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How to avoid Treasury bond panic and still get ‘peace of mind’ income from the market

Key Points A concept used by financial advisors with wealthy clients for decades can work well for all investors seeking shelter in the market storm that has hit both stocks and bonds as a result of President Trump’s trade war: the bond ladder. It is now available in a low-cost ETF and provides a monthly …

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Bond market moves raise fears of growing bets against America

By J.J. McCorvey, Steve Kopack and Charles Herman Government bonds have been selling off while stocks have plunged. That’s unusual, and it’s raising concerns that global investors are losing some of their long-standing confidence in America. Stocks are generally seen as a risky type of asset, while bonds are known as a “safe haven,” with the two typically moving …

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Bonds are back in market crash, but the way investors are buying fixed-income has changed

Key Points Bonds are back in favor with investors seeking safety in bear market and recession watch conditions, and more investors are choosing actively managed fixed-income ETFs. That’s despite decades of research that active managers cannot outperform indexes over long-term investment periods. But actively managed funds have done well recently, and ETF experts say there …

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Chef Robotics raises $20.6 million to continue building AI robot arms

Key Points Chef Robotics has raised $20.6 million in a Series A funding round led by Avataar Ventures, the company told CNBC. The San Francisco startup builds robotic arms that hang from metal racks next to food-assembly lines. The arms can scoop up different ingredients and spread them in prepackaged meal containers. With the new …

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OpenAI closes $40 billion funding round, largest private tech deal on record

Key Points OpenAI on Monday announced it had closed its $40 billion funding round, the most ever raised by a private tech company. The deal values OpenAI at $300 billion, including the new capital. The round includes $30 billion from SoftBank and $10 billion from a syndicate of investors. OpenAI on Monday announced it had …

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Elon Musk says xAI has acquired X in deal that values social media site at $33 billion

lon Musk said on Friday that he’s combining two of his companies, xAI and X, into a single entity. In a post on X, Musk said xAI is the acquirer, valued at $80 billion in the deal, while X is valued at over $30 billion. Musk acquired Twitter for $44 billion in 2022, and later changed …

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U.S. tech giants are betting big on humanoid robots — but China’s already ahead, analysts say

Investor excitement surrounding the robots has been mounting amid increased mentions from tech leaders like Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and ambitious plans from Tesla’s Elon Musk. However, analysts warn that U.S. firms could lose out to China, which aims to replicate its success with electric vehicles in the nascent robotics space. American tech companies are racing …

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Startup News: 4 up-and-coming AI and AI-enabled software companies

The rapid pace of AI innovation isn’t limited to the largest firms with $10 billion-plus valuations, such as OpenAI, Anthropic and Scale AI. The recent release of DeepSeek AI’s chatbot showed that not all AI breakthroughs are coming from the largest or most well-funded firms. Beyond DeepSeek, there are a number of smaller companies reporting technological breakthroughs …

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OpenAI’s First Stargate Site to Hold Up to 400,000 Nvidia Chips

(Bloomberg) — The first data center complex for OpenAI’s $100 billion Stargate infrastructure venture will have space for as many as 400,000 of Nvidia Corp.’s powerful AI chips — an amount that, if filled, would make it one of the largest known clusters of artificial intelligence computing power. The construction for the site, in the …

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Spring training: More companies prep for the return of the regular IPO season

Key Takeaways Private market returns surged in February, driven by big gains from companies like Figure AI, while the public market languished. The private market’s more methodical trading apparatus proved to be an advantage amidst public market volatility that stemmed from reactions to breaking news, such as tariffs. The IPO market, although not fully unlocked …

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