In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., opens the door during the first day of in-store sales of Apple's latest products at Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Kena Betancur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple has acquired video editing company called MotionVFX, which offers plugins, templ...
In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Tim Cook, chief executive officer of Apple Inc., opens the door during the first day of in-store sales of Apple's latest products at Apple's Fifth Avenue store in New York, US, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. Kena Betancur | Bloomberg | Getty Images Apple has acquired video editing company called MotionVFX, which offers plugins, templates and visual effects tools that work with Apple's Final Cut Pro. "We are extremely excited to share that MotionVFX is joining the Apple team to continue to empower creators and editors to do their best work," the startup said on its website Monday. "From the very beginning, we've been all about quality, ease of use, and great design. These are also the values that we admire most in Apple's products, and we're thrilled to be able to embrace them together." Apple declined to comment or disclose deal terms. Founded in 2009, MotionVFX offers packages starting at $29 a month for editing inside Final Cut Pro. The acquisition will allow Apple to integrate MotionVFX's capabilities directly rather than relying on third-party extensions. The move could help Apple better compete with Adobe Premiere Pro and add subscribers as it continues to lessen its reliance on devices. Apple's services business, which includes subscriptions like iCloud, Apple Music, and app bundles, generally have higher profit margins than hardware like iPhones. In January, Apple introduced a bundle called Creator Studio, which packages popular creative apps like Final Cut Pro into a subscription for $12.99 per month or $129 per year. It competes with suites like Adobe Creative Cloud. Apple has long avoided large acquisitions, and has instead purchased numerous small companies for their talent and technology that can be integrated into existing products. WATCH: Apple's new strategy watch now VIDEO 5:29 05:29 Apple's new strategy is a smart one, says Wedbush's Dan Ives Power Lunch Choose CNBC as your preferred s...
Key Points Palantir, Salesforce, and Microsoft are emerging as key beneficiaries of AI moving from experimentation to real business operations. Palantir’s AIP is driving rapid commercial adoption. Salesforce and Microsoft are monetizing AI through agents and assistants. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a core part of everyd...
Key Points Palantir, Salesforce, and Microsoft are emerging as key beneficiaries of AI moving from experimentation to real business operations. Palantir’s AIP is driving rapid commercial adoption. Salesforce and Microsoft are monetizing AI through agents and assistants. 10 stocks we like better than Palantir Technologies › Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly becoming a core part of everyday business operations. Companies are using AI applications and agents to automate routine tasks, analyze large datasets, and improve overall productivity. In fact, the global AI software market is estimated to grow from $293 billion in 2025 to $386 billion in 2026, and then to $995 billion in 2030, according to the Business Research Company. As businesses adopt AI at scale, companies with software platforms combining data, workflow, and AI technologies stand to benefit the most. Here's why Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR), Salesforce (NYSE: CRM), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) fit the bill. If I were starting an AI-focused stock portfolio today, these stocks are where I'd start my research. Here's why. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » 1. Palantir Technologies Palantir is gaining attention as a prominent AI software stock in 2026, as companies move from experimenting with AI to using it in real business operations. The company's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) allows organizations to connect large language models with operational data and workflows. The company's ontology framework helps map real-world assets and operations with disparate data sources and digital counterparts, enabling AI models to work effectively with real operational data and business processes. AIP Bootcamps are also accelerating adoption. These short, hands-on workshops enable companies to build working AI app...
Tucker Carlson, the conservative US political commentator, has publicly expressed fear that he may be facing criminal charges for “acting as an agent of a foreign power” by communicating with people in Iran. The former CNN and Fox News host, who has established an alternative media career as online talking head and interviewer, claimed in a video posted on X that the Central Intelligence Agency (C...
Tucker Carlson, the conservative US political commentator, has publicly expressed fear that he may be facing criminal charges for “acting as an agent of a foreign power” by communicating with people in Iran. The former CNN and Fox News host, who has established an alternative media career as online talking head and interviewer, claimed in a video posted on X that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was preparing “a crime report” for the Trump administration’s justice department. “The CIA is preparing some kind of criminal referral against me, a crime report to the Department of Justice on the basis of a supposed crime I committed,” Carlson said in the video. Carlson said the crime was “talking to people in Iran before the war” and claimed – without evidence – that US government agencies had “read my texts”. He then denied the claims that have not been levelled. “I have only one loyalty and that’s to the United States,” he said. The Guardian has requested comment from the justice department. Carlson has questioned US support of Israel, which the US started war with Iran in late February. That has moved him from the center to the fringe of US conservatism. Earlier in February, Carlson had entered into a dispute with Donald Trump’s US Israeli ambassador, Mike Huckabee, who appeared to assert that Israel had a biblical right to take over most of the Middle East. Huckabee said Carlson appeared to be “insinuating that the Jews of today aren’t really same people as the Jews of the Bible”, adding that he didn’t previously know about the theory “because it comes from some of the darkest realms of the internet and social media”. Carlson’s latest claim points to deepening fissures within Trump’s once united Maga movement as some of its former stars break with the president over the war in Iran as well as other issues. Beside Carlson, that includes Megyn Kelly, Steve Bannon and former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene. Kelly, for instance, recently rebuked Lindsey Graham –...
Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Meta Platforms signs a five year, $27b AI infrastructure agreement with Nebius for dedicated compute capacity. The company is reportedly preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce to offset rising AI costs and improve efficienc...
Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Meta Platforms signs a five year, $27b AI infrastructure agreement with Nebius for dedicated compute capacity. The company is reportedly preparing to cut up to 20% of its workforce to offset rising AI costs and improve efficiency. The combination of a large AI investment and potential record layoffs signals a major reset in Meta’s cost structure and operating model. Meta Platforms (NasdaqGS:META) is committing heavily to AI infrastructure at the same time its share price sits at $613.71. Over the past three years the stock has returned 212.4%, and 110.5% over five years, while the one year return is 1.7%. Shorter term, the shares show a 5.2% decline over the past week, a 4.1% decline over 30 days, and a 5.6% decline year to date. This new AI deal and potential workforce reduction could reshape how Meta allocates capital between people and compute. Investors watching NasdaqGS:META may pay close attention to how these moves affect operating expenses, AI product rollout, and the balance between growth initiatives and profitability over time. Stay updated on the most important news stories for Meta Platforms by adding it to your watchlist or portfolio. Alternatively, explore our Community to discover new perspectives on Meta Platforms. NasdaqGS:META Earnings & Revenue Growth as at Mar 2026 3 things going right for Meta Platforms that this headline doesn't cover. Quick Assessment ✅ Price vs Analyst Target : At $613.71, the share price sits about 29% below the US$862.25 analyst consensus target. ✅ Simply Wall St Valuation : Shares are described as trading 45.4% below the Simply Wall St fair value estimate. ❌ Recent Momentum: The 30 day return is a 4.1% decline, so the price has been under pressure recently. There is only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold Meta Platforms. Head to Simply ...
sankai Oppenheimer analysts are maintaining a cautiously optimistic yet selective stance on the markets, noting that “the four-year bull cycle since 2022 has moved beyond average value in terms of magnitude and duration,” according to a note. The analysts also point to historical patterns showing that midterm years tend to be weaker between May and September, adding seasonal headwinds to their out...
Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis Seventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles’ worth a...
Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis Seventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles’ worth a month – with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars – after the Suez crisis blocked fuel supplies from the Gulf. Ancient history now, of course – or it would be if it weren’t for what looks increasingly like the US’s own version of Suez: a great power starting a war it seemingly doesn’t know how to finish, against an enemy it woefully underestimated. If the strait of Hormuz – the vital shipping lane now rendered unsafe for shipping by Iranian drones and mines – cannot soon be reopened, then Britain could be only weeks away from needing to ration fuel, the former BP executive (and government adviser) Nick Butler warned on Monday morning. Continue reading...
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Sony’s upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and...
is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Sony’s upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. Digital Foundry got a chance to test some of them and found that the “new upscaler delivers the kind of upgrade we were looking for from PS5 Pro.” Problems with shimmering, flickering, and other visual artifacts have been addressed, and they said it now delivers crisper and more consistent in-game graphics. This is the first upgrade we’ve seen from AMD and Sony’s combined Project Amethyst work on improving the effect of rendering a game at a lower resolution, then using AI trained on graphics to analyze each frame and upscale it, delivering improved quality on the same hardware without reducing the framerate. The upgraded PSSR is included with the latest PS5 system software update, which will start rolling out “in phases” on March 17th at 1AM ET, and Sony says its improvements will also improve AMD’s next FSR update when that rolls out. The upgraded version of PSSR, which is similar to AMD’s AI-powered FSR 4 upscaling tech on PCs, was first announced last year before debuting with Resident Evil Requiem in February. Along with the games mentioned above, many other titles will support PSSR on the PS5 Pro when the software update becomes available, including: Dragon Age: The Veilguard Alan Wake 2 Control Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Nioh 3 Monster Hunter Wilds Dragon’s Dogma 2 Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Cyberpunk 2077 will also get a patch with the PSSR update in the “coming weeks,” while CrimsonDesert will adopt the tech when the game launches on March 19th, according to Sony. You can also toggle the updated tech on or off for PS5 Pro games not on this list that already support PSSR, though Sony notes that “results may vary by ...
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night was humbling for Walt Disney (DIS 0.35%). The entertainment giant won just a single Oscar among the 22 that were presented during the televised event. The one prize it did win wasn't even in one of the major categories. Its lone victory came in the visual effects category for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in that blockbuster franchise. Adding...
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday night was humbling for Walt Disney (DIS 0.35%). The entertainment giant won just a single Oscar among the 22 that were presented during the televised event. The one prize it did win wasn't even in one of the major categories. Its lone victory came in the visual effects category for Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third film in that blockbuster franchise. Adding insult to injury, the show aired on Disney's own ABC network. It had to watch presenters hand half of the 22 Oscars to rival Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD +1.27%), led by the critical success of One Battle After Another and Sinners. Even Netflix (NFLX 0.23%) -- yes, Netflix -- walked away with seven times the hardware that Disney scored. The show must go on Language aficionados upset by the grammatical abandon of this article's headline should really consider this double negative: Disney had two entries in the animated feature film category, which it has historically dominated. Elio and Zootopia 2 both fell short of the "Golden" run of Netflix's KPop Demon Hunters that ended with the South Korean flick taking top honors. It's the fourth consecutive year that Disney failed to grab the Oscar for animation. It wasn't a great night for the House of Mouse, but Disney stock investors can relax. Collecting accolades from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is cool, but mainstream consumers are the ones who buy tickets at the multiplex. Disney got manhandled by its rivals being handed Oscar trophies, but no one came close to the media giant at the box office last year. There were just three movies released by U.S. studios that topped $1 billion in worldwide theater ticket sales last year. Disney put out all three of them. Zootopia 2, Avatar: Fire and Ash, and the live-action Lilo & Stitch reboot were the Disney theatrical releases collecting 10-figure box-office receipts apiece. It's not a fluke. Disney had the only three movies exceeding $1 billion in global ticket sale...
While shares of Berkshire and Broadcom struggle, their buyback actions point toward opportunity. Meanwhile, NUE's buyback chest just got a whole lot bigger.
While shares of Berkshire and Broadcom struggle, their buyback actions point toward opportunity. Meanwhile, NUE's buyback chest just got a whole lot bigger.
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) today is up +116 (+3.52%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) is up +70 (+2.90%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned sharply higher, as a -0.50% fall in the dollar index ($DXY) sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Don’t Miss a Day: Cocoa prices initially moved lower today on reports from West African farmers that recent rains have boosted pod de...
May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26) today is up +116 (+3.52%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26) is up +70 (+2.90%). Cocoa prices recovered from early losses today and turned sharply higher, as a -0.50% fall in the dollar index ($DXY) sparked short covering in cocoa futures. Don’t Miss a Day: Cocoa prices initially moved lower today on reports from West African farmers that recent rains have boosted pod development in cocoa trees in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. Ample supplies are also weighing on cocoa prices as ICE cocoa inventories rose to a 7-month high of 2,264,484 bags last Friday. NY cocoa rallied to a 4-week high last Wednesday after a Reuters report last Tuesday said that local grinders bought more than 400,000 metric tons of Ivory Coast cocoa export contracts in the 10 days since purchases resumed for the mid-year crop. That suggested that new demand is emerging in the wake of recent cocoa price cuts. Last month, Ghana cut the official price it pays its cocoa farmers by nearly 30% for supplies for the 2025/26 growing season, and the Ivory Coast last Wednesday said it would cut cocoa farmer pay by 57% that would kick in for the mid-crop harvest that started in March. The Ivory Coast and Ghana produce more than half of the world's cocoa. Cocoa prices have also seen some support since last week as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has boosted global shipping rates, insurance costs, and fuel prices, thereby raising cocoa importers' costs. In addition, slowing cocoa deliveries to ports in the Ivory Coast is supportive of prices. Last Monday's cumulative data from the Ivory Coast showed that Ivory Coast farmers shipped 1.35 MMT of cocoa to ports in the current marketing year (October 1, 2025, through March 1, 2026), down -3.6% from 1.40 MMT in the same period a year ago. Demand concerns have hammered cocoa prices as consumers continue to balk at the high price of chocolate. On January 28, Barry Callebaut AG, the world's largest bulk chocolate maker, reported a -22% declin...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.01 (-0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -0.80 (-0.19%). Sugar prices gave up early gains today and turned lower after crude oil prices plunged. WTI crude (CLF26) tumbled more than -2% today to a 7-week low, which undercuts ethanol prices and may prompt the world's sugar mills to divert more cane crushing toward sugar produc...
March NY world sugar #11 (SBH26) today is down -0.01 (-0.07%), and March London ICE white sugar #5 (SWH26) is down -0.80 (-0.19%). Sugar prices gave up early gains today and turned lower after crude oil prices plunged. WTI crude (CLF26) tumbled more than -2% today to a 7-week low, which undercuts ethanol prices and may prompt the world's sugar mills to divert more cane crushing toward sugar production rather than ethanol, thus boosting sugar supplies. Don’t Miss a Day: Sugar prices have retreated over the past week, falling to 3-week lows on Tuesday due to ramped-up production in India and Brazil. Last Monday, the India Sugar Mill Association (ISMA) reported that Indian sugar production from Oct-Nov jumped +43% y/y to 4.11 MMT. The ISMA also reported that 428 sugar mills in India were crushing cane as of November 30, up from 376 a year ago. The outlook for record sugar output in Brazil is also bearish for prices. Conab, Brazil's crop forecasting agency, on November 4 raised its Brazil 2025/26 sugar production estimate to 45 MMT from a previous forecast of 44.5 MMT. Last Monday, Unica reported that Brazil's Center-South sugar output in the first half of November rose by +8.7% y/y to 983 MT. Also, cumulative 2025-26 Center-South sugar output through mid-November rose by +2.1% y/y to 39.179 MMT. On the bearish side for sugar, the International Sugar Organization (ISO) on November 17 forecast a 1.625 million MT sugar surplus in 2025-26, following a 2.916 million MT deficit in 2024-25. ISO said the surplus is being driven by increased sugar production in India, Thailand, and Pakistan. In August, ISO had previously forecast a 231,000 MT deficit for the 2025-26 marketing year. ISO is forecasting a +3.2% y/y rise in global sugar production to 181.8 million MT in 2025-26. The outlook for robust global sugar supplies has hammered sugar prices since early October. On November 13, London sugar posted a 4.75-year nearest-futures low (SWZ25), and on November 6, NY sugar prices sl...
May arabica coffee (KCK26) today is up by +7.20 (+2.52%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26) is up +16 (+0.46%). Coffee prices shook off early losses today and turned higher on supply concerns, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global shipping. The closure of the waterway has increased global shipping rates, insurance, and fuel costs, and raises costs for coffee importers and ro...
May arabica coffee (KCK26) today is up by +7.20 (+2.52%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26) is up +16 (+0.46%). Coffee prices shook off early losses today and turned higher on supply concerns, as the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted global shipping. The closure of the waterway has increased global shipping rates, insurance, and fuel costs, and raises costs for coffee importers and roasters. Don’t Miss a Day: Coffee prices initially moved lower today, with arabica falling to a 1.5-week low and May robusta falling to a contract low, as abundant rains in Brazil eased crop concerns. Somar Meteorologia reported today that Brazil's largest arabica coffee-growing area, Minas Gerais, received 57.7 mm of rain last week, or 139% of the historical average. The outlook for a bumper Brazil coffee crop is weighing on prices after StoneX last Thursday raised its Brazil 2026/27 coffee production estimate to a record 75.3 million bags, up from its November estimate of 70.7 million bags. Coffee prices also saw support from recent news that Brazil's Feb green coffee exports fell by -27% y/y to 2.3 million bags, according to Cecafe. Meanwhile, Brazil's Trade Ministry reported last Thursday that Brazil's Feb coffee exports fell -17.4% y/y to 142,000 MT. Rising ICE inventories are pressuring coffee prices. ICE-monitored arabica inventories rose to a 5.5-month high of 572,004 bags last Friday. ICE robusta coffee inventories posted a 3.5-month high of 4,721 lots on March 3 but have since fallen back to 4,497 lots as of today. Coffee prices in February sold off sharply, with arabica falling to a 15.75-month low on February 24 and robusta tumbling to a 7.25-month low on February 23 as signs of a bumper Brazilian coffee crop supported the global supply outlook. On February 5, Conab, Brazil's crop forecasting agency, said that Brazil's 2026 coffee production will climb by +17.2% y/y to a record 66.2 million bags, with arabica production up +23.2% y/y to 44.1 million bags and robu...