Substantial investment totals into the A.I. space headline early Monday movers: Apple (AAPL) and Alibaba (BABA).

The conglomerate's operating profit — earnings from the company's wholly-owned businesses — skyrocketed 71% to $14.5 billion in the fourth quarter.

Anthony Pompliano, Professional Capital Management founder and CEO, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the hack of cryptocurrency exchange Bybit, state of crypto, what's next for bitcoin, and more.

Earnings week: Nvidia, Salesforce, and Home Depot lead the charge. S&P 500 Index traders brace for potential market volatility and key trading opportunities!

NVDA's Q4 results are likely to reflect benefits from increasing investments in generative AI across the datacenter end market.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said on Monday the coffee chain has decided to eliminate 1,100 corporate roles.

GDS Holdings shares have surged due to bullish sentiment on China's AI sector, driven by DeepSeek's cost-effective AI model and Alibaba-Apple partnership. We upgrade GDS to Hold from Sell, citing balanced risk-reward and the need for more evidence of domestic demand stabilization. DeepSeek's AI applications and increased data center capex by major CSPs like Alibaba and Tencent could benefit GDS significantly.

As of the Feb. 20 close, shares of semiconductor staple Cadence Design Systems NASDAQ: CDNS have fallen significantly in 2025. The stock's 10% drop is largely due to its Q4 earnings release that revealed disappointing guidance for 2025.

Apple says it will hire 20,000 new workers and produce AI servers in the United States. Plans also include spending $500 billion domestically over the next four years as it seeks relief from President Donald Trump's tariffs on good imported from China.

Three of the more interesting technology stocks out there are a bit choppy in the early hours of Monday, as the markets are looking to open somewhat positively overall from an index point of view.

CNBC's Kate Rooney joins 'Squawk Box' to report on the latest news.

Westlake Chemical (WLK) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.06 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.04 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago.

NEWTON, Mass. , Feb. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: KPTI), a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company pioneering novel cancer therapies, today announced that it will implement a 1-for-15 reverse stock split of the issued shares of the Company's common stock ("Reverse Stock Split"), effective at 5:00 p.m.

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP announces that purchasers or acquirers of Semtech Corporation (NASDAQ: SMTC) securities between August 27, 2024 and February 7, 2025, both dates inclusive (the “Class Period”), have until April 22, 2025 to seek appointment as lead plaintiff of the Semtech class action lawsuit. Captioned Kleovoulos v. Semtech Corporation, No. 25-cv-01474 (C.D. Cal.), the Semtech class action lawsuit charges Semtech and certain of Semtech's top executives with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

CURRENTLY N2OFF IS COMMITTED TO invest up to € 4.4 million in projects located in Germany and Italy for total capacity of over 300 MW

Evaluating Invesco Taxable Municipal Bond ETF (BAB) as a "buy" due to its quality yield and relative value in a volatile equity market. Historically lukewarm on BAB, but current market conditions and equity volatility make it a more attractive investment for 2025 and beyond. BAB offers a passive investment approach, contrasting with leveraged CEFs, and tracks US dollar-denominated taxable municipal debt.

TECH unveils the RNAscope Probes menu for human and mouse transcriptome to advance spatial biology.

Successful field validation of Silynxcom's enhanced tactical communication systems by elite special forces unit marks significant milestone as the Company enhances its offering; initial customer interest in the new feature demonstrates potential market demand, following exceptional positive feedback from operational use

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA) is an actively managed income ETF focusing on preferred stocks. I initially declined to rate PFFA Buy due to limited upside and leverage risks but believe the general picture improved. Rate cuts have since been inaugurated by the Fed, which should help PFFA's income and NAV going forward.

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) is gearing up for a pivotal few months, with new vehicle launches, advancements in autonomous driving, and CEO Elon Musk's growing involvement in external ventures stirring debate. The electric vehicle maker's stock has had a bumpy start to 2025, following a post-election surge in November.