Investors are now forecasting that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its next meeting, scheduled for Dec. 10.

Analyst Gil Luria thinks that three stocks in the software infrastructure space are primed to benefit regardless of what happens to the AI trade.

Shares in Europe are mixed following gains in most Asian markets. U.S. futures were flat, with Wall Street closed Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Sharp swings in financial markets have left investors reeling in recent weeks, as questions about a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble collide with uncertainty surrounding the Federal

Deals roared back in the second half of 2025 as CEOs pounced on once-in-a-generation transactions, including Union Pacific’s $85bn bid for Norfolk Southern, the $55bn Saudi-backed take-private of Electronic Arts, Anglo American’s $50bn merger with Teck and Kimberly-Clark $49bn takeover of Tylenol maker Kenvue.

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed at the open on Tuesday as investors took stock of a series of delayed economic data to gauge the health of the U.S. economy, while Alphabet gained after a report said Meta was in talks to spend billions on the Google parent's chips.

But Nvidia was the main laggard as investors continued to keep close watch on the Fed. Markets are now pricing in a more than 80% probability of a quarter-point interest rate cut

Wall Street watched the major market averages trade mixed on Tuesday following a strong tech-driven rally that sent the Nasdaq Composite sharply higher in the previous session.

However, Wall Street appears to be most bullish about D-Wave Quantum. Nine out of 10 analysts assigned "buy" or "strong buy" ratings to the stock. The consensus price target reflects a potential upside of 85%. There's one fly in the ointment, though: The lone contrarian analyst thinks D-Wave will underperform over the near term.