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Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Palantir outperforms bulk of enterprise software stocks during 2025

[Allen & Co Brings Together Media And Tech Titans In Sun Valley] Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images News Despite a banner year for a wide range of semiconductor companies in the tech sector, most enterprise software stocks demonstrated more muted... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Brookfield to start cloud business amid AI frenzy, The Information reports

Dec 31 (Reuters) - Brookfield is starting its own cloud business to lease chips inside data centers directly to artificial ​intelligence developers, The Information reported on Wednesday, in a ‌bid to gain end-to-end control of the AI valu... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

World's 500 Richest Reach $11.9 Trillion After Record $2.2 Trillion Gain

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Bloomberg data indicate that the world's 500 richest individuals added a record $2.2 trillion to their collective wealth this year, lifting combined net worth to $11.9 trillion as gains across equ... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Top Option Plays of 2025: Tech Outperformer Takes Top Spot

Options trading continued to grow in 2025, setting another record for trading volume. While lists of the year's best and worst stock performers are readily available, this analysis takes a different approach, focusing on the top stocks for... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Why Oracle's OpenAI tie could be a 'major risk'

Oracle's (ORCL) dependence on OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) has emerged as a key risk for the cloud company. Monachil Capital Partners managing partner and chief investment officer Ali Meli joins Market Domination to discuss his outlook for the stock... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

SoftBank Completes $41 Billion OpenAI Investment, Expanding AI Bet

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. SoftBank Group (SFTBY, Financials) invested $41 billion in OpenAI, one of the biggest private AI financing rounds ever, becoming a worldwide leader in AI infrastructure.The purchase provides SoftB... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Trump 2.0, stocks soar again, gold hits records, AI boom rolls on — Yahoo Finance's 2025 year in review

When the closing bell rings on Wall Street Wednesday afternoon, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) will clinch its third straight year of double-digit gains and end the year near a record high. Wall Street is almost unanimously bullish on the year ahead... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 15 days ago

Is Energy Transfer Stock a Buy Now?

Key Points Energy Transfer's growing ultra-high-yield distribution is a big plus. The midstream leader's growth prospects appear to be solid. Energy Transfer's valuation is also quite attractive. 10 stocks we like better than Energy Trans... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

SoftBank Finishes $40 Billion OpenAI Bet

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. SoftBank (SFTBY) has officially finished writing the check on one of the biggest AI bets ever, completing its roughly $40 billion investment in OpenAI, according to CNBC. The Japanese group sent... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

Why Trump blocking Netflix-WBD deal is 'the right thing to do'

Wedbush Securities managing director of strategic planning Michael Pachter sits down with Yahoo Finance markets and data editor Jared Blikre on Market Catalysts to discuss how the Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) board may react to Paramount S... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

Warner Bros Discovery to reject Paramount’s $108.4B bid, CNBC says

Investing.com -- Warner Bros Discovery is expected to reject Paramount Skydance’s amended $108.4 billion hostile bid, CNBC reported on Tuesday. The rejection would set aside Paramount’s efforts to strengthen its financing through a $40.4... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

Warner Bros expected to reject Paramount's latest hostile bid, CNBC reports

Dec 30 (Reuters) - Warner Bros Discovery is expected to reject Paramount ​Skydance's amended $108.4 billion hostile bid, ‌CNBC reported on Tuesday. The rebuff could brush ‌aside Paramount's effort to shore up deal financing through a $40.... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

SoftBank completes $40B investment in OpenAI: report

[Open AI, Arm and SoftBank CEOs Attend Transforming Business through AI Event] Sundry Photography/iStock Editorial via Getty Images SoftBank (SFTBY [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SFTBY])(SFTBF [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/SFTBF]) ha... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 16 days ago

AI Stock Investors May Want to Heed China’s Latest Possible ‘DeepSeek’ Threat

U.S. tech stocks, and the artificial-intelligence sector specifically, may be facing another competitive threat from China that could undermine faith in the market’s biggest growth driver heading into the first anniversary of the DeepSeek... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

S&P 500 Slips From Record High as Tech Stocks Fall Ahead of Year-End

This article first appeared on GuruFocus. U.S. stocks fell on Monday as technology shares gave back recent gains, following a strong run in late 2025. The S&P 500 slid 0.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Here are the top 3 risks the Canadian economy faces in 2026

The economy faces several headwinds in 2026. (Credit: Justin Tang) The Canadian economy faced a number of headwinds in 2025, mainly a trade war with the United States that had the potential to bring about a recession. Fortunately, a tech... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Why BellRing Brands (BRBR) Shares Are Falling Today

What Happened? Shares of nutrition products company Bellring Brands (NYSE:BRBR) fell 10.5% in the morning session after analysts highlighted a murky near-term outlook and rising volatility expected for the company. The shifting views pro... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Can Microsoft Stock Rally on Dynamics 365 Business Applications?

Microsoft's MSFT Dynamics 365 suite is emerging as a significant growth driver that could propel the stock higher, with the business applications platform demonstrating robust momentum in the enterprise market. The company's Dynamics 365 r... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

Did Disney Win or Lose the OpenAI Deal?

In this podcast, Motley Fool contributors Travis Hoium, Dan Caplinger, and Jon Quast discuss: Disney's licensing deal with OpenAI. Oracle's earnings and AI buildout. Lululemon earnings. CEO free agent picks. To catch full episodes of all... Full story

Yahoo Finance • 17 days ago

TSX futures drift as commodities retreat from record territory

Investing.com -- Canadian and U.S. equity futures retreated on Monday as the "Santa Claus rally" met resistance from a sharp correction in the metals complex. Market participants returning from the holiday break were greeted by a landscape... Full story