Month: September 2025
Microsoft raises Xbox prices in U.S. due to economic environment
A gamer plays soccer title Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 on an Xbox console. Sezgin Pancar | Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Microsoft said on Friday that it will increase the recommended retail price of several Xbox consoles in the U.S. starting in October because of “changes in the macroeconomic environment.” The company said it would […]
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel weakens Covid shot recommendations, calling it an individual decision
Members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) listen to a presentation about COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) during an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s […]
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Ted Cruz compares FCC Chair Carr to Mafia boss in Jimmy Kimmel warnings
Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) presides over a subcommittee hearing hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas sharply criticized Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr for his comments related to late-night […]
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Former Disney CEO Eisner backs Jimmy Kimmel, blasts FCC ‘intimidation’ of ABC
FILE PHOTO: Michael Eisner, Michael Eisner, chairman of Topps Co. and former chief executive officer of Walt Disney Co., speaks during an interview in New York. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Former Disney CEO Michael Eisner on Friday issued a statement supporting Jimmy Kimmel, whose late-night show has been suspended indefinitely by Disney’s […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI raising $10 billion at $200 billion valuation: sources
Elon Musk’s xAI is raising $10 billion from investors in a round that values the artificial intelligence startup at $200 billion, sources told CNBC’s David Faber. It’s the latest example of skyrocketing valuations for companies developing foundational AI models. Earlier this month, Anthropic raised $13 billion at a $183 billion valuation. OpenAI, the largest company […]
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Kevin Durant has access restored to his Coinbase bitcoin account after years
Key Points “We got this fixed. Account recovery complete,” Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Friday in a social media post. The message comes just a few days after Durant and his agent Rich Kleiman joked about the predicament at CNBC’s Game Plan conference in Los Angeles. Source
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Wall Street bets on chip boom are getting more concentrated, and it could be good thing for investors
ETF Edge Wall Street bets on chip boom are getting more concentrated, and it could be good thing for investors Published Fri, Sep 19 202512:44 PM EDTUpdated An Hour Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Top Amazon reseller Pattern opens at $13.50 in Nasdaq debut after IPO raised $300 million
Pattern Group, one of the leading resellers on Amazon, took the plunge into the public markets on Friday, and saw its stock slip in its Nasdaq debut. Trading under the ticker “PTRN,” the stock opened at $13.50 after the company sold shares at $14 in its IPO, the middle of the expected range. Pattern’s offering […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Brighthouse Financial, Lennar, Apple, FedEx and more
Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Brighthouse Financial — The insurance company soared 26% after Bloomberg News reported, citing people familiar with the matter, that a group led by Aquarian Holdings was in talks to pay $65 to $70 per share for Brighthouse Financial. Scholastic — The publisher’s stock fell nearly 11%. […]
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Trump’s $15 billion suit against NY Times struck as ‘improper,’ judge allows refiling
U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to announce an agreement with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (not pictured) between the two countries, at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on Sept. 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, Britain. Leon Neal | Via Reuters A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, on Friday struck President Donald Trump’s $15 […]
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