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Figma’s stock dips as investors worry that AI momentum is coming at a high price

Figma’s investments in AI models and agents are driving usage, but the cost of delivering these features is proving to be expensive

• Figma’s stock falls as investors worry that AI momentum is coming at a high price · marketwatch.com · about 17 hours ago

This year’s worst-performing S&P 500 stock is finally seeing some major relief

AppLovin’s stock is popping after “clearly positive” earnings results.

How do Americans feel about the midterm results? It depends on how much money they make.

Most Americans are “thrilled” or “happy” about the results of this year’s election. Some are especially so.

Qualcomm’s stock falls as twin forces pressure sales

Qualcomm faces the loss of Apple’s business and the negative impact of high memory costs on overall smartphone demand.

These stocks soared the most today after the Democrats trounced Trump

Chemical company Mosaic’s stock is the strongest performer among the S&P 500, while several tech players and associated power providers show sharp declines

Microsoft and Amazon combined to see a $424 billion market-cap boost — and these factors show why

Microsoft and Amazon shares rose sharply on Wednesday, with one portfolio manager noting that a cloud-supply crunch could help the companies raise prices.

Dow scores its best day in 18 months in a broad relief rally after Democrats sweep to power in Congress

Stocks surged, oil prices plunged and bond yields fell Wednesday on optimism around a quicker end to the Iran war now that Democrats have clinched control of Congress.

Apple cements its status as tech’s biggest heavyweight with the stock’s best day in over a year

Investors are flocking to Apple as a safe haven as AI infrastructure names come under pressure from midterm election results

Billionaires aren’t off the hook for higher taxes, even if they did dodge California’s wealth tax

Silicon Valley spent big to kill California’s wealth tax — but incoming Democrats are eyeing a national fight.

Hospital stocks rallied while drugmakers brace for scrutiny. Here’s what the Democratic wave means for healthcare.

The Democratic victory in the midterm elections could be a huge boon to the nation’s largest hospitals.

Democrats’ big election win revives a difficult Social Security question: Who pays?

There are many ideas for saving Social Security. All of them will hurt.

McDonald’s tests new value menu as fast-food discount wars heat up

The burger chain is overhauling its menu and seeking to deliver a “clear and compelling value proposition.”

Oil prices are in freefall now that the Democratic sweep is ‘rewriting the Iran playbook’

Oil dropped Wednesday, putting prices on track for their largest one-week decline since 2020.

The midterm election results are redrawing the map for AI data centers

U.S. data-center spending won’t drop a lot, but watch for delays, relocations and increased expenses for individual projects

As Vistra and other energy stocks slide, some analysts warn of an ‘excessive knee-jerk’ reaction

Energy stocks have already been under pressure, and newly elected officials may not slow the data-center boom as much as feared.