U.S. stock futures rose on Monday after Friday’s higher close. Futures of major benchmark indices advanced.In the last week, the S&P 500 dropped 0.37%, whereas the Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones slipped 0.10% and 0.95%, respectively.Trading will be suspended on Thursday following an abbreviated session on Wednesday, with equity markets closing at 1:00 p.m. EST and bond markets at 2:00 p.m. EST. Despite the shortened schedule, investors have several economic indicators to digest, highlighted by the initial f ...

OpenAI has reportedly seen a significant improvement in its profit margins, marking a crucial development in the AI industry.OpenAI Boosts Compute Margins to 68%OpenAI has improved its “compute margin,” which reflects the portion of revenue remaining after covering the costs of operating models for paying users of its corporate and consumer products. By October, the company's compute margins rose to 68%, up from 52% at the end of 2024 and more than double the level seen in January 2024, reported The Informa ...

California-based Applied Materials Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAT) is seeing its Growth metrics surge in Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings, amid the unrelenting growth in AI capex spending, which is showing no signs of slowing down.The Growth score in Benzinga’s Edge Stock Rankings is calculated based on a company’s historic growth profile, which includes the pace of earnings and revenue growth, with equal importance given to both short and long-term trends, before being ranked as a percentile against all other stocks.A sp ...

Legendary short seller Jim Chanos has publicly disagreed with Elon Musk's economic vision by highlighting a paradox in his dismissal of savings.Musk Vs Chanos: The Twitter SpatIn an X post on Dec. 20, Chanos argued that if Musk's prediction of a ‘no poverty’ future is correct, the very stock market that fuels Musk's vast fortune would become obsolete.The exchange began after Musk, the world’s richest man, dismissed a massive philanthropic effort tied to the new “Trump Accounts.” Musk tweeted that while the ...

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and Futurum CEO Daniel Newman have pointed toward data to make a stark argument: the global AI race may be decided by energy capacity, not semiconductor dominance.China's Power Buildout Outpaces U.S.The new data shows that China has been dramatically outpacing the U.S. in electricity generation growth over the past year, led by a massive surge in solar power additions.The figures indicate China added several times more solar-generated electricity than the U.S., alongsi ...

Investment firm Gerber Kawasaki's co-founder Ross Gerber has shared concerns that Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) could have a hard time reporting a GAAP profit.Never Make A GAAP ProfitTaking to the social media platform X on Saturday, the investor shared his thoughts on Tesla. "It’s quite possible that tesla will never make a GAAP profit ever again," the investor said. Gerber did not elaborate on the reason(s) behind his opinion.Tesla has been recording declining sales figures across the globe, with the latest da ...

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum says President Donald Trump's energy policies are delivering real relief to Americans as the new year begins, pointing to record levels of natural gas exports and sweeping deregulatory efforts that have accelerated project approvals nationwide.Trump’s ‘Drill, Baby Drill’ Is Unleashing American EnergyBurgum said Trump’s “drill, baby drill” catchphrase at his inauguration highlighted the administration’s intention to “unleash American energy” in a way that brings “prosper ...

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The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed some improvement in the overall market sentiment, while the index moved to the “Neutral” zone on Friday.U.S. stocks settled higher on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 300 points during the session as investors continued to show optimism towards the AI theme and positioned into December’s “triple witching” session.Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ:MU) was among the standout Nasdaq 100 gainers, rising more than 7% after jumping 10% on Thursday following a ...

Venture capitalist Chamath Palihapitiya issued a stark warning to Silicon Valley this week: the growing “Stop AI” movement, championed by figures like Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), is not spreading because it is radical, but because it sounds rational to an increasingly squeezed American public.The ‘Rich-People Money Loop’Speaking on the All-In Podcast, Palihapitiya argued that the tech industry faces a catastrophic “perception issue” that threatens to derail progress if leaders do not urgently pivot from ...