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By Deborah Mary Sophia and Zaheer Kachwala (Reuters) – Alphabet will face investor scrutiny over its massive spending on AI when it reports earnings on Tuesday, as revenue growth at the Google parent likely slowed in the holiday quarter due to a slowdown in its advertising and cloud businesses. Like other U.S. technology heavyweights, Alphabet faces new scrutiny on its capital expenditure after Chinese startup DeepSeek last month launched low-cost AI models that threaten to … Read more…

(Reuters) – Tesla’s electric-vehicle registrations in California fell about 12% last year, according to industry data, indicating mounting challenges for the automaker in the key U.S. market. While high interest rates, tough competition and the introduction of a restyled Model 3 sedan hurt the EV maker’s sales in California, the loss of business was likely exacerbated by CEO Elon Musk’s involvement in the U.S. election. “Things aren’t looking so golden for Tesla in the Golden … Read more…

By Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some lawmakers in the U.S. Congress have expressed dismay at President Donald Trump’s threat to slap new tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico, but they have limited power to stop him. WHICH BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT HAS TARIFF POWER?  The U.S. Constitution gave Congress the power to set and regulate tariffs, but over the last 70 years the body has repeatedly passed laws handing that power over to the president, … Read more…

(Reuters) – Apple shares rose 2% on Friday after a rosy forecast fuelled hopes of an iPhone sales rebound, even as tough competition and a lack of AI features weigh on demand in key market China. Already the world’s most valuable company, Apple is set to add more than $81 billion to its market value of $3.573 trillion, if the gains hold. Apple, which has been grappling with investor worries over iPhone demand due to … Read more…

By Tim Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials. Since taking office 11 days ago, President Donald Trump has embarked on a massive government makeover, firing and sidelining hundreds of civil servants in his first steps toward downsizing the bureaucracy and … Read more…

(Reuters) – Tariffs have been top-of-mind for corporate executives in the early days of this quarter’s earnings season as U.S. President Donald Trump threatens to hit allies Mexico and Canada with levies on imported goods.  Those tariffs are expected to now begin on March 1, with an announcement on Saturday, but it is possible Trump will back off those threats or target only specific industries.  How companies navigate the issue is a key topic on … Read more…