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Mark Cuban, a billionaire investor and popular television personality, said after Kamala Harris’ 2024 electoral defeat that young male cryptocurrency voters turned against her due to Gary Gensler’s policies.
Rollovers in retirement accounts are at record levels, but most are happening without professional guidance. Clients are seeking simplicity and coordination, creating opportunities for advisors.
The crypto market saw heightened volatility as Tesla reported steep paper losses on its Bitcoin holdings, U.S. lawmakers advanced a key crypto regulation bill, Bitcoin slid 8%, ETF investors fell underwater, and El Salvador doubled down by buying more gold and Bitcoin.
Markets were volatile as GM beat earnings estimates and boosted shareholder returns, Tesla surged on strong Q4 results and record FSD subscriptions, and the autonomous vehicle sector saw both expansion from Pony AI and setbacks after a Waymo robotaxi crash.
The Benzinga Stock Whisper Index highlights five stocks seeing increased interest from readers during the past week and a look at what could be driving the attention.
Microsoft, Apple, and Meta posted strong earnings fueled by cloud and iPhone demand, while DeepSeek pivoted to Nvidia's AI chips and OpenAI entered talks to raise nearly $40 billion from major tech partners.
President Donald Trump criticized Canada's trade deal with China and raised tariffs on South Korea to 25%, pressuring global memory chip supply chains. The EU launched a formal probe into Elon Musk's X over AI image-editing misuse.
From a $500 Steve Jobs check selling for $2.4 million to record-breaking iPhone demand, Apple made headlines across auctions, AI partnerships, and earnings this weekend.
From soaring silver prices to Scaramucci's $131,000 stability warning and Trump's interest rate predictions, the U.S. financial and political landscape made headlines this week.
The price of silver plummeted by over 30% on Friday, marking a historic drop. This drastic fall was attributed to a strengthening US dollar and investor reactions to President Trump's Fed pick.
Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned Donald Trump's oil-linked tariff threat as an effort to choke Cuba's economy amid worsening fuel shortages and blackouts.
Affirm will serve as Expedia's exclusive BNPL provider across key U.S. brands, offering instant approvals and installment plans up to 24 months, with a Canada rollout next.
AI tools may be a better bet for students than traditional internships. AI is disrupting junior roles as companies automate tasks. Technical fluency is a strong signal for employers, Demis Hassabis suggests.
Jesse Itzler shared how a stalled Coca-Cola pitch turned into Zico Coconut Water's acquisition after he name-dropped Matt Damon and sent a viral coconut-tree video, capping a career that spans billion-dollar exits, music, authorship and entrepreneurship.
TSMC founder Morris Chang ended a year-long public absence with a private Taipei dinner alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, reassuring the semiconductor industry of his sharpness and underscoring TSMC's continued central role as global chip capacity expands worldwide.
Amazon.com is asking the FCC for a two-year extension on its 1,600-satellite deployment deadline for its $10 billion Amazon Leo internet network, citing rocket shortages and launch delays, as it aims to catch up with SpaceX's Starlink while warning that denying the extension could slow U.S. broadband expansion.
Nvidia's proposed $100 billion investment in OpenAI has reportedly stalled as CEO Jensen Huang raises concerns over the AI startup's spending discipline and intensifying competition, prompting both companies to reconsider a smaller, nonbinding equity deal even as OpenAI attracts heavy Big Tech interest and posts surging revenue.
Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) CEO Bob Iger has reportedly told associates he plans to step down and pull back from daily management before his contract expires on Dec. 31, and the entertainment giant's board is set to meet next week to vote on a successor.
Eli Lilly CEO Dave Ricks said upcoming Medicare coverage of obesity drugs could be a game-changer for the launch of its experimental weight-loss pill orforglipron, potentially expanding access to millions of patients even as competition with Novo Nordisk intensifies ahead of both companies' earnings.
A federal jury convicted former Google engineer Linwei Ding of stealing AI chip and supercomputer trade secrets to benefit China in the first U.S. AI economic espionage case, exposing him to decades in prison.
The U.S. Senate late Friday approved a bipartisan government funding package aimed at preventing a prolonged shutdown, but a brief lapse in funding now appears unavoidable as the House of Representatives is not expected to vote until Monday.
SpaceX reportedly earned $8 billion on $15 billion to $16 billion in revenue last year as banks eye a $50 billion IPO at a valuation above $1.5 trillion.
China has conditionally approved DeepSeek and other major tech firms to buy Nvidia's H200 chips, undercutting earlier fears that the low-cost AI startup would reduce demand for Nvidia's high-end processors.
