Wall Street Breakfast

Software stocks slide sharply as Microsoft, ServiceNow stoke fears. (0:15) Caterpillar beats earnings as AI data-center demand lifts sales. (1:57) Barry Diller wants CNN. (2:59)    

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Altria outlines dividend strategy

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Meta (META) gains on earnings beat despite higher spending: Key takeaways. (00:14) Microsoft (MSFT) outlines Q3 revenue target amid accelerating AI cloud demand and Copilot seat growth. (00:48) Tesla (TSLA) targets $20B+ CapEx in 2026 amid Optimus expansion and Model S/X wind-down. (01:39) Norway’s $2.2 trillion sovereign wealth fund reduces stakes in top U.S. tech firms. (02:22)

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Biggest stock movers Thursday: MSFT, META, TSLA, and more
Trump, Schumer discuss potential deal on DHS funding to avert shutdown - report
Bumble, Match, Panera Bread, and CrunchBase hit by cyberattacks, Bloomberg reports
Nvidia CEO says Chinese government yet to clear H200 imports

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Fed holds rates with just two dissents. Powell stonewalls Fed independence questions. (0:16) Stocks finished mixed as gold keeps running. (1:59) Seagate Technology soars. (2:54)  

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Amazon cuts 16,000 jobs

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ASML plans about 1,700 job cuts. (00:14) C3.ai (AI) stock climbs on report of merger with Automation Anywhere. (01:36) Retail reset: Amazon (AMZN) doubles down on grocery delivery and Whole Foods expansion. (02:23)

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Biggest stock movers Wednesday: TXN, QRVO, and more
Amazon reportedly sends premature layoff email to workers fearing big cuts
SoftBank in talks to invest $30 billion more in OpenAI - report
China said to greenlight first batch of Nvidia H200 chip imports

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UnitedHealth sinks as revenue outlook misses amid Medicare rate shock. (0:15) Boeing, UPS earnings beat, but concerns linger. (1:34) Consumer confidence plunges below pandemic lows. (2:39)  
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Silver taken over by meme traders?

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