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Alibaba says its AI spending in e-commerce is already breaking even

The Chinese tech giant is spending tens of billions of dollars on AI despite concerns that companies are spending too much on the tech with limited results.

Fintech startup Upgrade valued at $7.3 billion in new funding round

Upgrade raised $165 million in a new funding round that valued the fintech startup at $7.3 billion.

CEOs of Wells Fargo and Pfizer caution the U.S. could lose its edge to China without innovation

Speaking at CNBC's Invest in America Forum, the CEOs said the U.S. still leads in many sectors, but inconsistent policy and underinvestment is ceding ground.

Big banks like JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs are already using AI to hire fewer people

Even during a blockbuster year for Wall Street as trading and investment banking spins off billions of dollars in revenue, the banks are hiring fewer people.

Fed's Miran sees China trade tensions as a further reason for quick interest rate cuts

Miran said the latest impasse in trade talks between the U.S. and China poses new dangers to the economic outlook.

Apple rival Honor launches AI phone tools that help users get online shopping discounts and more

Honor expects people will turn more to AI assistants rather than smartphone apps directly, President of Products Fei Fang told CNBC in an exclusive interview.

Honor reveals a new smartphone with a fold-out robotic camera arm

Chinese smartphone company Honor said it would release more details about the artificial intelligence-powered robot phone next year.

Morgan Stanley posts massive third-quarter earnings beat

Wall Street-centric banks like Morgan Stanley and peer Goldman Sachs are in an ideal environment.

Bank of America is about to report earnings – here’s what Wall Street expects

Bank of America is likely to have benefited from the Wall Street side of its operations during the third quarter.

Watch Fed Chair Powell speak live on policy at the NABE conference in Philadelphia

Markets are looking to Powell for direction on where the central bank will be taking interest rates through the rest of the year and beyond.

Jamie Dimon says auto company bankruptcies reveal 'early signs' of excess in corporate lending

The bankruptcies have sparked concern about the risks involved when banks like JPMorgan, Jefferies and Fifth Third provide financing for private companies.

Citi reports a rise in earnings with every business posting record third-quarter revenue

Citi's net income rose 15% to $3.8 billion from a year earlier, while revenues were up 9% as every business posted record numbers.
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