Daily news roundup

It’s 2023 and we’re excited about Bing making a comeback? Let’s talk about that.

Google unveils plans to take on ChatGPT.

Is it time to bring back the “Move Fast and Break Things” motto that Facebook had until 2014?

Snap’s Q4 report had investors thinking it might be time to jump ship.

Spotify’s recent earnings report shows that the streaming platform’s still got it.

The success of Tesla’s recent price cuts has got other EV manufacturers thinking it could work for them too.

Some gloomy predictions have sent Hasbro shares tumbling down the charts.

As hard as it might be to believe, people aren’t buying smartphones like they used to.

After falling by 25% over the past year, Seagate’s looking like it could be back on the good foot.

Robinhood fell victim to a hack this week, promoting a scam token to its followers.

Tesla’s earnings beat has shown that despite rising electricity prices and lowered demand – EVs are still in.

AT&T joins the rest of the telecommunication sector in bracing for a difficult year ahead.

Microsoft has released its latest earnings report – and it wasn’t what investors were hoping for.

Verizon is losing its foothold in the battle for telecommunication supremacy.

Analysts are feeling a lot more upbeat about the chip market, and it's showing in their stock price.

Payments giant PayPal has got itself in some trouble for its business practices in Germany.

It was looking like it might be able to make it through without layoffs, but Google has finally caved.

Netflix may be having a tough time in the streaming wars, but Friday brought some good news.

A new antitrust ruling in India threatens Google’s Android business model.

Wealth management firm Northern Trust failed to impress with its Q4 earnings report.

If Netflix’s recent revenue growth was a genre, it would be ‘horror’… ‘thriller’ at best.

It seems that even the largest companies cannot escape the layoff-bonanza that is 2023.

Apple has announced new Macs with its most powerful processors yet, but it's doing so at a time of uncertainty.

It may be showing signs of recovery this side of the year, but the effects of 2022’s crypto market meltdown are still being felt.

Emerson Electric is once again making moves to acquire National Instruments, after already having been rejected.

Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been in jeopardy for a while now, and it could be hindered further.

Chipmaker UMC is having to batten down the hatches to weather lowered demand in the semiconductor industry.

Tesla’s recently announced price cuts might help Tesla, but they aren't doing the electric vehicle market any favors.

Despite its share price performing relatively well recently, a few bumps in the road could threaten Google’s tech dominance.

The air travel industry has been looking hopeful recently, and American Airlines in particular seems to be shaking its post-covid slump.

After Bed Bath and Beyond’s trip down the charts last week, it might just have turned things around – fueling a memestock rally.

Broadcasting company Sky has said to a key chipmaker for Apple and Amazon: “This town ain’t big enough for the two of us.”

Will AI take over the world? Maybe. But Microsoft wants a slice of the pie in any eventuality.

Just when people thought Coinbase couldn’t let go of any more employees – they do exactly that.

Yoga apparel maker Lululemon has been struggling to achieve inner peace recently, and yesterday probably had its investors practicing their breathing exercises.

It seems the squeeze is being felt even all the way at the top, as Goldman Sachs announces some major job cuts.

As inflation continues to weigh on the retail industry, Costco brought some hope with a successful holiday period.

Virgin Orbit is ready for takeoff, and its share price is looking to hitch a ride too.

The meme stock extraordinaire could be at the end of the line, with a grave warning for its investors.

The collapse of FTX isn’t done causing chaos just yet, with the Justice Department now turning its eyes to shares in Robinhood.

The battle between Coinbase and the NY state regulator has finally come to an end, and investors aren’t sure what to make of it.

It seems cloud-software giant Salesforce got slightly carried away with the covid hiring bonanza – now it’s having to scale things back a bit. Well, more than a bit.

After losing its title to a rival, General Motors is back on top of the US auto market.

Apple’s being watched closely as an indicator of how the tech industry will perform this year. So far, the signs aren’t great.

After a tough 2022, Tesla has reported some promising stats on vehicle deliveries – but is it enough to convince investors?

The US is clamping down on chip-making exports to China, and US-based companies are suffering the fallout.

Carnival Corp managed to weather the covid years surprisingly well, but its Q4 earnings still failed to impress investors.

Google’s continuing its push to make YouTube the place to be for sports, with a major deal making that more likely.

The bloated inventory which has plagued Nike’s share price for some time, might finally be coming under control.

Market conditions have caused chip-maker Micron to follow suit with mass layoffs.

Elon Musk has come on record to explain Tesla’s recent underperformance. Whether it will help its share price, is another question.

If market conditions don’t significantly improve soon, crypto mining will become a very lonely business.

General Mills came through with an earnings beat, but investors were still unconvinced of the company’s future.

Rocket Lab’s first US launch has been delayed – and investors aren’t too pleased about it.

Facebook parent Meta is refusing to back down from its metaverse stance, even if it's not what investors want to hear.

Apple’s main manufacturer has had enough of the recent unreliability of Chinese manufacturing plants and is looking to build up its alternatives.

2022 will go down in history as one of the worst years on record for Disney.

Ford’s on a bumpy road with its electric truck, with yet another price increase for the popular model causing a stir.

With inflation pushing the economy down, people are tightening their wallets – and it looks ready to take its toll on Accenture.

A darling of the now-fading pandemic, Roblox might need to pull something special to stop its decline.