The Walt Disney Company remains on track to appoint a new chief executive early this year, as the entertainment giant moves closer to resolving a long-running succession process and faces renewed pressure to revive its underperforming stock.In a letter to shareholders released late Thursday, board chairman James Gorman said Disney…
After days dominated by geopolitical tensions tied to US President Donald Trump’s Greenland ambitions and renewed tariff threats toward European allies, global markets are heading into a pivotal week shaped less by diplomacy and more by data, earnings and central bank signals.A heavy slate of corporate results and a closely…
GitLab stock has crashed in the past few months, mirroring the performance of other software companies. GTLB stock dropped to the current $37, down by 50% from its highest level in 2025. This article explores why it has crashed and whether it will rebound.GitLab stock has crashed as concerns about…
Investors are bailing on Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) this morning after the semiconductor giant posted market-beating Q4 earnings but disappointed on the guidance front.According to the company’s management, its soft guidance is mostly related to demand outpacing supply. Simply put, on the earnings call, Intel essentially told investors that it doesn’t…
US consumer sentiment improved modestly in January, showing gains across demographic groups even as Americans remained uneasy about high prices, job prospects and the broader economic outlook, according to a closely watched survey released on Friday.The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index rose to a final reading of 56.4 in…
Europe is bracing for a sharper, more transactional political economy.The UK is signalling an “economic reset” with China, as Starmer heads to Beijing flanked by heavyweight finance and trade figures in a bid to re-energise investment and partnerships.At home, regulators are turning the screws on Big Tech, with Ofcom launching…
Tonight’s digest captures markets and geopolitics colliding in real time.In Abu Dhabi, Zelenskyy’s trilateral talks with Russia and the US deliver optics, not breakthroughs, as territorial red lines harden into a durable stalemate.In corporate America, Amazon’s sweeping job cuts underscore that Big Tech’s efficiency drive is structural, not cyclical.Meanwhile, investors…
Microsoft stock (NASDAQ: MSFT) jumped about 4% today, putting the tech heavyweight back in the spotlight as investors reassess both its fundamentals and its valuation.An industry comparison from Benzinga suggests Microsoft continues to stand out versus software peers on growth, profitability, and balance sheet strength, even as the signals across…
The World Economic Forum’s 56th annual meeting concluded Friday evening in Davos with a sobering realization that the international order that governed global finance and politics since World War II seems dead.What emerged over those five days is a world fragmenting into competing power blocs, with technological disruption arriving faster…
The Walt Disney Company remains on track to appoint a new chief executive early this year, as the entertainment giant moves closer to resolving a long-running succession process and faces renewed pressure to revive its underperforming stock.In a letter to shareholders released late Thursday, board chairman James Gorman said Disney…