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[ad_1] Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as Apple shares lifted the stock market Wednesday, and what’s on the radar for the next session. Apple CEO Tim Cook met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday evening . We’ll watch the stock closely on Thursday. There’s a lot to talk about, including Apple ‘s investment in the U.S. CNBC’s Kif Leswing reported that…

[ad_1] Bumble isn’t giving up on helping people find and make new friends.In fact, it’s doubling down on Bumble For Friends (BFF) and gearing up to launch a new version of the app in August, the company announced during its second quarter earnings call.Bumble’s CEO, Whitney Wolfe Herd, said the BFF app is “one of our most exciting long-term growth opportunities, especially as demand for friendship, real-world connection, and belonging continues to grow.”The new version of the BFF app is built on Geneva, a community-focused social platform Bumble acquired in 2024, as well as Bumble’s safety infrastructure, Wolfe Herd said.…

[ad_1] At a White House event on Wednesday afternoon, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced plans to invest $100 billion in US manufacturing.Is this a real plan, with real money? A bit of stagecraft designed to give Donald Trump a public win for his reshoring push? Or a way for Apple to keep on the right side of Trump tariffs that could cause great harm to the company?Yes. And yes. And yes.Some context:But this isn’t the first time Apple has announced a pledge like this. In 2021 — when Joe Biden was president — it announced a plan to invest $430…

[ad_1] After many twists and turns, the $8 billion tie-up of Skydance and Paramount Global is finally happening. So what’s next?Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison and his son, David, are taking control of Paramount Global from Shari Redstone with a plan to revive the storied entertainment company by giving it a tech infusion. The epic drama has played out as the media industry faces disruption from the rise of streaming — and now a president who’s used his power to influence critics in the media and beyond.We know this much: David Ellison, who will be chairman and CEO of the new…

[ad_1] Numerous studies indicate that the shift to AI search features and the use of AI chatbots are killing traffic to publishers’ sites. But Google on Wednesday denied that’s the case, at least in aggregate. Instead, the search giant says that total organic click volume from its search engine to websites has been “relatively stable” year-over-year and that average click quality has slightly increased. “This data is in contrast to third-party reports that inaccurately suggest dramatic declines in aggregate traffic — often based on flawed methodologies, isolated examples, or traffic changes that occurred prior to the roll out of AI…

[ad_1] In late June, the CEO of a tech startup halted all software development at the company. He wanted to ensure every team member who worked with code was up to speed on the latest trend: vibe coding.”You start to realize, wow, these things could move way faster,” Rowan Trollope, the CEO of Redis, a software company, told Business Insider.He immediately approved the use of all AI-assisted coding tools. Then the company launched a weeklong hackathon that challenged teams of employees to “use all the latest and greatest AI technologies to do something cool,” Trollope said.Companies have found, however, that…

[ad_1] 2025-08-06T19:39:17Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky WhatsApp Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. An AI search engine powered by Perplexity is now available on Truth Social. Trump Media began public beta testing of the search engine on Wednesday. Social media sites like X and Meta have already integrated AI into their platforms. Truth Social has entered its AI era.Trump Media announced…

[ad_1] It’s been a tough market for homebuyers in recent years, but things are finally looking up.That’s according to a report from Redfin, which found that in the last week of July, the median home-sale price declined in 14 of the 50 most populous US metros. Oakland, California, saw the largest year-over-year decline at 6.8%, followed by West Palm Beach, Jacksonville, Austin, and Houston at 4.9%, 3.1%, 2.9%, and 2.8%, respectively.Nationally, the median home price increased by 2% year-over-year in July — but it’s still down from the 5% to 6% gains seen in late 2024 and early 2025. By…

[ad_1] Bank of America’s junior bankers are the latest young cohort on Wall Street to receive new guidance on accepting hush-hush private equity jobs while employed by the bank.The Brian Moynihan-led bank will ask its analysts to disclose whether they have offers for future-dated jobs, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter. The policy was first reported by Bloomberg.It follows similar rules rolled out by JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Morgan Stanley in recent weeks, with one big exception: BofA juniors who accept these future-dated job offers will not be terminated but rather reassigned to another area…

[ad_1] There’s been a lot of chatter around gold lately—and much of it hasn’t been bullish. That’s largely because gold (and, as a result, the GLD Gold ETF ) has failed to reclaim its April highs. But let’s zoom out. Back in October 2023, soon after GLD bottomed, we began tracking the performance spread between GLD and the S & P 500 . Up until the end of 2024, the performances were remarkably even. They didn’t move in lockstep the entire time, but they didn’t drift far apart either. That changed in December. Gold took off while the SPX sputtered — before ultimately collapsing…