NVDA, TRV, BX and UBER

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Taiwan Semiconductor — Shares surged 12% after the company, which is the world’s largest producer of advanced chips, reported a 54% gain in net profit for the third quarter driven by strong AI-related demand. Shares of chip giants Nvidia and Micron each rose about 3% in […]

Why 401(k) plans are the ‘final frontier’ for exchange-traded funds

Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images While many investors have flocked to exchange-traded funds, they haven’t gained much ground with 401(k) plan participants. Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, debuted in the early 1990s and have since captured about $10 trillion. Mutual funds hold about $20 trillion, but ETFs have chipped away at their dominance: ETFs […]

Robinhood debuts Legend for active traders, says futures markets are coming soon

In this photo illustration, the Robinhood Markets, Inc. logo is displayed on a smartphone screen. Rafael Henrique | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Retail brokerage firm Robinhood is launching a new tool for more sophisticated traders as it looks for additional avenues for growth. The firm introduced Robinhood Legend, a desktop-based platform for […]

ELV, TSM, EXPE, LCID and more

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Elevance Health – Shares plummeted more than 10% after the health insurer reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings. In a statement , CEO Gail Boudreaux said the company remains “confident” amid “unprecedented challenges in the Medicaid business.” Health care stocks Molina Healthcare and Centene also fell nearly 9% […]

LCID, DFS, PPG and more

Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading. Discover Financial – Shares inched lower by 1%. The financial services company posted third quarter results that surpassed expectations, with earnings of $3.69 per share on $4.45 billion of revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG were calling for earnings of $3.42 per share and revenue of $4.35 […]

UAL, MS, ASML, PLD and more

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Novavax – Shares plunged more than 17% after the biotech company said the Food and Drug Administration put a clinical hold on its application for a Covid and influenza combination shot as well as a standalone flu vaccine. United Airlines – The stock soared 11% after […]

Here’s why the U.S. retirement system isn’t among the world’s best

Mixetto | E+ | Getty Images The U.S. retirement system doesn’t get high marks relative to other nations. In fact, the U.S. got a C+ grade and ranked No. 29 out of 48 global pension systems in 2024, according to the annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, released Tuesday. It analyzed both public and […]

Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: MS, CSCO, ASML

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Cisco Systems — The networking technology stock added nearly 2% on the heels of a Citi upgrade to buy from neutral. Citi said artificial intelligence can become a bigger part of the business over time. Novocure — Shares soared roughly 22% after the U.S. Food and […]

Morgan Stanley (MS) earnings Q3 2024

Ted Pick, CEO Morgan Stanley, speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Jan. 18th, 2024. Adam Galici | CNBC Morgan Stanley reported third-quarter earnings before the opening bell Wednesday. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG were expecting: Earnings:$1.88 a […]

China’s Alibaba claims AI translation tool beats Google, ChatGPT

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba has invested heavily in its fast-growing international business as growth slows for its China-focused Taobao and Tmall business. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba‘s international arm on Wednesday launched an updated version of its artificial intelligence-powered translation tool that, it says, is better than products […]