Paulina Likos

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Morgan Chittum |Natasha Abellard |Paulina Likos

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 was modestly lower Friday as investors mull over the latest news from the Israel-Iran conflict and consider the Federal Reserve's next monetary policy move. Fed Governor Christopher Waller said that policymakers could lower interest rates as early as July.

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Paulina Likos

Picture scrolling through Facebook or Instagram and spotting an advertisement that feels tailor-made for you. You're seeing Meta Platform 's artificial intelligence tools in action, crafting ads for its partner businesses that specifically target and attract customers based on their interests. It has also become the secret sauce behind Meta's wildly success ad unit driving its stellar financial performance and stock performance. But few could see Meta's path to AI dominance just a few years ago.

1 week ago | cnbc.com | Paulina Likos

The Israel-Iran conflict has put geopolitics squarely on the radar of investors. In tense moments like these, the importance of owning cybersecurity stocks within a diversified portfolio is impossible to ignore. The overall market reaction to the attacks between the longtime regional foes has, admittedly, been fairly subdued since the strikes began late Thursday local time in New York. The S & P 500 had lost just 1% over the past three trading days.

2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Paulina Likos

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2 weeks ago | cnbc.com | Paulina Likos

Walt Disney taking full ownership of streaming platform Hulu could unlock a new level of growth for the entertainment giant, according to CEO Bob Iger. He has a compelling case. In an interview Tuesday on CNBC, Iger said Disney buying all of Hulu is "the first big step in the direction of turning this into a real growth business for the company." Shares of Disney advanced roughly 3.5%, reaching a 52-week high of $120 apiece. The stock is up nearly 7% year to date when including Tuesday's gains.