Cheap AI could derail OpenAI and Anthropic's IPOs
Chinese AI labs are matching American frontier capability at a fraction of the cost.
CNBC US - 2026-05-20 17:47:46
Are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices?
Food prices in the UK have risen, but are supermarkets profiting from higher food prices? Ben Chu reports.
BBC Business - 2026-05-20 17:46:48Zuckerberg says 'success isn't a given' in memo to employees amid Meta layoffs
Meta on Wednesday commenced its latest round of layoffs affecting about 10% of the company's workforce, equating to roughly 8,000 jobs.
CNBC World - 2026-05-20 17:43:11Gold Advances Amid Increasing Expectations Of A U.S.-Iran Peace Deal
(RTTNews) - Partially offsetting the losses from yesterday's session, gold prices have edged higher on Wednesday as efforts to secure a U.S.-Iran peace agreement gather pace, sending positive signals of an to end the war and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Nasdaq Commodities - 2026-05-20 17:36:55Diplomatic Breakthrough? Stocks Surge on Iran Deal Hopes
U.S. equities are surging as President Donald Trump suggests that the U.S. and Iran are in the 'final stages' of a deal.
Nasdaq Stocks - 2026-05-20 17:34:00VFC Posts Break-Even Q4 Earnings, Beats Sales Estimates, Reduces Debt
V.F. Corp. beats Q4 FY26 estimates as margins widen; The North Face and Timberland gain, while Vans shows early improvement in the Americas.
Nasdaq Stocks - 2026-05-20 17:22:00OpenAI to confidentially file for IPO as soon as Friday: Source
OpenAI is working with banks including Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
CNBC World - 2026-05-20 17:14:41Crude Oil Prices Tumble on Hopes the Iran War Could Soon End
July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) today is down -4.43 (-4.25%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) is down -0.1264 (-3.54%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are falling sharply today on optimism that diplomacy may finally end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Crude prices remained sharply...
Nasdaq Stocks - 2026-05-20 17:14:21Short sellers see opportunity as chip stocks rally breaks, bears hold firm into Nvidia earnings
NVDA, NVDAN, NVDACL, NVD, NVDD, 1NVDA, 4NVDA, 0R1I, 918422, NVDAUS
Despite a pullback across semi shares in recent sessions, traders betting against some of the industry's biggest names have shown little sign of retreating.
CNBC World - 2026-05-20 17:10:123 Space Infrastructure Stocks Gaining Momentum Ahead of the SpaceX IPO
The space sector has been one of the most exciting areas of the market in 2026, and the excitement is only building. Reports that SpaceX could file its prospectus as soon as this week, ahead of a potential June IPO, have injected fresh momentum into a sector already generating c
Nasdaq IPOs - 2026-05-20 17:10:00