Fintechs Upstart and Toast soar on earnings

Fintechs Upstart and Toast soar on earnings

Chris Comparato, CEO, the Toast, Inc. IPO at the New York Stock Exchange, on September 22, 2021. Source: NYSE Upstart, which uses artificial intelligence to inform online lending decisions, soared 46% on Friday, its best day in over three years. Toast, which sells payments technology to restaurants, jumped 14%, closing at its highest since 2021. … Read more

OpenAI gets $4 billion revolving credit line on top of latest funding

OpenAI gets  billion revolving credit line on top of latest funding

OpenAI has a $4 billion revolving line of credit, bringing its total liquidity to more than $10 billion, CNBC has learned. It follows news Wednesday that OpenAI closed its recent funding round at a valuation of $157 billion, including the $6.6 billion the company raised from an extensive roster of investment firms and big tech … Read more

San Francisco’s real estate slide continues as office vacancies peak

San Francisco’s real estate slide continues as office vacancies peak

Artificial intelligence has been a big boon for San Francisco real estate. But not enough of one to make up for the broader struggle across the market. The vacancy rate for San Francisco office space reached a fresh record of 34.5% in the second quarter, according to a report Monday from commercial real estate firm … Read more

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

9 stocks that can benefit from Fed interest rate cuts

The S & P 500 and Nasdaq extended their record rallies this week following cooler-than-expected consumer inflation data Wednesday morning. While Fed rate cuts would likely benefit the overall stock market, several names in the CNBC Investing Club portfolio — from housing plays to autos to biotech — could really get a boost. Connecting the … Read more

Jim Cramer’s quick takes on JPMorgan, Tesla, TSMC, Take-Two and Fastly

Jim Cramer’s quick takes on JPMorgan, Tesla, TSMC, Take-Two and Fastly

Jim Cramer’s daily rapid fire looks at stocks in the news outside the CNBC Investing Club portfolio. JPMorgan : CEO Jamie Dimon’s annual letter to shareholders is out. He thinks artificial intelligence can be as revolutionary as the printing press, steam engine, electricity, computing, and the internet. He also sees a broad range of interest … Read more

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Companies make 2024 the year of cost cuts

Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images Corporate America has a message for Wall Street: It’s serious about cutting costs this year. From toy and cosmetics makers to office software sellers, executives across sectors have announced layoffs and other plans to slash expenses — even at some companies that are turning a profit. Barbie maker … Read more

Will the S&P end 2023 on a record high?

Will the S&P end 2023 on a record high?

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., December 1, 2023. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they … Read more

CNBC Daily Open: For the S&P, the last mile’s the longest

CNBC Daily Open: For the S&P, the last mile’s the longest

The S&P 500’s tantalizingly close to an all-time high. The index added 0.04% yesterday to close at 4,783.35, just about 10 points away from its record close. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is … Read more

Affirm’s stock quintupled this year, beating all tech peers

Affirm’s stock quintupled this year, beating all tech peers

Drew Angerer / Getty Images  A year ago, there was little holiday cheer at Affirm. The point-of-sale lender was confronting rising interest rates, recession fears and weakening consumer spending. Affirm shares ended 2022 down 90%, wiping out billions of dollars in market value. Affirm investors are wrapping up 2023 in a much different mood. The … Read more