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MercadoLibre CEO Marcos Galperin CNBC The CEO of Argentina’s MercadoLibre — often called the Amazon of Latin America — sees big opportunity for Latin America in the U.S.-China trade war. “If Latin America plays its cards well, I think could benefit from this volatility,” MercadoLibre CEO and founder Marcos Galperin told CNBC’s Robert Frank on…
More than three weeks after the calamitous April 2 “reciprocal tariffs” announcement threw the stock market into chaos, investors are trying to make sense of a world in which higher tariffs are likely here to stay — and one in which the U.S. may have lost its edge. Stocks have been stuck in a wide…
A Waymo rider-only robotaxi is seen during a test ride in San Francisco, California, U.S., December 9, 2022. Paresh Dave | Reuters Alphabet reported Thursday that Waymo, its autonomous vehicle unit, is now delivering more than 250,000 paid robotaxi rides per week in the U.S. CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo has options in terms of…
Travelers walk past a sign pointing toward the Uber rideshare vehicle pickup area at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 8, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued Uber, accusing the ride-hailing and delivery company of deceptive billing and cancellation practices tied to its…
Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Lauren Sanchez, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk attend the inauguration of Donald J. Trump in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2025. Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the U.S. Julia Demaree Nikhinson | Getty Images As tech’s megacap…
The stock market heads into Monday on a streak of volatility it just can’t seem to shake. What had been shaping up as a positive holiday-shortened week turned on a dime Wednesday when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled concern that President Donald Trump ‘s tariffs could increase inflation and slow economic growth. Speaking at…
An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn. Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Etsy is trying to make it easier for shoppers to purchase products from local merchants and avoid the extra cost of imports as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs raise concerns about soaring…
The Magnificent Seven stocks — which have underperformed in 2025 after a two-year monster run — are starting to attract interest again now that they’re trading at or below valuations from before the unveiling of ChatGPT, which accelerated the AI boom. On a trailing 12-month basis, Amazon is trading at a 32 price-to-earnings ratio —…
The Trump administration isn’t letting up on the tech giants. On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission will face off with Meta in court over claims that the social media giant snuffed out nascent competitors when it bought Instagram and WhatsApp. And on April 21, the Justice Department will argue that a federal judge should force…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers the keynote for the Nvidia GPU Technology Conference (GTC) at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, U.S. March 18, 2025. Brittany Hosea-Small | Reuters Technology stocks were on pace for a winning week Friday on the heels of a volatile stretch spurred by ongoing tariff uncertainty and economic fears….
