Meta, Microsoft and Apple to report earnings. What the charts show, according to Katie Stockton

The founder of Fairlead Strategies breaks down the technicals in the three tech stocks.
AI spending wasn’t the biggest engine of U.S. economic growth in 2025, despite popular assumptions

The GDP value of AI is smaller than it might appear given that a lot of high-tech equipment is imported, according to a recent MRB Partners report.
Zoom’s ‘hidden gem’ investment in Anthropic could be worth $2 billion to $4 billion, analysts say

Anthropic revealed that Zoom Ventures had invested in the AI startup in May 2023.
American AI coding agents are impressive. But so are China’s

CNBC tested Chinese AI startup Zhipu’s new coding tool. It’s just as impressive as American AI coding agents.
Small-cap stocks are on fire to start 2026. Here’s what’s driving them, and the risks they face

The Russell 2000 beat the S&P 500 for 14 days to start the year, the longest streak since 1996. Analysts are still bullish despite the rapid rally.
GameStop shares move higher after Michael Burry says he’s been buying the stock

Burry said his investment is a long-term value play rather than a wager on renewed meme-stock speculation.
A look at the less-talked about semis on Josh Brown’s Best Stocks list, including one that had a ‘tape bomb’

Josh Brown and Sean Russo examine the semiconductor names on their Best Stocks list.
Fed is likely to hold interest rates steady, resisting Trump pressure. Here’s what that means for borrowers

From mortgage rates to auto loans and credit cards, here’s a look at how the upcoming January Fed decision may affect your finances.
Target’s incoming CEO calls Minneapolis violence ‘incredibly painful,’ does not mention Trump or shootings by federal agents

More than 60 Minnesota business leaders, including Fiddelke, signed a letter on Sunday calling for an “immediate deescalation of tensions.”
Microsoft reveals second generation of its AI chip in effort to bolster cloud business

With its newest AI chip, Microsoft plans “wider customer availability” after its initial product was only used for internal projects.