Comcast to spin off MSNBC, CNBC other cable channels: sources

Comcast to spin off MSNBC, CNBC other cable channels: sources

Comcast is moving forward with plans to spin off its NBCUniversal cable television networks including MSNBC and CNBC, sources say, shedding a once core part of the business that has been a casualty of the streaming video revolution. The company last month told investors it was evaluating hiving off its cable networks into a separate company owned by … Read more

Jim Cramer Advises Against Buying Tesla Stock, So I Guess It’s Going Up Forever

Jim Cramer Advises Against Buying Tesla Stock, So I Guess It’s Going Up Forever

Jim Cramer, the CNBC finance host with such bad takes they sparked an Inverse Cramer movement, has a new message for retail investors: Tesla screwed up its robotaxi launch, and now isn’t the time to go putting your money into Elon Musk’s no-longer-a-car company. Given Cramer’s history, this can only mean that Tesla is going … Read more

CNBC host slams Warren over defense of price-gouging ban

CNBC host slams Warren over defense of price-gouging ban

CNBC “Squawk Box” co-anchor Joe Kernen pushed back on a proposed price gouging ban during a testy interview with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Friday, calling her arguments “fallacious” and “misleading.” The Massachusetts senator – who worked with Harris on a price gouging bill in 2020 and introduced similar legislation early this year – argued … Read more

Microsoft slams Delta for refusing help, outdated systems after CrowdStrike incident

Microsoft slams Delta for refusing help, outdated systems after CrowdStrike incident

Microsoft said Delta Air Lines turned down repeated offers for assistance following last month’s catastrophic system outage, echoing claims by CrowdStrike Holdings in an increasingly contentious conflict between the carrier and its technology partners. Microsoft employees reached out to Delta to give technical support every day from July 19 through July 23, and “each time … Read more

South African election results webpage back to normal after glitch

South African election results webpage back to normal after glitch

Live updates with partial results from South Africa’s parliamentary polls reappeared on the electoral commission’s website, following a glitch of at least two hours. The results are closely watched amid early indications that the country’s governing African National Congress could lose its parliamentary majority for the first time in the 30 years since it assumed … Read more

Ex-Trump Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin pooling investors to buy TikTok: ‘It’s a great business’

Ex-Trump Treasury chief Steven Mnuchin pooling investors to buy TikTok: ‘It’s a great business’

The bill is yet to pass the Senate, where it is expected to face a tougher test to become law. 03:10 Protests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok nationwide Protests at US Congress after House passes bill that could potentially ban TikTok nationwide The White House has said President … Read more

SFO gets new nonstop flight to Europe’s biggest tourist hotspot

SFO gets new nonstop flight to Europe’s biggest tourist hotspot

Aerial view of Barcelona downtown with a view of the Salesforce Tower’s twin: Torre Glòries. Frank Bienewald/LightRocket via Getty Images Bay Area residents will get a new option for nonstop flights to one of Europe’s most popular tourist destinations next year when United Airlines introduces service between San Francisco International and Barcelona, Spain. The airline … Read more