Microsoft and Google’s owner Alphabet have quashed investor scepticism around the vast sums spent on developing artificial intelligence, after being boosted by rampant corporate demand for their cloud computing services. The combined market value of the two US tech giants rose by more than $250bn on Friday, a day after each reported double-digit revenue growth
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Topsy-turvy US economic data released this week left markets in a pickle, but still just outside the danger zone. Official figures revealed on Thursday that the US economy was not necessarily streaking ahead of the
One pastor and author, who has studied and examined over 1,000 accounts of near-death experiences, believes that these types of incidents further prove God and the Bible. Its when someone clinically dies their heart stops, they have no brain waves, Burke, author of the new book Imagine the God of Heaven: Near-Death Experiences, Gods Revelation,
Alphabetannounced its first-ever dividend on Thursday and a $70 billion stock buyback, cheering investors who sent the stock surging nearly 16% after the bell. The Google parent is returning capital while spending billions of dollars on data centers to catch up with rivals on generative artificial intelligence. The dividend will be 20 cents per share. Just three
Oh, sweet the ‘nanny state’ is back! Fast-food chains and coffee shops in New York City would have to slap a warning on menu boards and packaging under a new rule from the Adams administration. The city Health Department’s first-in-the-nation edict will mean labels warning on food and drinks with more than 50 grams of
TikTok has vowed to wage a legal war after President Biden signed into law a bipartisan bill that forces its Beijing-based parent company to sell the popular video-sharing app or face a US ban. “Rest assured — we aren’t going anywhere,” Tiktok CEO Shou Zi Chew said in a video posted moments after Biden signed
Goldman Sachs shareholders on Wednesday voted against proposals to divide the CEO and chairman roles held by David Solomon — bucking pressure from two influential proxy advisers to bolster corporate governance. But shareholders brushed off the concerns of Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis during Goldman’s annual meeting, which was held in Salt Lake City
Meta Platformsdisappointed investors on Wednesday with forecasts of higher expenses and lighter than expected revenue, evaporating $200 billion in stock market value and raising fears that the surging cost of AI is outpacing its benefits. Shares of the Facebook and Instagram parent dropped about 15% in extended trade following the report, with its market capitalization
Mark Zuckerberg received the lowest salary of all of Meta’s staff in 2023, with his measly $1 salary — though the Big Tech chief raked in a staggering $24.4 million in “other compensation.” According to a proxy filing statement, the lion’s share of this “other compensation” covered Zuckerberg’s security costs. Though the Securities and Exchange
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US economy myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. The US economy grew less than expected in the first quarter of 2024, at an annualised rate of 1.6 per cent, hit by higher inflation data that spooked investors. The growth figure from the Bureau
Facing one of the worst stock slumps in Tesla’s 14-year history, Elon Musk was under pressure this week to deliver a reassuring message to investors about its next generation of electric vehicles and a persuasive vision for an AI-driven, automated future. Instead, what the chief executive offered — alongside even worse than expected first-quarter profits
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has sharply criticised ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders that filed a climate proposal at the US oil major, pursuing the litigation even after they dropped the resolution. Nicolai
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Russia has threatened to step up its attacks on logistics centres and storage facilities for western weapons in Ukraine, in Moscow’s first direct response to the passage of US military aid for Kyiv. Russian
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Huge bets by Chinese speculators on rising gold prices have helped super-charge the precious metal’s rally to an all-time high this month, in a sign that Asian traders are beginning to eclipse their western counterparts
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Manhattan prosecutors accused Donald Trump of lying “over and over again” about payments made in the days before the 2016 election to prevent claims of an extramarital affair with a porn actor becoming public, as
Ukraine faces tough weeks ahead in its fight to stem Russian battlefield advances despite this weekend’s passage of a long-awaited US funding bill, according to Ukrainian officials, soldiers and military analysts. The US House of Representatives passed the $60bn military aid package on Saturday night after months of delay that have left Ukraine short of
After Iran fired a barrage of drones and missiles towards Israel a week ago, 70-year-old Hengameh removed the mirrors from her walls and urged family members to stay away from windows for fear of retaliatory strikes. The Tehran resident, who lived through her country’s 1980s war with Iraq, said: “I am haunted by thoughts of
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US House of Representatives has begun voting on a $95bn package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, in what could be a big breakthrough after months of inaction on Capitol Hill. The
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Oil myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Oil prices fell on Friday after Israel’s retaliatory strikes against Iran provoked a shortlived spike, in a sign of investors’ confidence that the action will not escalate into a broader conflict in the Middle East. Brent
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The writer is president of Queens’ College, Cambridge, and an adviser to Allianz and Gramercy National security experts and financial market traders seem to disagree on what will follow the recent escalation of tensions between
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