Media
E.W. Scripps stock surges 40% after Sinclair takes stake, pushes for a merger
Signage is displayed outside the Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. headquarters in Cockeysville, Maryland, U.S. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Sinclair disclosed a stake in fellow broadcast station owner E.W. Scripps on Monday, in a move to push toward a merger of the companies. Sinclair, which acquired a roughly 8% position in Scripps, per […]
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Trump says he will likely sue the BBC for up to $5 billion over edited speech
The logo of the BBC is displayed above the entrance of Broadcasting House on November 12, 2025 in London, England. Leon Neal | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would likely sue the BBC next week for as much as $5 billion after the British broadcaster admitted […]
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Google and Disney reach deal to restore ESPN, ABC to YouTube TV
Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Alphabet and Disney on Friday announced that they’ve reached a deal to restore content from ABC and ESPN onto Google’s YouTube TV. The deal comes after a two-week standoff between the two companies that started on Oct. 31. The stalemate resulted in numerous live sporting events, including college […]
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Trump has threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit. Here’s what’s going on
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on Oct. 31, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Samuel Corum | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump is once again on the warpath against a major global media company, having threatened the BBC with a $1 billion lawsuit this […]
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MLS games head to Apple TV in 2026 as Season Pass subscription ends
Major League Soccer is stepping onto a bigger stage next year, when all of its matches will find a new home on Apple TV. Beginning in the 2026 season, MLS games will be available on Apple’s flagship streaming platform, which currently includes Major League Baseball games as well as scripted series like “Severance.” The move […]
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AI startup Cursor raises $2.3 billion funding round at $29.3 billion valuation
Emilija Manevska | Moment | Getty Images Artificial intelligence startup Cursor on Thursday announced it has closed a $2.3 billion funding round at a $29.3 billion post-money valuation, nearly triple what it was worth as of its last raise in June. Tune in at 4:30 p.m. ET as Cursor CEO Michael Truell joins “Closing Bell: […]
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Verizon chairman Mark Bertolini says the board ‘needed to act’ to revive company
Verizon chairman Mark Bertolini said Thursday that the company’s new CEO, former PayPal boss Dan Schulman, is working to revive Verizon from its period of share losses under former CEO Hans Vestberg. Bertolini, who is also the Oscar Health CEO and who was named Verizon chairman last month, told CNBC’s Becky Quick on “Squawk Box” […]
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Here’s what to expect when Disney reports earnings before the bell
A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on May 31, 2024, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty Images Disney will report quarterly earnings on Thursday, and Wall Street will once again be […]
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CoreWeave CEO responds to data center delays as stock plunges. Core Scientific shares fall
CoreWeave shares sank 13% on Tuesday after CEO Mike Intrator addressed delays at a third-party data center developer that hit full-year guidance in its latest earnings report. “Quite frankly, every single part of this quarter went exactly as we planned, except for one delay at a singular data center,” Intrator told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” on […]
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BBC News says it received legal threat from Trump over speech edit
A view of the BBC building as BBC Director-General Tim Davie and Head of News Deborah Turness have resigned after revelations that a documentary about U.S. President Donald Trump contained edited and misleading footage related to the 2021 Capitol riot, in London, United States on November 10, 2025. Rasid Necati Aslim | Anadolu | Getty […]
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