Meta beats on top and bottom lines as digital ad recovery pushes revenue up 23%
Meta reported better-than-expected third-quarter results on Wednesday, but finance chief Susan Li offered cautionary comments about the ad market
Apple raises price of Apple TV+ to $9.99 a month
The price increases will also hit Apple’s Arcade, News+
Sam Bankman-Fried to testify in FTX fraud trial, attorney says
The maneuver puts Bankman-Fried on the stand to tell the story from his own perspective, but also opens him up to examination by federal prosecutors.
Saudi Arabia is working with partners to de-escalate unrest in the region, minister says
The United Nations and numerous countries have called for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, so far to no avail.
Trump storms out of fraud trial after judge clashes with his attorneys, fines him $10,000 for violating gag order
Donald Trump stormed out of the trial after a judge, who had just fined him $10,000 for violating his gag order, rejected a bid for a verdict in Trump’s favor.
Why Exxon and Chevron are doubling down on fossil fuel energy with big acquisitions
Exxon and Chevron’s recent acquisitions show that despite global decarbonization pushes, the energy transition is likely to be long and slow.
Messaging app Telegram blocks Hamas channels on Android as conflict rages on
Telegram blocked access to the official channel of Hamas and the Al-Qassam brigades, its military wing, for Android users, CNBC verified Wednesday.
Peace talks in the Middle East will take time to resume, World Bank chief says
The president of the World Bank said Tuesday that it will be some time before progress toward a more peaceful Middle East can resume in earnest.
U.S. likely to tighten sanctions on Iran crude oil amid Israel-Hamas war, RBC’s Helima Croft says
RBC’s Helima Croft said the West and President Joe Biden’s administration would, “at a minimum,” consider a retaliatory gesture of curbing Iranian exports.
