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Qualcomm Revenue Falls as Handset Slowdown Offsets Automotive Gains

Qualcomm Revenue Falls as Handset Slowdown Offsets Automotive Gains

The semiconductor company’s fourth-quarter revenue fell 8% to $10.32 billion as a sharp rise in automotive chip sales was offset by declining handset revenue.

Expedia Raises Outlook Following Higher Profit, Sales

Expedia Raises Outlook Following Higher Profit, Sales

The online travel agency now expects annual revenue to be $16.37 billion to $16.43 billion, up from its previous guidance of $16.05 billion to $16.22 billion.

Popular SoCal grocery store to close for good — with major retail chain set to take its place

Popular SoCal grocery store to close for good — with major retail chain set to take its place

“A tough decision and one we do not take lightly,” a spokesperson told the California Post.

DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy

DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy

DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google’s AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features.

Texas transplant Roseanne Barr wants $1.37M for SoCal vacation home: ‘I already fled California because democrats are the worst’

Texas transplant Roseanne Barr wants $1.37M for SoCal vacation home: ‘I already fled California because democrats are the worst’

Roseanne Barr has listed her California vacation home in West Hills, near Calabasas, for $1.37 million, Gimme Shelter can reveal.

Want To Get Ahead at Work? Embrace Virtue Signaling

Want To Get Ahead at Work? Embrace Virtue Signaling

Brett Arends, Marketwatch Here’s why.

The 24-year-old founder of Instinct says people are quick to trust AI with their money

The 24-year-old founder of Instinct says people are quick to trust AI with their money

Instinct founder Noah Shinn says rapid credit card linking shows trust, as AI agent rivals like Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s Dots chase shopping.

Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers

Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers

The milestone comes a year after Snapchat announced a controversial limit on free storage for its Memories feature and informed users it would start requiring users to pay $1.99 per...

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Health Care Roundup: Market Talk

Find insight on Switzerland’s pharmaceutical industry, Novo Nordisk, Roche Holding and more in the latest Market Talks covering Health Care.

Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot initiatives during midterms in major setback to AI bigwigs

Voters reject data centers in nearly 50 ballot initiatives during midterms in major setback to AI bigwigs

Voters overwhelmingly rejected AI data centers on election night – dealing a major setback to Elon Musk and other tech bigwigs pushing a massive buildout.

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says

Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says

During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only 4 people booked a ride using an AI agent.

Microsoft and Amazon combined to see a $424 billion market-cap boost — and these factors show why

Microsoft and Amazon combined to see a $424 billion market-cap boost — and these factors show why

Microsoft and Amazon shares rose sharply on Wednesday, with one portfolio manager noting that a cloud-supply crunch could help the companies raise prices.

Cava Group Raises Same-Restaurant Sales View on Higher Revenue

Cava Group Raises Same-Restaurant Sales View on Higher Revenue

The fast-casual chain’s same-restaurant sales rose 3.1% in the third quarter as it continued to gain market share, prompting the company to bump its full-year forecast.

FICO Declines to Share Guidance Amid Price Structure Change

FICO Declines to Share Guidance Amid Price Structure Change

The credit-score provider said it is transitioning its mortgage originations pricing structure to be tailored to the individual needs of customers, rather than a single flat fee.

MLW’s Court Bauer touts ‘huge year’ for company amid media deals, splash moves

MLW’s Court Bauer touts ‘huge year’ for company amid media deals, splash moves

Major League Wrestling owner Court Bauer talked to FOX Business about his company’s growth during the year and standing out from the pack.

My parents gave me 3 storage units as an early inheritance. They collected vintage toys for decades.

My parents gave me 3 storage units as an early inheritance. They collected vintage toys for decades.

Steph Krim inherited her parents’ massive vintage toy collection and drove it from Massachusetts to Chicago to start her own business.

Waymo confirms it’s shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028

Waymo confirms it’s shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028

The change will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.

Crews respond to early morning explosion at a Mississippi chemical plant

Crews respond to early morning explosion at a Mississippi chemical plant

Emergency crews responded Wednesday to an explosion at a Mississippi chemical plant that sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.

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Figma’s stock falls as investors worry that AI momentum is coming at a high price

Figma’s investments in AI models and agents are driving usage, but the cost of delivering these features is proving to be expensive

Arm Holdings Sales Climb 27% on AI Demand

Arm Holdings Sales Climb 27% on AI Demand

The semiconductor company said AI is driving strong demand for compute across cloud, devices and autonomous systems.

Canva to restructure operations, affecting 22% of workforce as growth slows

Canva to restructure operations, affecting 22% of workforce as growth slows

Canva CEO Melanie Perkins announced a major restructuring affecting 22% of employees, including layoffs, team consolidation, relocation requests and office changes.

Did blue California exiles swing the Texas race?

Did blue California exiles swing the Texas race?

More than 1 million Californians have moved to the Lone Star state in the last decade.

What truly worries top Wall Street executives following the Democrats’ midterm sweep

What truly worries top Wall Street executives following the Democrats’ midterm sweep

Whatever happened wasn’t going to be good because this should have been a lay-up election for the GOP given the top-line economic numbers.

Big Tech is driving a historic divide in the S&P 500. Why investors need to take notice.

Big Tech is driving a historic divide in the S&P 500. Why investors need to take notice.

A historic divergence has split the U.S. stock market: The benchmark S&P 500 index has tumbled into deeply oversold territory even as nearly half of its constituent stocks remained decidedly...

McDonald’s US Sales Slip as Lower Traffic Offsets Higher Customer Spending

McDonald’s US Sales Slip as Lower Traffic Offsets Higher Customer Spending

The McDonald’s logo at a restaurant in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 27, 2022. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Democrats took back the Senate in a massive blue wave. See the 7 states that flipped.

Democrats took back the Senate in a massive blue wave. See the 7 states that flipped.

Some of the states hadn’t elected a Democratic senator in more than 30 years.

Oracle nixes $7B chip leasing deal with China’s Tencent after Trump admin pushback: report

Oracle nixes $7B chip leasing deal with China’s Tencent after Trump admin pushback: report

The deal struck by Oracle and its billionaire chairman Larry Ellison would have provided Tencent with access to up to 100,000 AI chips located at Asia-based data centers over a...

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida?

What’s next in the investigation of the Learjet crash in Florida?

Investigators are just beginning the lengthy process of determining why a business jet plummeted from the sky in Florida after encountering a thunderstorm and slammed into the ground with such...

Apple cements its status as tech’s biggest heavyweight with the stock’s best day in over a year

Apple cements its status as tech’s biggest heavyweight with the stock’s best day in over a year

Investors are flocking to Apple as a safe haven as AI infrastructure names come under pressure from midterm election results

US stocks soaring, Dow up 1,500 points, Brent oil price drops below $95 per barrel

U.S. stocks are soaring Wednesday after President Donald Trump’s party lost its sole control of Washington in the midterm elections.