Smoke blankets the sky above Tehran, Iran, following explosions in the capital after the Israeli army hit Iranian targets, on June 18, 2025.Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty ImagesOil prices rose by about 3% on Thursday, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s military to intensify attacks against Iran and investors watched for signs of whether the U.S. will increase involvement in the conflict.The global benchmark for oil, Brent, added $2.15, or 2.8%, to close at $78.85 a barrel, its highest settlement since Jan. 22. U.S. crude oil rose 3.2% to a session high of $77.58 per barrel at one point.Netanyahu…
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Keith Birmingham | Getty ImagesLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Thursday they blocked federal immigration agents from entering their stadium as dozens of anti-ICE protesters gathered outside the sports venue.On social media, the MLB team said that federal agents working with Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrived at the stadium and “requested permission to access the parking lots.””They were denied entry to the grounds by the organization,” the Dodgers said, adding that their game against the Padres will go on at the stadium as scheduled.Demonstrators standing outside the stadium’s gates were seen holding signs and chanting “ICE out of…
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Border Security Expo at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. April 8, 2025. Rebecca Noble | ReutersThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security has put new restrictions on visits by members of Congress to immigration enforcement field offices after several episodes where Democratic lawmakers have been refused access or even arrested.The new guidelines, dated this month, also say Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a DHS agency, has sole discretion over whether to deny or cancel a tour of an ICE detention center by a member of Congress.Senators and representatives in…
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump,as he arrives for the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Chris Helgren | ReutersCanada will soon adopt tariff measures to address risks associated with persistent global overcapacity and unfair trade in steel and aluminum, Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Thursday.U.S. President Donald Trump this month doubled the tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum to 50%. The move could hurt Canada, which is the largest seller of the metals to the U.S.Carney, saying the tariffs were destabilizing markets, said Canada would establish new tariff-rate…
A Fox Sports television camera during a game between the Utah Utes and the USC Trojans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Oct. 21, 2023.Brian Rothmuller | Icon Sportswire | Getty ImagesFox Corp. said Thursday that it has acquired Caliente TV, a Mexican sports broadcasting platform, as the media company aims to expand its sports programming and attract more customers to its streaming services.The company did not disclose the amount or terms of the deal.In a news release, Fox said Carlos Martinez, who has worked at Turner, Discovery and Fox, has been chosen as executive vice president…
Janus Henderson Group PLC rings the opening bell at the NYSE in New York.Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesA former Janus Henderson analyst was on Thursday found guilty of using confidential information on companies including Daimler, Jet2 and THG to make nearly 1 million pounds ($1.3 million) after a London court trial.Redinel Korfuzi, 38, was accused of using information he accessed through his job as a research analyst at the asset manager to trade using accounts held by his sister Oerta Korfuzi, 36, and two other co-defendants.The siblings stood trial at Southwark Crown Court with Redinel Korfuzi’s personal trainer…
Muhammed Selim Korkutata | Anadolu | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump has extended the deadline for TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the short form video app to an American owner.On Thursday, Trump signed an executive order granting a third extension for the Chinese company to sell its video platform so it can continue to operate in the country.”I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the Deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (September 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump said on Truth Social.While aboard Air Force One on Wednesday morning, Trump said he believed Chinese…
The leading body of the United Nations focused on trade and development, UNCTAD, is warning that international investment in 2025 has turned negative due to changes in global trade policy including tariff uncertainty.While there had been modest growth in global investment at the start of the year, trade tensions have led to downward revisions in most indicators of foreign direct investment (FDI), according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s World Investment Report 2025, released on Thursday. This includes gross domestic product, capital formation, exports of goods and services, foreign exchange, financial market volatility, and investor sentiment.”Taking all…
Silhouettes of laptop and mobile device users are seen next to a screen projection of the YouTube logo.Dado Ruvic | ReutersGoogle is using its expansive library of YouTube videos to train its artificial intelligence models, including Gemini and the Veo 3 video and audio generator, CNBC has learned.The tech company is turning to its catalog of 20 billion YouTube videos to train these new-age AI tools, according to a person who was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter. Google confirmed to CNBC that it relies on its vault of YouTube videos to train its AI models, but the…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a press conference following the issuance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s statement on interest rate policy in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 18, 2025. Kevin Mohatt | ReutersPresident Donald Trump ripped into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Thursday, calling him “destructive,” after the central bank kept interest rates steady on Wednesday.Trump said “Too Late” Powell is costing the United States “hundreds of billions of dollars” by not cutting rates, leveling a familiar criticism against the Fed chair who has repeatedly ignored Trump’s pressure campaign to cut rates.”We should be 2.5 Points lower, and save $BILLIONS on all…
