Closing Bell Overtime: IBM CEO On AI’s Impact On Jobs And New Watsonx Tool; GlobalFoundries CEO Talks Chips Environment 5/9/23
Major averages closed lower today. Wilmington Trust’s Meghan Shue and Decatur Capital CEO Degas Wright break down the market action amid earnings from Affirm, Airbnb, EA, Wynn, Occidental, Rivian, Twilio and IAC. IBM CEO Arvind Krishna weighs in on the company’s new AI offering Watsonx and the macro environment in tech spending. Former Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart weighs in on the debt ceiling talk and when the market will begin to worry. Plus, GlobalFoundries CEO Thomas Caulfield talks the semiconductor business and whether there are signs of softening. Our Julia Boorstin launches this year’s Disruptor 50 list.