Newly-Public Aquantia Is Now Coming For Self-Driving Cars
Faraj Aalaei, CEO of semiconductor company Aquantia, spoke to Cheddar about the company's recent IPO. The company started trading on the New York Stock Exchange Friday morning.
Faraj expressed that the company's interested in autonomous vehicles and discussed the possibilities that new technology can bring for the company's bottom line.
The executive explained that the losses the company reported for 2016, and through the first part of this year, came from increased investments, which he believes will soon see returns.
Stocks fell in the opening session Tuesday as earnings reports continued to pour in and as investors brace for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.
A flow of recent data from the U.S. government has made one thing strikingly clear: A surge in consumer spending is fueling strong growth, demonstrating a resilience that has confounded economists, Federal Reserve officials and even the sour sentiments that Americans themselves have expressed in opinion polls.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents and caregivers not to buy or serve certain pureed fruit pouches marketed to toddlers and young children because the food might contain dangerous levels of lead.