micron's strengthening trend, improving momentum, and successful support tests point toward a potential new advance, with $1,011.77 emerging as an important near-term hurdle.

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Direxion Discusses SPCX, TSLA & Rise of Single Stock Leverage ETFs

Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Direxion Discusses SPCX, TSLA & Rise of Single Stock Leverage ETFs

As international markets curb back on single-stock leveraged ETFs, Direxion's Global ETF Strategist Bilal Little talks about how his firm is boosting exposure for stocks like SpaceX (SPCX). He talks a...

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Helix Biopharma Corp. Announces Board Composition Changes

Aug 14, 2026, 5:00 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Helix Biopharma Corp. Announces Board Composition Changes

Vancouver, British Columbia; August 14, 2026 – TheNewswire - Helix BioPharma Corp. (TSX: “HBP” , OTC PINK: “HBPCD” , FRANKFURT: “HBP0”) ( “Helix” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage oncology company...

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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Google parent Alphabet by whopping 83%

Aug 14, 2026, 4:58 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway boosts stake in Google parent Alphabet by whopping 83%

Alphabet is now Berkshire's its third-largest stock holding.

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Quantum Computing Earnings Offered a Reality Check. What Comes Next.

Aug 14, 2026, 4:57 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Quantum Computing Earnings Offered a Reality Check. What Comes Next.

IonQ, Quantinuum, and other notable names in the quantum sector have reported earnings, which broadly showed that traction continues to grow.

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Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Pullback Risk After Resistance Test

Aug 14, 2026, 4:46 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast: Pullback Risk After Resistance Test

Gold stalled near the 100-day moving average at $4,450 this week after triggering a bullish reversal, with Friday's recovery leaving the door open for a deeper pullback to build momentum.

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S&P 500 Logs Third-Consecutive Weekly Gain

Aug 14, 2026, 4:44 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

S&P 500 Logs Third-Consecutive Weekly Gain

Stocks got a lift from new bets that the Federal Reserve will hold rates steady in September.

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Berkshire buys more Alphabet, which becomes its third-largest stock investment

Aug 14, 2026, 4:41 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Berkshire buys more Alphabet, which becomes its third-largest stock investment

Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday it ​boosted the size of ‌its investment in Alphabet by 83% in ​the second quarter, ​making the parent of Google ⁠and YouTube its ​third-largest stock holding.

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Hanwha, Fincantieri shares rise after Trump opens Navy shipbuilding to foreign yards

Aug 14, 2026, 4:32 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Hanwha, Fincantieri shares rise after Trump opens Navy shipbuilding to foreign yards

Shares of South Korea's Hanwha Group and Italy's ‌Fincantieri rose on Friday after President Donald Trump's directive opening U.S. Navy shipbuilding to overseas yards.

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Intuitive Machines stock jumps 8% as Wall Street backs $1.8B backlog

Aug 14, 2026, 4:10 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Intuitive Machines stock jumps 8% as Wall Street backs $1.8B backlog

Intuitive Machines Inc. LUNR shares rallied sharply on Friday after multiple Wall Street analysts shifted their focus from the company's second-quarter earnings miss to its rapidly expanding order bac...

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Dresser's OpenAI departure changes things internally for the company: Loop Capital's Rob Sanderson

Aug 14, 2026, 4:08 PM EDT - 2 hours ago

Dresser's OpenAI departure changes things internally for the company: Loop Capital's Rob Sanderson

Rob Sanderson, Loop Capital senior internet analyst, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the recent executive departures at OpenAI, Sanderson's thoughts on Reddit and more.

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Software's Resurgence: Scott Martin on WDAY Acquisition Talks, CRM & ADBE Strengths

Aug 14, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Software's Resurgence: Scott Martin on WDAY Acquisition Talks, CRM & ADBE Strengths

Scott Martin addresses reports that private equity firm Silver Lake seeks to acquire Workday (WDAY), a headline that gave the stock its best day in ten years. He believes the alleged $43 billion deal ...

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Tyson Is Shrinking Its Beef Business to Tackle Mounting Losses

Aug 14, 2026, 3:58 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Tyson Is Shrinking Its Beef Business to Tackle Mounting Losses

Tyson Foods is shrinking its beef-processing network as historically low cattle supplies drive mounting losses in the business. Investors are welcoming the move.

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Stripe, Advent in Talks to Buy PayPal

Aug 14, 2026, 3:44 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Stripe, Advent in Talks to Buy PayPal

PayPal PYPL 1.77%increase; up pointing triangle Holdings is in talks to sell itself to a group that includes Stripe and the private-equity firm Advent International, according to people familiar with ...

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Apple Teams Up With Alibaba to Bring Apple Intelligence to China

Aug 14, 2026, 3:41 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Apple Teams Up With Alibaba to Bring Apple Intelligence to China

Apple worked with Alibaba Group to develop and train an Apple artificial intelligence model specifically for the Chinese market, Reuters reported Friday (Aug. 14), citing unnamed sources. Apple has pr...

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EV prices are rising again as automakers pull back on discounts

Aug 14, 2026, 3:35 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

EV prices are rising again as automakers pull back on discounts

The average transaction price for EVs was $56,126 in July, according to Kelley Blue Book. That's a 1.6% increase compared to July 2025.

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Tiger Global Management cuts stakes in Big Tech, buys into SpaceX

Aug 14, 2026, 3:28 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Tiger Global Management cuts stakes in Big Tech, buys into SpaceX

Tiger Global Management trimmed several of its Big Tech stakes, exited Netflix , and took positions in Advanced Micro Devices ​and SpaceX during the second quarter, according to regulatory ‌disclosure...

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Canada Union Says Stellantis Eyeing Sale of Toronto-Area Plant

Aug 14, 2026, 3:27 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Canada Union Says Stellantis Eyeing Sale of Toronto-Area Plant

The company last year said it would shift manufacturing to Illinois, as pressure mounted from President Trump for car companies to shift operations to the U.S.

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Regulators and banks step up scrutiny of prediction markets

Aug 14, 2026, 3:21 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

Regulators and banks step up scrutiny of prediction markets

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is reviewing prediction betting platforms' so-called mention markets, people familiar with the matter confirmed to CNBC. In response, prediction market Kalshi ...

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SPY Leads Inflows for Week Ended Aug. 13

Aug 14, 2026, 3:16 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

SPY Leads Inflows for Week Ended Aug. 13

The week ended August 13 saw nearly $50 billion in net inflows to the ETF space. Unsurprisingly, equity ETFs received the lion's share of the new dollars.

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OpenAI CFO Friar tells investors that enterprise business now bigger than consumer by revenue

Aug 14, 2026, 3:08 PM EDT - 3 hours ago

OpenAI CFO Friar tells investors that enterprise business now bigger than consumer by revenue

OpenAI CFO Sarah Friar met with investors on Friday, following a week of turmoil in the C-suite that included the sudden departure of revenue chief Denise Dresser. In the meeting, which was scheduled ...

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Bull v. Bear: AWS Growth Bullish for AMZN, Deceleration Biggest Wild Card

Aug 14, 2026, 3:00 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Bull v. Bear: AWS Growth Bullish for AMZN, Deceleration Biggest Wild Card

Characteristics and Risks of Standardized Options: https://bit.ly/2v9tH6D. AWS cloud accelerating for five straight quarters, strengthened by a significant backlog, is the biggest bullish indicator Ke...

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Gold looks to Fed minutes, housing, PMI data for direction next week

Aug 14, 2026, 2:56 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Gold looks to Fed minutes, housing, PMI data for direction next week

Gold and silver head into the coming week with investors focused on the health of the U.S. economy and the Federal Reserve's interest-rate outlook, as manufacturing, housing and central bank signals c...

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Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

Aug 14, 2026, 2:54 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Google Turns On Gemini A.I. for Students Using Its Classroom App

Google enabled A.I. features for K-12 schools that have allowed student access to Gemini.

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Claude users are canceling their subscriptions, citing Anthropic's new AI watermark

Aug 14, 2026, 2:48 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Claude users are canceling their subscriptions, citing Anthropic's new AI watermark

Anthropic has added a watermark to Claude-generated text that may survive some editing. Some Claude users said they canceled their subscriptions, citing the watermark.

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OpenAI faces talent exodus

Aug 14, 2026, 2:39 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

OpenAI faces talent exodus

CNBC's Kate Rooney reports on news regarding OpenAI.

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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Rebounds As Bessent Promises Unprecedented Economic Isolation For Iran

Aug 14, 2026, 2:34 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Rebounds As Bessent Promises Unprecedented Economic Isolation For Iran

Oil markets are moving higher as traders bet that the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed for weeks.

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Better.com's new CEO vacations in France as company's ousted founder plots boardroom coup: sources

Aug 14, 2026, 2:32 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Better.com's new CEO vacations in France as company's ousted founder plots boardroom coup: sources

Interim CEO Daniel Lewis told numerous people at the firm that he planned to spend the week in the South of France, according to well-placed sources.

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Canada autoworker union: Stellantis considering sale of Canada plant

Aug 14, 2026, 2:29 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Canada autoworker union: Stellantis considering sale of Canada plant

Unifor, the ​union representing Detroit Three autoworkers in ‌Canada, said this week it received a notification from Stellantis that it is considering ​the sale of its Brampton, ​Ontario, plant.

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S&P500: Reddit's Inclusion Bid Fails to Lift Weakening Stock Market Sentiment

Aug 14, 2026, 2:28 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

S&P500: Reddit's Inclusion Bid Fails to Lift Weakening Stock Market Sentiment

S&P 500 pulls back from a record as tech selling, weak consumer data and rising oil outweigh Reddit's index-inclusion rally.

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Sandisk's stock is extending its major rebound. This is the latest spark.

Aug 14, 2026, 2:24 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Sandisk's stock is extending its major rebound. This is the latest spark.

Analysts weighed in positively on the company's new financial targets — helping to further a rally that's brought shares up more than 60% from their recent low point.

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Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival

Aug 14, 2026, 2:18 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Allstate Prepares for Quantum Computing Arrival

Insurance company Allstate is investing in quantum computing now so that the company is ready to take advantage of the technology when it arrives, Allstate Chair, President and CEO Tom Wilson told The...

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Even the CEO of Booking.com Is Fed Up With Travel These Days

Aug 14, 2026, 2:17 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Even the CEO of Booking.com Is Fed Up With Travel These Days

Glenn Fogel says he's counting on AI to make it better, even those customer-service wait times

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Earnings Prove AI Hardware Demand Is Strong. That's Good News for Dell Stock.

Aug 14, 2026, 2:12 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Earnings Prove AI Hardware Demand Is Strong. That's Good News for Dell Stock.

Wells Fargo analyst Aaron Rakers raised his price target on Dell to $545 from $505.

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Why SanDisk stock is surging 6% today, making 30%+ gains in this week

Aug 14, 2026, 2:02 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Why SanDisk stock is surging 6% today, making 30%+ gains in this week

SanDisk SNDK shares extended their recent rally on Friday after fresh bullish calls from Wall Street added to optimism surrounding the company's long-term artificial intelligence strategy. The stock c...

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Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Rebounds As Dollar Pulls Back

Aug 14, 2026, 2:01 PM EDT - 4 hours ago

Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Rebounds As Dollar Pulls Back

The weak U.S. Retail Sales report provided support to precious metals markets.

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Ca$htag$: GOOGL Cloud Decelerates, "Tremendous" User Base Adds Strength

Aug 14, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Ca$htag$: GOOGL Cloud Decelerates, "Tremendous" User Base Adds Strength

Megan Brantley of @LikeFolio calls her firm's data on Alphabet's (GOOGL) Google Cloud "the most interesting" of the Mag 7 giant's businesses. The 30-day moving average of demand has fallen slightly wh...

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OpenAI on Track to Double Revenue Ahead of IPO

Aug 14, 2026, 1:47 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

OpenAI on Track to Double Revenue Ahead of IPO

OpenAI is on track to generate more than $40 billion in annualized revenue, roughly double its run rate at the end of 2025, according to sources. Bloomberg's Rachel Metz explains how growth in paying ...

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Pfizer CEO Caps Post-Earnings Insider Buying Spree With $1 Million Stock Purchase

Aug 14, 2026, 1:45 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Pfizer CEO Caps Post-Earnings Insider Buying Spree With $1 Million Stock Purchase

Three Pfizer insiders executed transactions directly on the heels of the drugmaker's second-quarter earnings report.

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JPMorgan Cut Polymarket Banking Ties Over Regulatory Concerns

Aug 14, 2026, 1:43 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

JPMorgan Cut Polymarket Banking Ties Over Regulatory Concerns

Regulatory concerns drove JPMorgan Chase to end its banking relationship with prediction market Polymarket last year, the Financial Times reported Friday (Aug. 14), citing unnamed sources. Polymarket ...

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This Reliable 7.3% Dividend Is 11.5% Undervalued.

Aug 14, 2026, 1:40 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

This Reliable 7.3% Dividend Is 11.5% Undervalued.

I'll cut right to the chase: I think the stock market—and our 8.8%+ yielding closed-end funds (CEFs)—could be on the brink of another spike.

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Surprisingly, Cheesecake Factory is one of the hottest food stocks right now. Here's why

Aug 14, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Surprisingly, Cheesecake Factory is one of the hottest food stocks right now. Here's why

The Cheesecake Factory, along with a group of sit-down restaurant stocks including Texas Roadhouse and BJ's Restaurants, have seen a median gain of about 62% over the past three months, according to r...

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Reddit is joining the S&P 500. Here's why that matters, and why the stock price is surging on the news

Aug 14, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Reddit is joining the S&P 500. Here's why that matters, and why the stock price is surging on the news

Shares in Reddit, Inc. (NYSE: RDDT) are surging in premarket trading this morning after S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that the social media platform will join its prestigious S&P 500 Index.

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Jack in the Box has closed 40 stores so far this year: List of doomed locations is expected to keep growing

Aug 14, 2026, 1:31 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Jack in the Box has closed 40 stores so far this year: List of doomed locations is expected to keep growing

Jack in the Box is continuing to close stores this year as it reports another quarter of declining same-store sales.

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Gold Has Been in Bull Market for 25 Years, Wilson Says

Aug 14, 2026, 1:24 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Gold Has Been in Bull Market for 25 Years, Wilson Says

Mike Wilson, Morgan Stanley chief US equity strategist and CIO, talks about using gold as a defensive asset to protect your portfolio. He says gold has been in a bull market for 25 years.

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Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when?

Aug 14, 2026, 1:11 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Costco tariff refunds: Warehouse club is one of the few retailers saying it will pay customers back. How and when?

Some five months after the Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump's tariffs, one question remains: How—and when—will the government return the refunds?

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Sandisk Stock Tops the S&P 500 as Analysts Rally Behind Its AI Expansion

Aug 14, 2026, 1:08 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Sandisk Stock Tops the S&P 500 as Analysts Rally Behind Its AI Expansion

J.P. Morgan resumes coverage of Sandisk stock while Citi doubles down on its bullish call on the heels of the storage provider's investor day.

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Drone stocks are soaring thanks to Trump's new tariffs

Aug 14, 2026, 1:04 PM EDT - 5 hours ago

Drone stocks are soaring thanks to Trump's new tariffs

Rally is being led by shares of Unusual Machines, which previously disclosed Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser.

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The Big 3: PLTR, CRWD, NET

Aug 14, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

The Big 3: PLTR, CRWD, NET

Software is the name of the game for Tim Bohen's (@Stockstotrade) Big 3 picks. With Palantir (PLTR), he believes the software giant continues to deliver on top-tier AI development and sales.

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Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital discloses $215 million Amazon stake

Aug 14, 2026, 12:57 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital discloses $215 million Amazon stake

Joshua Kushner's Thrive Capital held Amazon shares worth about $215 million as of the end of ​June, a regulatory filing showed on Friday, adding ‌to the venture capital firm's list of tech and AI inve...

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SEC filing shows Softbank initiates stake in Capital One; sells 71.5% of its Taiwan Semi holdings

Aug 14, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

SEC filing shows Softbank initiates stake in Capital One; sells 71.5% of its Taiwan Semi holdings

Softbank Group Corp. unveiled a new stake in Capital ​One and disclosed that it ‌sold 71.5% of its stake in Taiwan Semiconductor Holdings during the second quarter in filings ​with the U.S. Securities...

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JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship with Polymarket over Regulatory Concerns

Aug 14, 2026, 12:56 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

JPMorgan Ended Banking Relationship with Polymarket over Regulatory Concerns

The bank maintains some ties to prediction market giant.

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Gold Weekly Price Analysis – Gold Struggles to Build on Previous Gains

Aug 14, 2026, 12:43 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Gold Weekly Price Analysis – Gold Struggles to Build on Previous Gains

The gold market initially surged during the week, but has given back some of the gains, and it looks like we may close out the week with some type of shooting star.

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The Biggest Blockbuster Disney Ever Made Was a TV Channel in Connecticut

Aug 14, 2026, 12:41 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

The Biggest Blockbuster Disney Ever Made Was a TV Channel in Connecticut

The hosts of the Acquired podcast found that ESPN was the perfect multidecade funding source for acquisitions and theme parks

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Andrew Arons Picks ORCL, MRVL & RDDT for 2H26 Amid Tech Rebound

Aug 14, 2026, 12:30 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Andrew Arons Picks ORCL, MRVL & RDDT for 2H26 Amid Tech Rebound

Andrew Arons sees a strong second half of 2026, pointing to stocks and economic data heading into the right direction despite mixed reaction to some earnings. However, he notes previous selling action...

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Court rules companies can't import Gilead medications from overseas in blow to AFP health programs

Aug 14, 2026, 12:27 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Court rules companies can't import Gilead medications from overseas in blow to AFP health programs

A U.S. Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a preliminary injunction against several AFPs and related businesses. The ruling could pave the way for the growing alternative funding programs industry to ...

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Workday buyout may restore confidence in battered software valuations, analysts say

Aug 14, 2026, 12:18 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Workday buyout may restore confidence in battered software valuations, analysts say

Silver Lake's potential Workday buyout could bolster battered software valuations by showing that private equity remains confident in the industry's prospects ​despite fears of AI disruption, analysts...

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Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: Parks were 'big surprise' in Q3, company has 'clarity' and 'stability'

Aug 14, 2026, 12:16 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro: Parks were 'big surprise' in Q3, company has 'clarity' and 'stability'

Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro joins CNBC's Julia Boorstin to discuss Disney's D23 fan event, taking over as CEO, why he says streaming is the company's digital centerpiece, and more.

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Klarna stock has crawled back ahead of earnings: buy, sell, or hold?

Aug 14, 2026, 12:16 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Klarna stock has crawled back ahead of earnings: buy, sell, or hold?

Klarna stock has rebounded modestly ever since publishing its financial results in February this year. It has rebounded from the year-to-date low of $12.30 in February to the current $20.68.

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NU stock: why Q2 earnings may have unlocked further upside

Aug 14, 2026, 12:15 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

NU stock: why Q2 earnings may have unlocked further upside

Nu Holdings (NU) shares are ripping higher this morning after the neobank reported blowout fiscal Q2 earnings, featuring a decisive top- and bottom-line beat. On the back of record unit economics, NU'...

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Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Aug 14, 2026, 12:13 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Google will now allow users to remove visible watermark from its AI generations

Google announced on Friday that it will now allow users to remove a visible watermark from its AI generations, including images, videos, and songs. The company specified that this won't affect the inv...

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Applied Materials Stock Slides, Despite Solid Results

Aug 14, 2026, 12:06 PM EDT - 6 hours ago

Applied Materials Stock Slides, Despite Solid Results

Applied Materials isn't having an easy time impressing investors.

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3 Marijuana Stocks To Watch As More Changes Take Place In The Industry

Aug 14, 2026, 11:59 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

3 Marijuana Stocks To Watch As More Changes Take Place In The Industry

Marijuana stock investors are keeping their sights on the future. Many people are seeing that the sector is poised for another surge in trading activity. The cannabis industry is expanding at a rapid ...

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Apple Is Sitting Out the AI Race—Except in China

Aug 14, 2026, 11:52 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Apple Is Sitting Out the AI Race—Except in China

Apple has reportedly developed its own AI model for the Chinese market with support from its in-country partner, Alibaba Group.

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Sandisk CEO David Goeckeler: We've seen an explosion in the market around inference

Aug 14, 2026, 11:46 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Sandisk CEO David Goeckeler: We've seen an explosion in the market around inference

Sandisk CEO and Chairman David Goeckeler joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Investor Day, memory demand, how the company has changed over the past decade, and more.

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Closed Pfizer biopharma facility in Everett gets a new lease on life

Aug 14, 2026, 11:46 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Closed Pfizer biopharma facility in Everett gets a new lease on life

A biomanufacturing facility in Everett that Pfizer decided to shut down before it opened is getting a new lease on life, with a new owner and a 21-year lease to an unnamed global biopharmaceutical com...

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OpenAI talent exodus raises 'huge red flag' ahead of IPO

Aug 14, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

OpenAI talent exodus raises 'huge red flag' ahead of IPO

The sudden departure of OpenAI revenue chief Denise Dresser this week came days after longtime exec Brad Lightcap said he was leaving. OpenAI's C-suite instability is giving investors another reason f...

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Gabe Daoud: The U.S. natural gas market is really in an interesting position

Aug 14, 2026, 11:44 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Gabe Daoud: The U.S. natural gas market is really in an interesting position

Gabe Daoud, Energy Analyst at Truist, said U.S. natural gas is well supplied as Europe faces a winter storage shortfall, creating opportunities for LNG exports and producers like EQT.

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Meta's ‘open' AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong

Aug 14, 2026, 11:40 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Meta's ‘open' AI, and a $250M deal gone very wrong

Meta released Glimmer this week, an open-weight AI model anyone can download and run on their own hardware — a contrast to Muse Spark, the company's more powerful model that stays locked behind its ow...

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Streamer And Specialty Distributor Cineverse Reveals Layoffs

Aug 14, 2026, 11:37 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Streamer And Specialty Distributor Cineverse Reveals Layoffs

Streamer and specialty film distributor Cineverse has revealed that layoffs have hit its workforce of 300 employees. In its report of fiscal first-quarter earnings on Thursday, the company said it com...

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Paramount and Warner Bros. Stocks Are Rallying.

Aug 14, 2026, 11:37 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Paramount and Warner Bros. Stocks Are Rallying.

The odds of the Hollywood megamerger happening appear to be improving, judging by recent stock moves.

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SCHD ETF just hit a record high: Here's why DIVB is a better buy

Aug 14, 2026, 11:35 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

SCHD ETF just hit a record high: Here's why DIVB is a better buy

The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has done well this year and is now sitting at its all-time high. It has jumped by 25% this year, beating the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 indices despite the fact th...

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Micron stock jumps as this analyst sees $3T valuation on AI memory boom

Aug 14, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Micron stock jumps as this analyst sees $3T valuation on AI memory boom

Micron Technology MU shares climbed on Friday after New Street upgraded the memory-chip maker to 'Buy', arguing that artificial intelligence could transform the company into a $2 trillion to $3 trilli...

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Why SpaceX stock is sliding another 3% today

Aug 14, 2026, 11:31 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Why SpaceX stock is sliding another 3% today

SpaceX (SPCX) shares face another test next week as about 320 million additional shares become eligible for trading. The stock has gained around 22% in the week since more than 900 million shares beca...

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TSLA Hits Gas on Global EV Growth, Robotaxi & Optimus Next Gear Shift

Aug 14, 2026, 11:30 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

TSLA Hits Gas on Global EV Growth, Robotaxi & Optimus Next Gear Shift

Tesla (TSLA) remains a dominant player in the EV industry, argues Ben Rose, pointing to growing traction in Europe and China despite the U.S. rescinding tax credits. An area of concern he sees: margin...

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Bill Ackman Moves Stocks. These 5 Prove It.

Aug 14, 2026, 11:23 AM EDT - 7 hours ago

Bill Ackman Moves Stocks. These 5 Prove It.

Netflix, Visa and other stocks rose on the news that Bill Ackman was investing in them. The billionaire focuses on buying what he views as high-quality growth companies.

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