Growth Broadens As Markets Look Beyond Geopolitics

Demetria C. Lester Demetria C. Lester is a reporter for MortgagePoint (formerly DS News and MReport) with more than 10 years of writing and editing experience. She has served as content coordinator and copy editor for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Orange County Register, in addition to 11 other Southern California publications. A…

Microsoft is offering laid-off US employees up to 39 weeks’ base pay for most US employees, according to severance offers reviewed by Business Insider. Microsoft on Monday announced plans to lay off around 4,800 employees, or 2.1% of its global workforce, confirming Business Insider’s earlier report. The US severance package includes a minimum of 60…

Key Points Amazon and Nvidia have been caught up in the AI trade, but have flatlined so far in 2026. Steve Cohen’s Point72 Asset Management sold Amazon and Nvidia in the first quarter. Cohen materially increased his investment in sagging Boston Scientific. 10 stocks we like better than Boston Scientific › Steve Cohen runs Point72…

Acclaimed actress Helen Mirren is giving buyers another chance to own a piece of her own illustrious Hollywood history—this time with a multimillion-dollar discount. The Academy Award-winning star and her husband, director Taylor Hackford, have relisted their longtime Hollywood Hills estate for just a touch under $13 million after completing an extensive renovation at the…

Bonds financing the massive artificial-intelligence buildout were hit hard by selling on Tuesday, as Amazon.com set out to borrow another $25 billion in new debt.

Key Points Meta Platforms’ stock surged recently after reports emerged that it could enter the AI cloud infrastructure space. The company is already gaining ground in the massive digital ad market thanks to its AI tools. A potential acceleration in Meta’s growth could send the stock up significantly over the next three years. 10 stocks…