Fintechs Upstart and Toast soar on earnings Wall Street applauded results from fintech companies Upstart and Toast.

Sony raises guidance on gaming strength, quarterly operating profit beats estimates Sony raised sales guidance for the full year and posted operating profit that smashed analyst expectations after a strong quarter for its gaming business.

Tesla hits $1 trillion market cap as stock rallies after Trump win Shares of Tesla climbed in afternoon trading Friday, pushing the electric vehicle maker’s market cap past $1 trillion.

How Samsung fell behind in the AI boom leading to a $126 billion wipeout Samsung Electronics has fallen behind long-time rival SK Hynix in the area of high-bandwith memory.

Jack Dorsey dramatically scales back crypto ambitions for Block Block said Thursday that it was “winding down” its TBD division, which had sought to create an open-source crypto development platform.

ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 image generations of presidential candidates prior to Election Day OpenAI estimates that ChatGPT rejected more than 250,000 requests to generate images of the 2024 U.S. presidential candidates in the lead up to Election Day.

AppLovin, top tech stock of the year, soars another 46% on earnings beat AppLovin was already the best-performing tech stock of 2024, and that was before the stock popped on a big earnings beat.

Block shares plunge 11% on revenue miss Shares of Square parent Block tumbled in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported disappointing revenue for the third quarter.

Airbnb misses on earnings but squeaks in a revenue beat Airbnb reported third-quarter earnings Thursday that showed revenue up 10% year over year.

Affirm beats on top and bottom lines Affirm beats on earnings and revenue in fiscal first quarter.

Pinterest stock plunges following weak Q4 revenue guidance Pinterest reported third-quarter earnings on Thursday that beat on the top and bottom lines.

How Elon Musk stands to cash in on Trump’s presidential victory Tesla CEO Elon Musk poured at least $130 million into a pro-Trump campaign effort after an assassination attempt on the former president in July.

Trump likely to uphold CHIPS Act despite his campaign rhetoric, policy experts say President elect Donald Trump is unlikely to roll back the Biden administration’s CHIPS and Science Act, despite his campaign rhetoric on the bill, experts say.

FTX fraudster Caroline Ellison reports to Connecticut prison to begin 2-year sentence Caroline Ellison, who pleaded guilty to fraud charges tied to the collapse of crypto exchange FTX, is beginning her two-year prison sentence.

Adyen shares slide as payments giant’s transaction volume growth slows Adyen shares sank Thursday after the company reported a slowdown in the growth of its transaction volumes in the third quarter.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is more than $2 billion richer after post-election stock pop Coinbase’s success in helping its candidates win their elections on Tuesday sent the company’s stock price soaring, lifting CEO Brian Armstrong’s net worth.

Bitcoin surges 10% to a record above $76,000 as Trump victory heralds wider crypto adoption and weaker regulation Crypto assets rose as investors bet that a second Trump administration will widen fiscal deficits and boost bitcoin as a hedge against higher inflation.

Qualcomm pops on chipmaker’s earnings and revenue beat Qualcomm reported fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday that beat Wall Street expectations for earnings and revenue, and guided to a strong December quarter.

British fintech firm Wise posts 55% jump in profit on expanding market share British digital payments firm Wise said that its first-half profit totalled £217.3 million ($279.8 million) in the first-half period, up 55% year-over-year.

Dogecoin and other memecoins surge as Trump wins presidential election Dogecoin surged more than 30% at one point after bitcoin rallied to a new all-time high.