Ex-CNBC Pundit Caught By FBI After Nearly Three Years On The Run; James...
Nearly three years since James Arthur McDonald Jr. bailed on a meeting with SEC over allegations of defrauding investors for millions, the FBI picked up the former CNBC pundit in Washington state this...
View ArticleCNBC Drops “Last Call” From Weeknight Schedule
CNBC is dropping its effort to draw viewers to nighttime financial news programming, as it has canceled Last Call from its lineup effective immediately. The 7 p.m. ET business show, anchored by Brian...
View ArticleImmersive Entertainment Startup Cosm Raises $250M From Existing Investors...
Cosm, purveyor of immersive technology, media and entertainment experiences it has dubbed “shared reality,” has raised more than $250 million in new funding. The new capital will fuel an ongoing...
View ArticleDonald Trump Canceled Planned CNBC Interview, ‘Squawk Box’ Host Says
Donald Trump canceled a planned interview with CNBC, according to one of the network’s hosts, Joe Kernen of Squawk Box. “Trump canceled, and he was going to come on,” Kernen said on the show this...
View ArticleNelson Peltz Says He Played “Matchmaker” For Elon Musk And Donald Trump;...
Investor Nelson Peltz believes he played matchmaker for Donald Trump and Elon Musk at a breakfast together in late spring with Peltz’ son Diesel. He says he’s friends with the Tesla billionaire, who...
View ArticleIt’s Official! Comcast To Spin Off Cable Networks, Sees New Standalone...
Comcast has formally unveiled plans to spin out most of its linear cable networks (except Bravo) to shareholders into a separate company, a move that President Mike Cavanagh said today puts all of...
View ArticleComcast Spinoff Of Cable Networks Leaves Questions Of How A Split Between...
UPDATED: Comcast’s announcement Wednesday that it will spin off nearly all of its cable networks has left a host of questions as to the path forward, particularly given the intertwined nature of NBC...
View ArticleCNN Expected To Announce Substantial Job Cuts
CNN is expected to announce significant job cuts this week, part of CEO Mark Thompson’s long-in-the-works restructuring plans to place more emphasis on the digital future. CNBC first reported on the...
View ArticleMichael Ovitz Says Having Tech And Entertainment Execs “Intertwined With...
Michael Ovitz, for decades a Hollywood power player and now a specialist in technology, sees only upside to the recent commingling of Big Tech, Hollywood and Washington. “I find that having people in...
View ArticleCNBC’s Jim Cramer Warns New Trump Tariffs Would Be “Horrendous For The Economy”
“Speaking as someone who’s not a fan of free trade, I have to be honest here: A 20% across-the-board tariff on almost all imports, that would be horrendous for the economy,” Jim Cramer said on his CNBC...
View ArticleStreaming Outlet CNBC+ Debuts On Roku And Apple TV
Streaming service CNBC+ launched Wednesday on major distribution platforms Roku and Apple TV. Priced at a noteworthy $15 a month (in line with general entertainment services and well above subscription...
View ArticleWall Street Has Wild Swing As Social Media Post Falsely Claims That Donald...
UPDATED: Media coverage of Wall Street on Monday morning focused on the quick drop in major indexes, following last week’s bruising losses due to Donald Trump’s tariff announcements. Then, around 10:10...
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