Taiwan will invest $250 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal

Taiwan will invest 0 billion in U.S. chipmaking under new trade deal

The U.S. and Taiwan have reached a trade agreement to build chips and chip factories on American soil, the Department of Commerce announced Thursday. As part of the agreement, Taiwanese chip and technology companies will invest at least $250 billion in production capacity in the U.S., and the Taiwanese government will guarantee $250 billion in … Read more

Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy, says $475M stake is now worthless

Amazon threatens ‘drastic action’ after Saks bankruptcy, says 5M stake is now worthless

Amazon package and Saks Fifth Avenue bag. Getty Images Amazon wants a federal judge to reject Saks Global’s bankruptcy financing plan, writing in court papers the beleaguered department store “burned through hundreds of millions of dollars in less than a year” and failed to hold up their agreement.  When Saks acquired Neiman Marcus for $2.7 … Read more

Morgan Stanley tops estimates driven by wealth management

Morgan Stanley tops estimates driven by wealth management

People walk past Morgan Stanley global headquarters in Manhattan on March 20, 2025 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images Morgan Stanley on Thursday reported fourth-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on the back of strong revenues from wealth management. Here’s what the company reported compared with what Wall Street analysts surveyed … Read more

Musk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash

Musk’s xAI limits Grok’s ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk’s xAI said late Wednesday that Grok will no longer be able to create sexualized images of real people on its social network X based on user prompts following weeks of consumer and political backlash and regulatory investigations. “We have implemented technological measures to prevent the Grok … Read more

Saks Global, the longtime leader of luxury department stores, files for bankruptcy protection

Saks Global, the longtime leader of luxury department stores, files for bankruptcy protection

Shoppers walk outside the Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store in Manhattan in New York City, U.S., Jan. 6, 2026. Angelina Katsanis | Reuters Saks Global, the parent company behind the 159-year-old department store that’s become both a destination and a symbol for luxury fashion, filed for bankruptcy protection after running out of cash and failing … Read more

Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600

Boeing outsold Airbus last year for first time since 2018, deliveries rise to 600

A Boeing Co. 737 Max airplane at the company’s manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington, US, on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. David Ryder | Bloomberg | Getty Images Boeing logged net orders for 1,173 airplanes last year, marking the first time it outsold its European rival Airbus since 2018, the latest sign of Boeing’s recovery. Boeing … Read more

Microsoft says communities won’t see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise

Microsoft says communities won’t see energy price hikes near data centers as utility costs rise

Microsoft on Tuesday promised that consumers won’t pay more when the software maker sets up data centers nearby. The company also committed to replenish more water than it uses, and to add to local tax bases in places where it has data centers. “Our pledge to each of these communities is that we will pay … Read more

Delta CEO sees record earnings in reach again thanks to high-end travel demand

Delta CEO sees record earnings in reach again thanks to high-end travel demand

A Delta Air Lines Boeing 767-332(ER). Joan Valls | Nurphoto | Getty Images Delta Air Lines‘ earnings could jump more than 20% this year from 2025 thanks to robust travel demand, particularly at the high end of the market, and potentially reach a record, CEO Ed Bastian said. Delta on Tuesday forecast adjusted earnings per … Read more

Orsted jumps 5% after U.S. judge rules firm can resume wind project halted by Trump

Orsted jumps 5% after U.S. judge rules firm can resume wind project halted by Trump

A turbine blade is lifted onto a rack near tower sections at the Revolution Wind project assembly site at State Pier in New London, Connecticut, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shares of Danish renewables giant Orsted rose 5% on Tuesday morning, shortly after a U.S. judge cleared the … Read more

Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don’t pay for power used in AI buildout

Trump says Microsoft will make changes to ensure consumers don’t pay for power used in AI buildout

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025. Trump said there will be “serious retaliation” after two US Army soldiers and an interpreter were killed in Syria on Saturday, and three other … Read more