Day: July 11, 2024
Biden loses his train of thought, calls Harris ‘Vice President Trump’ in solo press conference
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at a press conference during NATO’s 75th anniversary summit, in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Yves Herman | Reuters President Joe Biden on Thursday mistakenly referred to Vice President Kamala Harris as “Vice President Trump” in the opening question of his highly-anticipated solo press conference in Washington. “Look, I wouldn’t […]
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Watch: President Joe Biden holds rare solo press conference
[The stream is slated to start at 7 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Joe Biden is set to hold a solo press conference in Washington on Thursday following a busy day of NATO Summit events. The press conference is an opportunity for […]
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Jim Cramer explains how to trade Thursday’s tech sell-off
After buyers fled from Big Tech on Thursday, CNBC’s Jim Cramer advised investors to take advantage of the rotation but beware that it may not last long. “I say enjoy the rotation. It’s historically broadened things out, and tomorrow you’ll get another chance to make money with today’s winners,” he said. “But if interest rates […]
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Biden stumbles over Zelenskyy introduction, calls him ‘President Putin’
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy listens to U.S. President Joe Biden speak during a Ukraine Compact meeting, on the sidelines of the NATO’s 75th anniversary summit in Washington, U.S., July 11, 2024. Leah Millis | Reuters President Joe Biden in an embarrassing verbal stumble on Thursday introduced Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a NATO conference as […]
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Microsoft’s decision to give up OpenAI board observer seat doesn’t quell key concerns
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella (R) speaks as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) looks on during the OpenAI DevDay event in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Microsoft has given up its observer seat on OpenAI’s board. Apple, which was reportedly expected to take a similar observer position, will no longer […]
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Biden campaign asked and got edits to Black radio interview after Trump debate
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a campaign event in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 7, 2024. Nathan Howard | Reuters The campaign of President Joe Biden asked for and received two edits to an interview he gave a Milwaukee radio station on the heels of his disastrous debate in late June against former President […]
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Dollar General settles with the Labor Department over workplace safety violations
A sign hangs above a Dollar General store on August 31, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The U.S. Department of Labor announced a settlement Thursday with Dollar General, requiring the retailer and its subsidiaries to pay $12 million in penalties and implement significant workplace safety improvements in its more than 19,000 […]
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Thursday was a historically strange day in the stock market. That may be good news
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 24, 2024. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Wall Street saw a dramatic shift in market trends on Thursday, with winning and losing stocks swapping places for a day. It may turn out to be just what the rally […]
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Bitcoin could be heading for a ‘summer of 2021 style’ correction between record highs, data shows
Bitcoin is not expected to retest its record until later this year, but data shows this correction could get uglier before a recovery begins — similar to how the cryptocurrency fared between two all-time highs in 2021. A bitcoin valuation indicator, CryptoQuant’s Bitcoin Profit and Loss Index, is currently hovering around its own 365-day moving […]
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Shelley Duvall, ‘The Shining’ actor and Robert Altman muse, dies at 75
Shelley Duvall Reg Innell | Toronto Star | Getty Images “The Shining” actor Shelley Duvall died Thursday at her home in Blanco, Texas, her partner Dan Gilroy said. She was 75. Gilroy said Duvall had been in hospice and bedridden for the last few months due to complications from diabetes. She died in her sleep, he […]
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