If this was not clear, no, it is not the real Elmo that posts racist and antisemetic posts on Elon Musk’s X. Some had hacked the X account of the sesame street character. On Sunday, Elmo’s official account published several derogatory posts since it was removed. It is not clear how the account was compromised,…
Film directors Rian Johnson (L), Greta Gerwig (C), and Guillermo Del Toro (R) Getty Images Netflix isn’t interested in bringing movies to theaters. The company’s leaders have said they see theatrical movie releases as an “outdated” model. Yet for more than a decade, the streamer has lured in some of Hollywood’s biggest directors to make content…
The head of the White House World Cup task force defended the Argentina national soccer team after they displayed a banner asserting the country’s territorial claim to the Falkland Islands, a longtime source of tension with the United Kingdom, following their semifinal win over England. Andrew Giuliani, executive director of the White House World Cup…
Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Tuesday’s key moments. 1. The S & P 500 was flat Tuesday following Monday’s slight pullback due to a mix of profit-taking and tariff worries. On Monday, President Donald Trump hit 14 countries…
Russian supertanker Astro Lupus waits to unload its cargo of the first direct shipment of Russian crude oil on July 3, 2002 in the Gulf of Mexico. Pool | Afp | Getty Images The U.S. on Thursday temporarily authorized the purchase of Russian oil stranded at sea to stabilize energy markets. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
Alphabet shares rose 7% on Wednesday as investors viewed the result of Google’s antitrust case as broadly favorable to the tech giant. The U.S. Department of Justice had proposed a sort of break-up of Google, which included divesting its Chrome browser, in an antitrust case that began in September 2023. While Google was found to…
CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman arrives at the courthouse on the day of the trial in Elon Musk’s lawsuit over OpenAI for-profit conversion at a federal courthouse in Oakland, California, U.S., May 12, 2026. Carlos Barria | Reuters OpenAI on Tuesday announced a new offering called Guaranteed Capacity, which allows customers to secure long-term access…
At least 20 oil tankers stranded in the Persian Gulf with 35 million barrels have exited the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Iran agreed to open the sea lane, according to data provided by Kpler, a firm that tracks global trade flows. The tankers, which were not Iranian in origin, had been stuck…
New video that appears to show Renee Nicole Good in her car right before she was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis was posted Friday on social media by the site Alpha News. The 47-second-long video appears to have been taken by a phone held by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent…
The one-two punch of strong earnings and tame inflation helped propel the S & P 500 to a positive week — despite the latest tariff news on Friday putting a slight damper on the action. The broad index added 0.59% for the week led by technology, utilities and industrials, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq outperformed, jumping…
