Yahoo Finance

In a relatively expensive market, investors are wondering how to navigate their portfolios and find a foothold. From the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi sat down with Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio to garner some great insights for investors on the economy and markets. More: https://lnkd.in/eZyFNPUR

At the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, President Donald Trump boomed, “Canada has been very tough to deal with over the years. We don't need them to make our cars, and they make a lot of them.” But Trump’s tough talk and proposed tariffs on Canada would not only hurt one of America’s top trade partners but would also hurt US automakers and regular Americans shopping for a new car, a new report said. https://yhoo.it/4h7Vye1

Meta is turning up the heat on the AI competition. CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company plans to pour billions more into its artificial intelligence development efforts. https://yhoo.it/42tiMXt

The boom in artificial intelligence and data centers is driving power demand to record levels, with growth expected to persist for the rest of the decade. https://yhoo.it/3EiY7v0

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff is 'retraining' himself to work with AI. He thinks everyone else should, too. More: https://lnkd.in/gx64BEmP

Mortgage rates remain near the highest level since mid-2024, and tariffs are still likely to come. In a new forecast released on Wednesday, Fannie Mae sees mortgage rates staying relatively elevated and ending the year at 6.5%, up from 6.2%. https://yhoo.it/4juGMiR

New York University professor and economist Nouriel Roubini is known as “Dr. Doom” for a reason — he has never been tepid in keeping it real on the economy, technology, crypto, and markets. During an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Roubini shared some thoughts on the potential for humanoid robots to replace blue-collar workers. "It's terrifying, but it's happening in the next literally year or two," Roubini told Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi. "And that's going to be even a bigger revolution, I think than Gen AI." More: https://lnkd.in/eivdc2bu

Salesforce is all in on artificial intelligence (AI) agents, unveiling Agentforce 2.0 just months after launching the first Agentforce. CEO Marc Benioff said as the "whole world is becoming augmented by artificial intelligence, the United States has an incredible lead right now.” More: https://lnkd.in/gx64BEmP

President Donald Trump has announced a new 'Stargate' initiative focused on expanding artificial intelligence data center infrastructure across the United States. The venture includes partnerships with major tech players like OpenAI, SoftBank Group Corp., and Oracle. More: https://lnkd.in/eAFkDe-h

Donald Trump's first day in office featured a flurry of executive moves he was able to dramatically sign with a stroke of the pen. https://yhoo.it/40JPSAY