What Disney needs to deliver to fend off Peltz board fight

What Disney needs to deliver to fend off Peltz board fight

Every weekday the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer holds a “Morning Meeting” livestream at 10:20 a.m. ET. Here’s a recap of Wednesday’s key moments. 1. U.S. stocks climbed higher Wednesday as investors digested more corporate earnings releases. The Nasdaq was up 0.7%, leading gains among the three stock benchmarks. The S & P 500 … Read more

Uber earnings Q4 2023

Uber earnings Q4 2023

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi looks on during the APEC CEO Summit at Moscone West on November 15, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Uber reported fourth-quarter results Wednesday that beat analysts’ estimates on top and bottom lines. Shares fell more than 1% in premarket trading. Here’s how the company did: Earnings per share: 66 cents vs. … Read more

Tucker Carlson set to interview Vladimir Putin

Tucker Carlson set to interview Vladimir Putin

Political commentator Tucker Carlson speaks at the Turning Point Action USA conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 15, 2023. Giorgio Viera | AFP | Getty Images Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he will interview Russian President Vladimir Putin, becoming the first member of the Western media to interview the Russian leader … Read more

company to cut 6% of workforce, or about 440 jobs

company to cut 6% of workforce, or about 440 jobs

The DocuSign website is seen on a laptop in Dobbs Ferry, New York, April 1, 2021. Tiffany Hagler-Geard | Bloomberg | Getty Images DocuSign announced Tuesday it will cut 6% of its workforce as part of a restructuring plan that aims to improve the company’s “financial and operational efficiency,” according to a release. The company said … Read more

Nintendo hikes sales forecast of Switch console to 15.5 million units

Nintendo hikes sales forecast of Switch console to 15.5 million units

Nintendo has kept players interested in its ageing Switch console series through key games with characters such as Super Mario and Zelda. Charly Triballeau | AFP | Getty Images Nintendo said on Tuesday it now expects to sell 15.5 million of its flagship Switch consoles in its current fiscal year, upping a previous forecast, after … Read more

Palantir (PLTR) earnings Q4 2023

Palantir (PLTR) earnings Q4 2023

Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp arrives for a U.S. Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 13, 2023. Stefani Reynolds | AFP | Getty Images Palantir shares surged more than 12% in after-hours trading after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations for revenue. … Read more

Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls on TikTok to woo Gen Zs, millennials

Indonesia’s presidential hopefuls on TikTok to woo Gen Zs, millennials

Indonesia’s presidential election is due 14 February and candidates are going all out to win over voters in this country of 274 million. With millennials and Gen Z voters making up 56.5% of the electorate campaigning is often done on social media. One platform in particular has emerged as key, TikTok. Sopa Images | Lightrocket … Read more

Why Shari Redstone needs the right deal

Why Shari Redstone needs the right deal

Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements, speaks at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters Paramount Global nonexecutive chair and controlling shareholder Shari Redstone has been talking to potential buyers interested in acquiring her media company — or parts of it for years — but … Read more

Spotify renews deal with podcaster Joe Rogan

Spotify renews deal with podcaster Joe Rogan

Podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan. Vivian Zink | SYFY | NBCUniversal Spotify has signed a new blockbuster deal with polarizing podcaster and comedian Joe Rogan, but this time, his show won’t be exclusive to Spotify, the company announced Friday in a news release. The multiyear deal with Rogan, the founder of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” … Read more

Company cuts 150 jobs, 2% of workforce

Company cuts 150 jobs, 2% of workforce

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan speaks at the Dropbox Work In Progress Conference in San Francisco on September 25, 2019. Matt Winkelmeyer | Getty Images for Dropbox Zoom is cutting about 150 jobs, CNBC confirmed on Thursday, the latest tech company to slash headcount this year as investors continue to push for efficiency. A Zoom spokesperson confirmed … Read more