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CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia posted strong revenue and profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations Wednesday. The closely watched result could prompt a sigh of relief across the stock market following growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble. Nvidia’s sales grew 62% year-over-year to $57 billion in the October quarter,

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is strengthening its ties with American AI companies — announcing a flurry of new joint ventures worth billions of dollars. The country seeks to make its mark in the AI industry as its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, makes his first visit to the

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia posted strong revenue and profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations Wednesday. The closely watched result could prompt a sigh of relief across the stock market following growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble. Nvidia’s sales grew 62% year-over-year to $57 billion in the October quarter, ahead

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN London (CNN) — A high-stakes standoff between China and the Netherlands over control of a crucial chipmaker reached a detente Wednesday after Amsterdam suspended a controversial order that enabled it to take control of Chinese-owned Nexperia. The standoff had threatened to shutter auto plants around the world as Nexperia

By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has apologized to Catherine, Princess of Wales for referring to her as “Kate Middleton” during the British broadcaster’s recent coverage of Armistice Day. News presenter and correspondent Rajini Vaidyanathan repeatedly referred to the popular 43-year-old royal by her maiden name last week, sparking complaints from viewers watching

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — One of the most hotly anticipated economic reports is finally set to be released Thursday: the long-delayed jobs report for September, originally due on October 3. It lands as the floodgates open for a slew of backlogged economic data that was held up due to the historic government shutdown.

By Jack Guy and Joyce Jiang, CNN (CNN) — Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice. Larry Wang, CEO of Singapore-based FoloToy, told CNN that the company had withdrawn its “Kumma” bear, as well

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Larry Summers is resigning from the OpenAI board and leaving his instructor role at Harvard University after more emails between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released last week by a House committee. “In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble have, in large part, caused the stock market’s recent bout of volatility. So the AI industry will face an enormous test when Nvidia, the world’s most valuable company and backbone of the AI boom, reports earnings after the bell on

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s problems are intensifying. In the latest signal of trouble, the company reported sales dropped during its latest quarter, and Target cut its full-year profit guidance Wednesday. The company’s sales have stagnated for about four years, and Target said last month that it would cut 1,000 corporate

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Having problems with your favorite websites lately? It’s not just you. Web infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a disruption on Tuesday that temporarily impacted a swath of online services – from Spotify to ChatGPT and even President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform – marking the latest in a string of

CNN By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Bitcoin and stocks are in a bout of volatility — and investors say more turbulence could be in store. US stocks closed lower Tuesday, extending a recent tumble. The Dow fell 499 points, or 1.07%. The S&P 500 fell 0.83%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.21%.

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to revive a defamation lawsuit against CNN, calling his arguments “meritless.” The 2022 suit objected to CNN’s use of the phrase “the big lie” in reference to the president’s lies about the 2020 election being “stolen.” On Tuesday, a

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to spin off two of its most popular platforms. The Federal Trade

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “The Daily” has been dethroned. “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which was #3 on Apple’s list of most popular podcast shows last year, moved up to first place this year. “The Daily,” from The New York Times, was #2 this year, followed by “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” which wasn’t in

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — If Roblox users want to chat on the online gaming platform, they’ll soon have to verify their age by providing a government ID or by letting an artificial intelligence age estimation tool photograph their face. The move comes as the platform faces a string of lawsuits and

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The housing market is frozen, and consumers are nervous about the economy. That’s a bad recipe for Home Depot. The bellwether for US consumers and the housing market said Tuesday that its sales at US stores open for at least one year rose only 0.2% last quarter.

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — The longest government shutdown in US history shook travel plans across America earlier this month as a shortage of air traffic controllers resulted in thousands of delayed or canceled flights. But even the end of the shutdown doesn’t fix the the broader air traffic controller shortage that’s been plaguing

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Surging import costs. Mounting payroll and healthcare expenses. A shortage of affordable loans. And a stressed-out workforce. Small businesses are facing mounting pressure from America’s affordability crisis. Doug Scheffel, owner of a family-run ETM Manufacturing in Massachusetts, laid off about a quarter of his employees in April

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Bitcoin and stocks are in a bout of volatility — and investors say more turbulence could be in store. US stocks closed lower Tuesday, extending a recent tumble. The Dow fell 499 points, or 1.07%. The S&P 500 fell 0.83%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.21%. The