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(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping hailed China’s progress in developing low-cost artificial intelligence, pressing his personal imprint on the country’s rapidly expanding global influence to call for a more open technological order.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Catalyst for GrowthGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls Short of Internal GoalsCIA Says AI Drones Give Russian Troops Only 30 Minu

Though the stock market has been dilly-dallying, as the British would say, UBS is sticking to its bullish outlook for the S&P 500. Though not a price-target reset, the bank’s latest message sharpens the debate over what must happen next for stocks to continue climbing. Earlier gains were ...

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) shareholders approved a key transaction resolution at the company’s annual and special meeting, advancing a plan to combine Brookfield Corporation and Brookfield Wealth Solutions Ltd. under a single publicly traded company referred to during the meeting as New BN. Frank McKenna

When I was in college, Target used to be my go-to destination for clothes, throw pillows, and other random stuff I couldn't really afford but bought anyway. And it wasn't just me. The old joke used to go that you'd walk into Target for milk and paper towels and leave with a $100 credit card ...

Coatue Management is leading a $3 billion investment in Databricks, a data-analytics software provider, that values the company at $188 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The new financing represents a 40% increase from its valuation in December, when Databricks raised money at a $134 billion valuation. It recently released a new software tool, called Unity AI Gateway, that allows companies to access AI models and track their spending on the technology.

Databricks said on Thursday it has signed a term sheet for a strategic ‌funding round that values the data analytics software firm ‌at $188 billion. • The round, which Databricks expects ​to close later this summer, is being led by existing investor Coatue and will include both new and existing investors. • Databricks, one of the world's most valuable privately ‌held companies, earlier this ⁠year completed a fundraising of about $5 billion at a $134 billion valuation.

Legendary investor and now-retired CEO of Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A, BRK.B), Warren Buffett, spent decades teaching investors that knowing what to sidestep is probably as important as finding what to buy. The Oracle of Omaha zeroed in on businesses with predictable demand, durable pricing power, ...

Nebius Group’s latest $1 billion artificial intelligence contract suggests customer demand is not the company’s biggest problem. Paying to build the capacity may be. AI startup Reflection said on July 14 that it had signed a deal worth more than $1 billion to secure computing capacity from Nebius ...

(Bloomberg) -- On a video conference call from Hangzhou earlier this year, one of China’s hottest startups held a four-hour pitch meeting with potential venture investors that was unusual by almost any measure. Only two representatives per institution were allowed. The majority of those present were getting a glimpse of the company’s leader for the very first time.Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Cat

CEO Hemsley reports 55% operating earnings growth and raises full-year guidance.

Revenue surged 33.7% as AI demand drives HPC platform growth to 66% of sales.

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated will release earnings for its second quarter before the opening bell on Thursday, July 16. Analysts expect the company to report quarterly earnings of $4.85 per share, up from $4.08 per share in the year-ago period. The...

Moby summary of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s Q2 2026 earnings call

Credit cards are changing how the airlines do business, from picking routes to limiting lounge access.

A steep tech rout on Wall Street and a interest-rate hike in Seoul signal a tougher road ahead for the market’s favorite trade.

ThredUp’s 19.2% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 10.5%, and its stock price has climbed to $6.65 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.

A federal jury in Waco, Texas said ‌on Thursday that Japanese chipmaker Kioxia ‌owes satellite-communications company Viasat $229 million for infringing a ​patent covering computer memory technology, according to a court document. The jury determined that Kioxia's flash-memory devices violate Viasat's patent rights ‌in technology that ⁠allows such devices to consume less power and improves their ⁠reliability and longevity. Spokespeople for the companies did not immediately respond to requests for ​comment on ​the verdict.

When Universal Studios or Walt Disney bases a ride on popular intellectual property, they run the risk of not meeting the expectations of that property's hardcore fanbase. That's something Disney largely escaped with its Star Wars: Galaxy Edge lands. The company intentionally created a new setting ...

Investors have closely followed SpaceX since its record IPO.

Alcoa (NYSE:AA) reported higher second-quarter revenue and adjusted earnings as stronger aluminum prices, increased shipments and value-added product premiums helped offset weakness in alumina operations, executives said on the company’s second-quarter 2026 earnings call. Molly Beerman, Alcoa’s exe

United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL) reports a 16% revenue increase and robust passenger demand, while navigating rising fuel costs and operational constraints.

The sportswear company restocked the team jerseys this week, well after the U.S. was eliminated from the World Cup.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Thursday, with the Dow dropping two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding about half a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq losing almost one-and-a-half percent.</p><p>Chip stocks tumbled despite bellwether TSMC posting a 77% jump in quarterly profit, it's shares falling more than 2%.</p><p>Mel Casey, senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, said the pullback demonstrated the lofty expectations for a sector that has soared by nearly 70% so far this year.&nbsp;</p><p>"You just have so many investors in the same trade here and really banking on every little component of the value chain, like, humming along at maximum pace. And so anything that's a little bit shy of, say, the whisper, or anything that's as good as expected but not better than expected is seen almost as a disappointment. And so that's what you're seeing today. But there's nothing you could really point to in the Taiwan Semi report to feel bearish about."</p><p>Memory-chip makers were among the biggest laggards, with SanDisk, Western Digital, Seagate Technology and Intel down between about five-and-a-half and twelve-and-a-half percent.</p><p>:: Netflix</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Netflix tumbled more than 7% in extended trading after the streaming giant's third-quarter revenue and earnings projections hovered below Wall Street targets. The company also said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses about consumers' viewing hours as it seeks new avenues of growth.</p><p>Shares of UnitedHealth Group closed higher after the company beat Wall Street earnings estimates and hiked its 2026 forecast.</p><p>But shares of United Airlines fell as surging oil prices weighed on its forward guidance.</p><p>Meanwhile, generally upbeat economic data on Thursday showed solid core retail sales, a drop in jobless claims and surging manufacturing activity in the Northeast.</p></body>

PayPal’s board sees a $53 billion takeover bid by rival Stripe and private equity firm Advent International as undervaluing the company and facing regulatory and financing hurdles, a person familiar with the matter ‌said, potentially setting the stage for negotiations over the future of the U.S. payments giant. PayPal has not formally responded to the proposal, two other ‌sources said. The consortium's bid comes as PayPal, founded in the late 1990s, has struggled in recent years to compete against rivals like Apple Pay and Google Pay, with management trying to revive its flagging ​share price in the face of slowing growth.

(Bloomberg) -- Netflix Inc. forecast a second consecutive quarter of slowing sales growth, contributing to investor anxiety about the streaming giant’s future. The company projected revenue of $12.9 billion in the current quarter and earnings of 82 cents a share, both a little shy of analysts’ expectations. Most Read from BloombergThailand Scraps Plan to End Visa-Free Entry for Indian TouristsBeckham’s IM8 Gets $1 Billion From General Catalyst for GrowthGoogle Gemini Launch Delayed as Tech Falls

Eli Lilly (LLY) has seen a lot of bullish calls from Wall Street in July. Guggenheim, Truist, Bank of America, Bernstein, and JPMorgan all raised their price targets in the first half of the month. Then UBSwent higher than nearly all of them. UBS's call is worth watching closely because ...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) executives said the company remains on track for its 2026 financial plan, pointing to continued subscription growth, pricing gains, rising advertising revenue and a broadening content strategy during the company’s second-quarter earnings interview. CFO Spence Neumann said Netf

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reported a solid second quarter of 2026, with management pointing to continued global adoption of its da Vinci, da Vinci SP and Ion platforms, even as U.S. procedure growth moderated and China remained challenging. Chief Executive Officer Dave Rosa said total proced

Directors had long known that the artificial-intelligence revolution would upend the technology icon’s business, but the pain came sooner than expected, leaving the company with a tough choice, according to people familiar with the discussions. Board members debated whether to issue a rare warning that bad news was coming or wait for the numbers to hit the tape a week later when executives could discuss them with investors, the people said. After asking tough questions of CEO Arvind Krishna, the board agreed to take its medicine and disclose the disappointing results in the hopes of winning credibility for transparency.

Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has pushed back against reports that manufacturing problems could delay the company’s next artificial intelligence platform, Bloomberg reported. If those reports were wrong, it would protect investors far more than just a single product launch. Nvidia's rapid growth ...