Here are 4 forces that drove a tough week for stocks
It was a tough week for stocks, as investors navigated everything from escalating tensions in the Middle East to key tech earnings reports to healthcare developments. Logging their second straight weekly losses, the S & P 500 slipped 0.6%, while the…
How crypto fits into a diversified investment portfolio
Alistair Berg | Digitalvision | Getty Images There have been some lofty claims made about cryptocurrency in the past, including that it will replace government-issued money, prove as groundbreaking as the smart phone and democratize the financial system.…
From Silicon Valley to DC, tech world obsessed with AI distillation
Jeff Dean, head of artificial intelligence at Google LLC, speaks during a Google AI event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Earlier this year, Google AI lead Jeff Dean, on a…
How this 70-year-old honey bee farmer is keeping his family farm alive
For David Bradshaw, beekeeping has always been a family affair. Bradshaw, 70, is the second-generation owner of Bradshaw Honey Farms in Visalia, California. His father, Howard Bradshaw, founded the farm in the backyard of their home in 1958. As a young…
‘The Odyssey’ fuels demand for Imax 70 mm screenings
General views of the TCL Chinese Theatre during opening weekend for the Christopher Nolan film, «The Odyssey» in Imax on July 18, 2026, in Hollywood, California. AaronP | Bauer-Griffin | Gc Images | Getty Images For Mike Rohlfing to see «The Odyssey» in…
Saudi military strikes Iran-backed Houthi targets in Yemen
Fighters supporting the Aden-based internationally-recognised Yemeni government gather during a vigil along the Red Sea shore in Khokha, in Yemen’s western Hodeidah province on July 20, 2026, calling for a resumption of hostilities with the Huthi…
Sand battery: Finland’s radical answer to a renewable energy headache
The industrial-scale sand battery in Finland’s Pornainen can cover almost one month of the town’s heating demands in the summer and as much as one week in the winter. Polar Night Energy A small town in southern Finland has turned to the…
Why Treasury yields matter more than the Fed for mortgage rates
Asia-pacific Images Studio | E+ | Getty Images The Federal Reserve sets national interest rate policy. But the U.S. central bank isn’t the only major player in this arena: Bond investors also have a big influence on consumers’ borrowing…
Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Paramount Skydance has agreed to delay its proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery to as late as June 2027 — a multi-month delay that will ultimately raise the deal price — as the tie-up faces a legal…
Uber and Waymo to end exclusivity arrangement in Atlanta and Austin
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of UBER, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 22nd, 2026. Oscar Molina | CNBC For the past three years, Uber and Alphabet-owned Waymo have partnered to bring driverless rides…