Wall Street closed higher, with the S&P 500 index scoring an all-time high. Blowout Netflix results and plans for $500b AI investment fuel gains.

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As Netflix tries to level up its sophistication to capitalize on a $25 billion market for connected TV advertising, it is wresting control over its own ad tech after previously relying on partners like Microsoft. Netflix has already launched its in-house ...

Wall Street’s indexes rose today, with the benchmark S&P 500 hitting an intraday record high as investors cheered streaming video provider Netflix’s quarterly report and President Donald Trump’s private-sector artificial intelligence infrastructure investment plan.

Karla Sofia Gascón, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie “Emilia Pérez,” is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd “a drug addict and a hustler.

Learn more Streaming subscription price increases continue to roll out across several top services, and Netflix is the latest to announce a change. The streaming giant just announced a price hike, bringing the cost of its Standard ad-free plan up to $18/month in the US.

Microsoft Corp. said Wednesday that its profit for the October-December quarter grew 10% from the same time last year as it works to capitalize on the huge amounts of money it has spent to advance its artificial intelligence technology.

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Agencies and brands, for example, can buy Netflix inventory directly through their choice of The Trade Desk, Google’s DV360, Magnite or Microsoft, Netflix’s original ad sales partner. Having control over its own ad serving technology also allows ...

The streaming giant’s stock soared in 2024 thanks to impressive viewership growth and margins that remain the envy of the industry.

President Donald Trump's boost to AI demand hopes is outweighing fresh tariff threats on China and the EU, as earnings season rolls on.