Microsoft (MSFT) and Paramount (PARA) are the latest companies announcing 2024 layoffs in memos to employees. Yahoo Finance’s Josh Lipton and Julie Hyman talk about the balance in the job market as more corporations seek to implement job cuts. #youtube #Microsoft #Paramount About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the Yahoo Finance app on Apple (https://apple.co/3Rten0R) or Android (https://bit.ly/3t8UnXO) – Follow Yahoo Finance on social: X: http://twitter.com/YahooFinance Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yahoofinance/?hl=en TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yahoofinance?lang=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/yahoofinance/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/yahoo-finance
The fight is on in 2024’s first trading week as Microsoft (MSFT) dukes it out with Apple for the title of most valuable US company. The tech giants’ market caps are neck following two analyst downgrades to the iPhone maker’s stock this week. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Jared Blikre observes the two tech companies, also discussing Apple’s prior history of annual sales growth. #youtube #Microsoft #Apple About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, comprehensive market data, advanced tools, and more information to help you manage your financial life. – Get the latest news and data at finance.yahoo.com – Download the Yahoo Finance […]
#microsoft #nytimes #ai #copyright #yahoofinance The New York Times (NYT) is suing OpenAI and Microsoft (MSFT) for allegedly using millions of articles without permission to train its AI chatbots. MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy Director Sinan Aral and Newsroom Robots Podcast host Nikita Roy discuss the details of the copyright lawsuit and potential implications for the publishing industry with Yahoo Finance Live. Roy says she was “completely expecting” this scenario, suggesting the Times is “helping” smaller publishers lacking resources to take legal action. However, she notes accusing chatbots of infringement is “complex,” hinging on whether courts deem AI a tool or if liability falls on the user. Still, Roy […]
Stocks moved into positive territory Friday, with the Dow pulling just over the flat line as the prospect of deeper and earlier interest-rate cuts continued to buoy Wall Street’s spirits. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) ticked up 0.1%, or about 30 points, after the blue-chip index closed at a fresh all-time high Thursday. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) was virtually unchanged, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) gained 0.5%. Markets rejoiced after the Federal Reserve’s surprise shift in tone to dovish this week, as it signaled more rate cuts in 2024 and acknowledged its anti-inflation campaign is gaining traction. That has helped drive a record-setting rally in US stocks, and […]
US stocks slipped on Wednesday amid fresh signs of economic malaise, as oil prices hit lows not seen since June and investors looked to data that signaled more cooling in the labor market. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell about 0.4% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped more nearly 0.2% or about 70 points. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) shed roughly 0.6%. Wednesday brought fresh signs of softening in the labor market, as the ADP gauge on private payrolls missed expectations, finding that 103,000 jobs were added in November. That came after Tuesday’s soft reading on jobs openings bolstered optimism for a Fed pivot to cutting interest rates. Markets are […]
The OpenAI board of directors unleashed a whirlwind of news with its decision to fire CEO Sam Altman on Friday, November 17th. The saga that followed featured the intense reaction by the employees of OpenAI, as well as the counter measures taken by its parent company, Microsoft. Yahoo Finance Live breaks down the day-by-day occurrences of this blockbuster news story, featuring expert guests that break down the details. Guests include: Macquarie Lead Software Equity Research Analyst Fred Havemeyer Headline Venture Partner Kamran Ansari NYU Professor of Media and Technology W. Russel Newman Brave New World’ Host Vasant Dhar RBC Capital Markets Analyst Rishi Jaluria WSJ Reporter Dan Gallagher Yahoo Finance […]
Microsoft is “reimagining” everything they do, all because of artificial intelligence. One of the main ways they are doing it is with their new program called Copilot. Microsoft Vice President and Consumer Chief Marketing Officer Yusuf Mehdi (MSFT) tells Yahoo Finance Senior Tech Editor Dan Howley about how the new software is going to be “everywhere that you need it.” Mehdi says the program will be able to function both an assistant that you can click on and open and as a pop up when it thinks you may need help. Watch the video above to learn more about how Copilot will work. For more from this episode of NEXT: […]
Yahoo Finance anchors Julie Hyman and Josh Lipton report on Microsoft owing the IRS an additional $29 billion dollars in back taxes which the tech giant denies. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb #youtube #microsoft #stockmarket About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Plus get the tools you need to invest with confidence. Discover new opportunities with expert research and investment ideas backed by technical and fundamental analysis. Optimize your trades with advanced portfolio insights, fundamental analysis, enhanced […]
OpenAI has launched a new version of ChatGPT specifically targeted at enterprise users. ChatGPT Enterprise includes privacy safeguards and additional features. Yahoo Finance Tech Editor Dan Howley explains the latest details on the new feature and how the platform is leaning towards privacy. Subscribe to Yahoo Finance: https://yhoo.it/2fGu5Bb About Yahoo Finance: At Yahoo Finance, you get free stock quotes, up-to-date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, social interaction and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life. Yahoo Finance Plus: With a subscription to Yahoo Finance Plus get the tools you need to invest with confidence. Discover new opportunities with expert research and investment ideas backed by technical […]
