Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a commemoration ceremony held in front of Saudi consulate on the first anniversary of his murder, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 02, 2019. Elif Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images The Seattle City Council passed a bill Monday that establishes new restrictions on corporate donations in local elections, delivering […]
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Jim Cramer is skeptical of Google parent’s march toward $1 trillion
Alphabet is close to joining one of the most elusive clubs on Wall Street, but CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday that he is skeptical of the progress. Shares in Alphabet, the tech giant that owns Google, rose almost $10 to an all-time closing high of $1,440.03, pulling within 1% of reaching $1 trillion of market […]
Stocks making the biggest moves after the bell: GameStop, Cloudera and Visa
Pedestrians walk past a GameStop Corp. store in New York, U.S. Bloomberg | Getty Images Take a look at the companies making headlines after the bell. Shares of GameStop fell more than 8% in extended trading after announcing holiday sales numbers that were down sharply from the previous year and lowering guidance. For a nine-week […]
Cloudera appoints former Hortonworks chief Rob Bearden as CEO
Data software company Cloudera named Rob Bearden as its new CEO on Monday. Bearden was previously the CEO of rival Hortonworks, which merged with Cloudera last year in a stock swap that valued the combined companies at $5.2 billion. Shares of Cloudera rose 3% in extended trading following the announcement. Bearden is a familiar face […]
Tesla (TSLA) stock hits $500 for the first time
Tesla stock continued to rally on Monday, rising nearly 10% on the day and closing at an all-time high of $524.86 per share. Tesla, which is now up more than 20% in 2020, continued to soar on its entrance into China and Q4 delivery figures that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations. The stock has more than […]
CNBC’s Jim Cramer praises Elon Musk for making Teslas exciting
CNBC’s Jim Cramer extended high praise to Elon Musk on Monday, calling the Tesla CEO “the new face of an auto executive” and extolling the enjoyment of riding in one of the company’s electric vehicles. “Your car becomes an exciting, an exciting place to be,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street,” just after Monday’s […]
Elon Musk teases a new talking-car feature for Tesla
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s vision for transportation now includes talking cars. Musk teased a new feature over the weekend that appears to enable Teslas to communicate with pedestrians. He said in a tweet that the feature will “soon” roll out, but he did not offer a specific timeline. In the clip Musk shared on Twitter, […]
Amazon to ramp up counterfeit reporting to law enforcement
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos attends a commemoration ceremony held in front of Saudi consulate on the first anniversary of his murder, in Istanbul, Turkey on October 02, 2019. Elif Ozturk | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Amazon is planning to give more data on counterfeit goods to law enforcement in a further crackdown on fakes […]
Microsoft Windows 7 support ends Jan. 14
Copies of Microsoft Windows 7 are arranged for a photograph at a Staples store in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 beginning Tuesday, Jan. 14. That means it won’t issue any more software updates, including software patches that could prevent […]
YouTube signs Valkyrae and other gaming stars to combat Amazon Twitch
Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter is among the latest video game livestreamers to leave Amazon-owned Twitch to stream on a rival service. Source: YouTube YouTube announced on Monday exclusive livestreaming deals with three popular gamers, its latest talent acquisition in the booming market for watching skilled video gamers stream their feats online. The three — Rachell “Valkyrae” […]
