The head of "Gus," one of the largest Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found, is pictured during a press preview at the Sotheby's Breuer building in New York, on July 1, 2026.Timothy A. Clary | Afp | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with...
Year: 2026
Paramount agrees to delay WBD acquisition to as late as June 2027 amid legal challenge
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesParamount 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 challenge.Last week, a group of state attorneys...
Trader who successfully shorted Tesla into earnings now sets sights on this high flyer
The bearish Tesla set-up we flagged ahead of Wednesday's report has delivered most of what it can. Two ways forward: bank the entire gain, or press the same playbook against another priced-for-perfection name reporting in two weeks.Heading into Tesla's second-quarter report, I argued the risks were skewed to the downside....
Moody’s says ‘unprecedented’ AI spending threatens credit quality of Amazon, Meta, Alphabet and others
Magnificent 7 tech stocks on display at the Nasdaq.Adam Jeffery | CNBCThe race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure at a trillion-dollar annual clip is eroding the free cash flow and increasing balance-sheet risk at so-called hyperscalers, warned Moody's Ratings.In a research note released this week, Moody's said that the spending...
Trump’s new global tariff draws rebukes from trade partners over forced labor justification
US President Donald Trump speaks at Wheeler High School, in Marietta, Georgia, on July 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. trading partners from Canberra to Brasília have rejected the forced labor rationale behind President Donald Trump's new global tariffs, while most signaled they would keep negotiating rather...