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AI data center stocks and Musk's SpaceX decline as Texas governor result raises risks of a slowdown
04 November 2026AI fortunes were mixed as premarket trading opened on Wednesday. -
Mortgage rates drop for the third straight week, but homebuyers are still leaving the market
04 November 2026Mortgage rates came down again last week, but mortgage demand from homebuyers continued to decline, as high home prices and inflation stretch affordability. -
5 midterm election takeaways: Tech billionaires suffer as Democrats drub Republicans
04 November 2026Elon Musk's spending may have become a liability as voters in exit polls raised concerns about government corruption and the growing influence of billionaires. -
CVS to split off drugstore business in major breakup of healthcare giant
04 November 2026The move would reverse the company's $78 billion acquisition of Aetna and dismantle the vertically integrated healthcare conglomerate it created in 2018. -
Treasury yields fall after Democrats win House and Senate majorities
04 November 2026Treasury yields moved lower on Wednesday as investors weighed big wins from Democrats in the U.S. midterm elections. -
McDonald's earnings beat, but traffic to its U.S. restaurants falls
04 November 2026McDonald's has leaned into discounts to attract budget-conscious diners over the last two years. -
Wayfair sales jump 10% as furniture retailer says it's winning share of sluggish market
04 November 2026Wayfair said its sales jumped 10% in the third quarter as the retailer posted its strongest quarter since the pandemic. -
Euro zone inflation hits 4% for first time in three years as interest rate hike looms
04 November 2026It was driven by energy inflation, which surged above 20% in October. -
U.S. midterm elections in pictures: Democrats' sweeping victories deliver rebuke to Trump
04 November 2026Democrats scored sweeping victories in the U.S. midterm elections on Wednesday, flipping key Republican-held seats in Congress. -
Novo shares jump as Wegovy pill sales impress, drugmaker hikes outlook
04 November 2026Novo posted quarterly earnings ahead of expectations early Wednesday as sales of its Wegovy pill blew past estimates -
Americans have said 'NO TO WAR,' Iran speaker says as Democrats take Congress
04 November 2026Ghalibaf said that "Conscience or the cost of living, Americans said NO TO WAR, and we endorse this message." -
Google responds to political backlash over removing search from schools that ban AI
04 November 2026After elected officials voiced outrage over Google turning off search at schools that ban AI, the company said search can be turned back on with AI Overviews. -
CrowdStrike's new kill switch can stop rogue AI agents in their tracks, CEO says
03 November 2026"Enabling agents to work safely is a massive market opportunity for CrowdStrike," CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz told CNBC's Jim Cramer. -
Strand bookstore to pay nearly $1.5 million over Covid loan tied to Sen. Wyden's wife
03 November 2026Nancy Bass Wyden, whose grandfather founded the New York City bookstore, had signed off on the PPP, which was off-limits because she is a senator's wife. -
JetBlue raises bag fees for third time in a year as fuel costs bite
03 November 2026JetBlue raised baggage fees for the third time in a year as fuel costs continued to climb. -
Eaton's strong quarter should mark a bottom for shares of the AI buildout winner
03 November 2026The stock has struggled in recent months. -
CrowdStrike launches AI kill switch that it says can stop internal agents that go rogue
03 November 2026CrowdStrike launched an AI kill switch that the company says can stop internal agents, block relaunches and cut enterprise network access. -
Binance breach puts custody at center of crypto infrastructure trade
03 November 2026Lessons from the $6.3 billion Binance hack could help shape the next phase of the crypto infrastructure trade. -
Apple warns of risks related to AI agents behaving in 'unintended or unpredictable' ways
03 November 2026Appleās annual filing warns that AI agents could exceed permissions, resist instructions or take actions that are difficult to reverse. -
Disney plans several thousand layoffs, asks some managers to cut costs by up to 20%
03 November 2026Disney expects to lay off several thousand employees in the latest round of job cuts for the entertainment giant.