The House Oversight Committee has received its first batch of documents from the estate of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including a note from a so-called “birthday book” of letters gifted to Epstein in 2003 that allegedly contains a provocative note bearing President Donald Trump’s name. Democrats on the committee posted on X an…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets : The S & P 500 is slightly higher to start the week, although it is off its best levels of the session. The market…
Serena Williams has set her sights on new playing court: basketball. The retired tennis star has invested in the women’s 3-on-3 basketball league, Unrivaled, now valued at $340 million, the league said Monday. Williams participated in the two-year-old league’s Series B investment round through her Serena Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm. Joining her is…
The wind is blowing through the open window and Steve McManaman is glad about the merciful drop in recent 35ºC temperatures in Madrid as he looks down on the city he called home at the turn of the century. Almost one hundred games played for Real Madrid for the Liverpool lad, he’s always a welcome…
The topical debate programme, hosted by newsreader Fiona Bruce, sees audience members ask questions to a panel of politicians and other media figures. A special edition of the programme, held in London, will ask what Mr Trump’s presidency means for Britain and the world as he returns to the UK for a state visit this…
Long before Hollywood stylists were household names alongside their celebrity clients, a 20-year-old Golden Globe nominee walked into the men’s section of Rodeo Drive’s Giorgio Armani store and picked out a suit to wear. Julia Roberts not only won the award for Best Supporting Actress that night, she inadvertently created a look that is still…
An updated edition of the July 18, 2025 article. Chinese technology stocks, including PDD Holdings PDD, Tencent Holdings TCEHY, Bilibili BILI and Taiwan Semiconductor TSM, are demonstrating remarkable resilience amid unprecedented 145% tariffs and escalating U.S.-China trade tensions in 2025. Despite geopolitical headwinds, breakthrough achievements in AI, semiconductors and electric vehicles position these companies for…
Shares of voice AI technology company SoundHound AI (NASDAQ:SOUN) jumped 7% in the afternoon session after it experienced continued positive sentiment following the company’s record second-quarter financial results reported in early August. The recent momentum follows a period where the stock has gained significantly, driven by the strong quarterly performance. In its last report, the…
In 1999, Nokia was *the* mobile phone giant, and the Nokia 3210, a candy bar phone, was one of the most iconic. Its reputation for being indestructible – stories of surviving crashes, spills and even a car accident – was legendary. But how did Nokia make these almost mythical devices? A rare 1999 factory tour…
Photo: Davidoff Studios/Getty Images It’s out. In July, The Wall Street Journal reported that Jeffrey Epstein had received a bawdy letter from Donald Trump in 2003 to mark Epstein’s 50th birthday. Though the reports at the time described the letter and others inside the birthday book that Ghislaine Maxwell had compiled for Epstein, neither the…