IBM Q2 earnings report 2026
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna attends a Rose Garden Club event on the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on July 6, 2026. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images IBM lowered its 2026 forecast and delivered weaker earnings than analysts had projected on…
Oil prices: WTI, Brent rise as Trump threatens strikes on Iran infrastructure
The VLCC Mobassa B (previously named Front Forth), one of the two tankers which the UAE defence ministry said was struck by Iranian cruise missiles while transiting the Strait of Hormuz, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, August 18, 2024, in this picture…
Southwest Airlines (LUV) 2Q 2026 earnings
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 airplanes at Hobby Airport during an afternoon rainstorm in Houston, Texas, May 27, 2026. Kevin Carter | Getty Images News | Getty Images Southwest Airlines reported a more than 9% increase in second-quarter profit from last…
John Paulson says we are in early stages of a long-term bull market for gold
John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made billions betting against the U.S. housing market before turning bullish on gold, said he believes the precious metal is only in the early stages of a long-term rally. «I do think we’re in the beginnings…
House advances bill barring sitting Congress members from buying stocks
The U.S. House advanced legislation on Wednesday that would stop members of Congress from buying individual stocks while in office, taking the first meaningful action on an issue that has dogged lawmakers for years. The bill passed on a vote of 232-198,…
Iran war energy shock hits U.S. economy, gas and diesel climb: Analysis
A person refills their semi-truck at a Pilot Traveler Center on March 9, 2026 in Lockhart, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images The U.S. economy is more vulnerable than ever to the problems in energy markets caused by the Iran war. The economy has been…
OpenAI cyber models broke out of training limits to hack Hugging Face
OpenAI said that its artificial intelligence models were behind an «unprecedented cyber incident» that affected the open-source developer platform Hugging Face, rattling researchers across the industry. The company said a combination of its models…
Amazon lays off some employees in its AGI unit
Andy Jassy, chief executive officer of Amazon.com Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. Jassy said Amazon is in the process of building over 100 generative artificial intelligence (AI) features. Michael…
Senate crypto bill would ban federal officials from issuing digital assets
The US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Graeme Sloan | Bloomberg | Getty Images Presidents and other federal officials would be banned from issuing or sponsoring cryptocurrency and other digital assets under newly updated…
Renting a yacht in the Mediterranean this summer just got cheaper
Fteri beach on Kefalonia, Greece. Miljko | Istock | Getty Images A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future…