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Enterprise artificial intelligence developer C3.ai (AI) surges in Monday's after-hours trading session after posting revenue of $94.3 million and narrowing adjusted losses to $0.06 per share, both prints better than Wall Street expected. Yahoo Finance host Akiko Fujita reports on the company's second quarter performance as it also raises its guidance for fiscal full-year 2025. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

The timing may finally be right for open platforms like Bluesky as social media moves toward a more fragmented future.

Yahoo Finance host Akiko Fujita highlights three of this morning's top stories and trending stocks. Palantir (PLTR) shares are rising after signing a new AI partnership with defense contractor Booz Allen Hamilton (BAH). Shopify (SHOP) gets an upgrade to a Buy rating from Loop Capital Markets analysts. Uber (UBER) will team up with Chinese robotaxi operator WeRide in a move to expand services to Abu Dhabi in 2025. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Yahoo Finance host Akiko Fujita examines three of this morning's top trending stories and stocks. Initially rallying on bitcoin (BTC-USD) going above and beyond $100,000 this morning, several crypto stocks are reversing course. ChargePoint Holdings (CHPT) soars as high as 21% after reporting its third quarter earnings results. Salesforce (CRM) stock is taking a dip after pushing higher earlier in the week on the company's latest revenue print and AI outlook. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Retailers rejoice as shoppers search for the best Black Friday deals and promotions, officially kicking off the holiday season for many seeking to finish their Christmas shopping early. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita reports live from the Glendale Galleria shopping mall as outlets prepare for the monumental shopping day, outlining this year's consumer spending forecasts and expectations from major retail chains. The National Retail Federation expects $989 billion to be spent on holiday shopping between November and December 2024. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Retailers are approaching the holiday season with cautious optimism, even as shoppers signal they plan on keeping spending in check. That’s the message from analysts as well as from retailers themselves as consumers delve into Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals. The National Retail Federation expects a 3.5% bump in spending online and in-store, between November and December. That would mark the slowest growth rate in six years. At the same time, consumer sentiment is showing signs of improvement, as inflation moderates and lower interest rates take hold. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index ticked up for a fourth straight month in November. However, shoppers remain cautious, citing uncertainty around the economic outlook and President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, including additional tariffs. “I think we will see a little bit more inflation as we move into next year, so I’m a little bit concerned from that perspective,” said Donna Campbell, as she shopped with her daughter. Wit

The all-out search for electricity to sustain the insatiable appetite for artificial intelligence is providing a lift to another industry with considerable energy usage: crypto mining.

Inflation is moderating, but economists expect that trend could reverse quickly if Donald Trump follows through with a proposal to impose 10%-20% tariffs on all imports and a 60% tariff on Chinese goods.

As Big Tech companies look for power sources for their artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, they turn to crypto miners. Both crypto and AI are power-intensive, demanding a significant amount of energy. Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita breaks down why bitcoin (BTC-USD) miners, like Hut 8 Mining (HUT), Hive Blockchain (HIVE), Bit Digital (BTBT), and Riot (RIOT), are selling existing power to AI hyperscalers. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination here. This post was written by Naomi Buchanan.

Yahoo Finance's Akiko Fujita runs through several of this morning's biggest market stories: Bitcoin (BTC-USD) rallies above $93,000, another new record high for the cryptocurrency, while the altcoin dogecoin (DOGE-USD) rises after President-elect Donald Trump taps supporter Elon Musk for his government efficiency initiative. Super Micro Computer (SMCI) has delayed its latest earnings filing yet again. Gym chain Planet Fitness (PLNT) loses out to PureGym on its bid to acquire the bankrupt Blink Fitness, which is owned by Equinox. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Wealth here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.

Inflation data has long signaled Fed policy changes because of a dual mandate that includes price stability. But now, critics argue the central bank may be too tied to the 2% target.

President-elect Trump has previously slammed Biden's signature Inflation Reduction Act. But pressure from GOP lawmakers, whose districts have benefited from clean energy investments, suggests the law is more likely to be stripped down than repealed.

President Biden signed the CHIPS and Science Act into law in 2022, which provided roughly $39 billion in federal grants to boost semiconductor manufacturing within the United States. However, only a small fraction of the allocated funding has actually been distributed to chip companies so far. With just over two months remaining before President-elect Donald Trump reassumes office, Biden is now racing to finalize these CHIPS Act contracts before the transition of power, according to a Bloomberg report. Yahoo Finance special reporter Akiko Fujita breaks down the details, discussing the feasibility of Biden completing these deals within the limited time frame. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Angel Smith

Bitcoin hit a new record as results from the US Presidential election improved prospects for former President Donald Trump. The crypto asset soared to $75,000 on hopes of friendlier regulation. With polls closed in all states, the US dollar posted its biggest gain since February 2023, while stock futures soared. US treasury yields jumped as investors now turn their attention to the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting Wednesday.

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As major tech firms, including Google and Amazon, turn to advanced nuclear technologies known as small modular reactors (SMRs) in hopes of powering their AI ambitions, skeptics are raising questions about their viability, largely because no commercial SMR has been built in the US yet.

Autonomous agents are emerging as the newest frontier in artificial intelligence, with tech giants Microsoft (MSFT) and Salesforce (CRM) leading the charge with their latest releases. Yahoo Finance Reporter Akiko Fujita breaks down the key distinctions between these advanced autonomous agents and traditional chatbots, explaining their enhanced capabilities, complex decision-making abilities, and broader applications across industries. In an interview with Fujita, Salesforce CEO Clara Shih emphasizes the transformative nature of this technology, describing it as "a completely next level of automation." To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Domination Overtime here. This post was written by Angel Smith

The battle between Salesforce and Microsoft over AI-powered autonomous agents has been especially pronounced, in part because the companies have clashed publicly but also because of the trove of enterprise data both have access to.

A titan of the tech industry, Salesforce (CRM) revolutionized software after popularizing cloud-based solutions during the dot-com bubble. Today, the company faces a new wave of disruption from AI. Clara Shih, CEO of Salesforce AI, is heading the charge to ensure Salesforce makes the leap successfully. Shih has built her career on staying one step ahead. An immigrant from Hong Kong, she built the first business application on Facebook at just 25, and founded Hearsay Social at 27.“I love to work on the forefront of disruption when it hasn't been figured out yet,” Shih said. “I love taking ideas, products, companies from zero to one.” Today, her challenge is to turn Salesforce into an AI leader - a task she feels optimistic about, after the pandemic highlighted significant gaps in customer service. By the time ChatGPT launched in 2022, Shih said Salesforce was ready to leverage generative AI. At this year’s Dreamforce event, Shih unveiled a new fleet of autonomous agents called Agentforce. The platfor

Aircraft manufacturer Boeing (BA) reported a $2 billion loss in its aerospace and defense programs, now totaling up to $3 billion in losses in 2024 year-to-date. In its third quarter earnings results, Boeing announced a net $6.17 billion loss across its divisions for the quarter. In recent months, NASA has turned to SpaceX to lead a return flight for astronauts currently stationed at the International Space Station (ISS), benching Boeing's Starliner shuttles over mechanical concerns. Yahoo Finance special reporter Akiko Fujita outlines Boeing's defense and space division's losses dating back to 2022 and what recent troubles mean for its United Launch Alliance business — a joint venture with Lockheed Martin (LMT) — and SpaceX's penetration into the space launch industry. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Luke Carberry Mogan.