Rafael Henrique | SOPA Images | LightRocket via Getty Images Swedish financial technology company Klarna said Tuesday that nearly 9 out of 10 employees in its 5,000-strong workforce are now using generative artificial intelligence tools in their daily work. Klarna, which lets individuals split their purchases into interest-free, monthly installments, said over 87% of its…
The return of “Roaring Kitty” sparked a jaw-dropping advance in GameStop shares Monday, but such a speculative rally in an unprofitable company will likely end badly once again. Roaring Kitty, the man who inspired the meme stock mania of 2021, resurfaced online with a cryptic image showing a man in a chair leaning forward. That…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Walgreens Boots Alliance — The stock advanced 5.4% on news that Walgreens is looking for potential buyers for its $8.8 billion Boots drugstore chain in the U.K., Bloomberg reported Monday. Xponential Fitness — Xponential Fitness shares were last up nearly 8.5% in volatile trading. The stock…
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. GameStop — GameStop shares rallied more than 37% in the premarket after “Roaring Kitty” posted for the first time in roughly three years . The post, a picture on X of a video gamer leaning forward on their chair as to indicate he’s taking the game…
A man passes by a GameStop location on 6th Avenue in New York, March 23, 2021. View Press | Corbis News | Getty Images GameStop shares rallied more than 37% in the premarket Monday after “Roaring Kitty,” the man who inspired the epic short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in roughly three years.…
Tesla shares are still vulnerable to a big decline ahead, according to investor Danny Moses of “The Big Short” fame . Even with the electric-vehicle maker’s stock down 32% so far this year, Moses is sticking with his Tesla short. “Everything is kind of falling apart in their core business,” the Moses Ventures founder told…
It’s an exchange-traded fund designed to profit from higher rates. But even if the Federal Reserve starts to cut this year, Horizon Kinetics’ James Davolos thinks his firm’s Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL) is in a sweet spot. “We’re actually going into the mature phase of inflation,” the firm’s portfolio manager Davolos told CNBC’s “ETF Edge”…
Artist Yu Shu creates sculptures of Charlie Munger. Courtesy: Yu Shu OMAHA, Neb. — A 24-inch tall, bronze bust sculpture of the late Charlie Munger became a conversation piece for guests who lodged at the Omaha Marriott last weekend for the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting. The hotel, next to Berkshire-owned jewelry store Borsheims, was the…
Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, speaks during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing in Washington, D.C., Dec. 15, 2022. Ting Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images The U.S. banking industry won a key victory in its effort to block the implementation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would’ve…
A customer walks by a Pride Month merchandise display at a Target store on May 31, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Target will limit which stores sell LGBTQ-themed products following last year’s firestorm over its decision to sell products designed for transgender people. The retailer said Thursday that it would be selling…
