Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images The stock prices for H&R Block and Intuit fell after a report Tuesday said Trump’s government efficiency team is considering creating a free tax-filing app. Intuit, which makes the TurboTax tax-filing software, closed down 5%, marking its worst day since Aug. 23 when the stock price fell nearly […]
AppLovin stock surge in 2024 leaves ad-tech company with lot to prove
While Nvidia’s spectacular surge remains the biggest story in the technology industry, the AI chipmaker’s performance on the market has been dwarfed this year by a digital advertising company with a specialty in gaming. AppLovin has soared 310% in 2024, beating every U.S. tech company with a market cap of at least $5 billion, according […]
Nvidia to join Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Intel
CEO of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, speaks during the launch of the supercomputer Gefion, where the new AI supercomputer has been established in collaboration with EIFO and NVIDIA at Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark October 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Nvidia is replacing rival chipmaker Intel in the Dow […]
Google’s cloud outpaces AWS, Azure in Q3 as AI battle heats up
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai speaks at the Munich Security Conference at the Hotel Bayerischer Hof in Munich, Germany, on February 16, 2024. Tobias Hase | Picture Alliance | Getty Images With Wall Street laser focused on cloud computing this week, Google outpaced its rivals in growth, a key sign for investors that the internet company […]
Amazon (AMZN) Q3 earnings report 2024
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks at the Bloomberg Technology Summit in San Francisco on June 8, 2022. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue for the third quarter, driven by growth in its cloud computing and advertising businesses. The stock was up about 7% on Friday morning. Here […]
Uber (UBER) Q3 2024 earnings
Uber reported third-quarter results on Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue but missed on analysts’ projections for gross bookings. Shares of the company were down more than 7% on Thursday morning. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: $1.20 vs. 41 cents expected by LSEG. Revenue: $11.19 billion vs. $10.98 billion expected […]
Super Micro auditor resigns after raising concerns months earlier
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Super Micro’s shares plunged as much as 35% Wednesday morning after the company disclosed its auditor had resigned following months of disagreement with the firm over its governance and board independence. Ernst & Young in its resignation letter said it was “unwilling to be associated with the financial […]
Bitcoin tops $70,000 for the first time since June
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin climbed above $70,000 as investors braced themselves for MicroStrategy earnings and counted the days to the U.S. presidential election. The price of bitcoin was last higher by about 2% at $71,048.36, according to Coin Metrics. Ether jumped 5%. Stocks tied to the price of the cryptocurrency […]
Wise’s billionaire CEO fined £350,000 by regulators over tax issue
Kristo Kaarmann, CEO and co-founder of Wise. Eoin Noonan | Sportsfile | Getty Images LONDON — Kristo Käärmann, the billionaire CEO of money transfer firm Wise, was slapped with a £350,000 ($454 million) fine by financial regulators in the U.K for failing to report an issue with his tax filings. Käärmann, who co-founded Wise in […]
Delta suit against CrowdStrike after IT outage caused cancellations
People looking for missing bags wait in line to speak with Delta Air Lines baggage in the Delta Air Lines baggage claim area Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on July 24, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Delta Air Lines on Friday filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike in […]