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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 Thursday’s key moments. 1. The U.S. stock market pushed modestly higher Thursday, buoyed by a strong revenue forecast from Taiwan Semi , which shifted Wall Street’s focus from escalating trade tensions with China. President Donald Trump threatened the world’s second-largest economy Tuesday with a cooking oil trade ban . This follows Trump’s threat last Friday of an extra 100% traffic on China — in retaliation for China putting export restrictions on rare earths, which are key elements in…

Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSpotify announced Thursday that it will be partnering with Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, as well as independent licensing agency Merlin and digital music company Believe, to create “responsible” artificial intelligence products.Although the company did not confirm any specific AI tools in development, Spotify said in a release that it is making “significant investments in AI research and product development,” including a new AI research lab and product team.”AI is the most consequential technology shift since the smartphone, and it’s already reshaping how music is created and experienced,” co-president Gustav…

ISLAMABAD: Public discord among Supreme Court judges has intensified following the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, sparking concerns that the growing rifts could further undermine the authority and independence of the country’s top court. On Tuesday, a heated exchange between two members of the Constitutional Bench – Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Ayesha Malik – laid bare the simmering tensions within the apex court during the hearing of the 26th Amendment case. The disagreement centred on the approval of the Supreme Court Rules 2025. Justice Ayesha Malik is among the four judges who objected to the rules being…

The FlockOS software in use within law enforcement, and where the Ring Community Requests will originate.Flock SafetyAmazon’s Ring security cameras are moving deeper into law enforcement work in a new deal with Flock Safety that will allow citizens who own Ring cameras to share footage that can assist in crime investigations, making the video available to law enforcement that use Flock’s software.It’s the second recent deal bringing the Amazon Ring security tech into the law enforcement market in new ways, with Ring also recently announcing a similar effort with Axon Enterprise.Flock, a direct Axon competitor, works with an estimated 6,000…

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker stands with other elected officials to discuss federal deployments in Chicago, Sept. 29, 2025.E. Jason Wambsgans | Tribune News Service | Getty ImagesIllinois Gov. JB Pritzker made more than $1.4 million from gambling in 2024, his federal tax returns showed.Pritzker, a Democrat who is widely seen as a possible presidential contender in 2028, and his wife reported nearly $10.7 million in total income that year, according to state and federal filings shared by his gubernatorial campaign with news outlets on Wednesday.The governor collected the gambling money after playing blackjack at a casino in Las Vegas during…

A man sits next to trucks parked at the Torkham border crossing, after Pakistan closed border crossings with Afghanistan, following exchanges of fire between the forces of the two countries, in Torkham, Pakistan, October 12, 2025 Photo: Reuters Sunday morning, for the second time this year, we woke to the news that Pakistan was at war again. This time it was with Afghanistan. Videos of Pakistani soldiers standing on top of Afghan border posts flying the Pakistan flag circulated on WhatsApp. Why was this happening? Weren’t our relations with Afganistan warming? We had agreed to a train from Peshawar to…

Democratic Senator Mark Kelly called on President Donald Trump on Thursday to get involved in the negotiations between Republican and Democratic senators to end the government shutdown, which is in its third week.The Senate, which was unable for the ninth time to pass a stopgap funding bill to end the shutdown on Wednesday, is set to repeat that effort on Thursday morning.That vote is, again, expected to fall short of the 60 senators needed to approve it because Republicans and Democrats cannot agree on the terms of the funding resolution.”I think we need the president to make that happen, that…

The CNN building in Atlanta, Georgia, on Monday, May 17, 2021.Elijah Nouvelage | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCNN is trying again at a full-service streaming subscription.The news network, owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Thursday its “All Access” subscription will launch in the U.S. on October 28 and cost $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually.The new plan is pitched as a centralized hub for CNN’s journalism and includes access to live and on-demand U.S. and international video programming, CNN.com articles and subscriber-only content across all platforms. To attract early adopters, the company is offering a limited-time annual subscription for $41.99 for…

Dara Khosrowshahi, chief executive officer of Uber Technologies Inc., speaks during an unveiling event in New York, US, on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Yuki Iwamura | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesUber plans to offer drivers and couriers in the U.S. ways to make money through the company’s app when they’re not ferrying around people or food.The ride-hailing company said on Thursday that it’s starting a pilot with its AI Solutions Group that will allow drivers to complete small online jobs. The example Uber gave is “uploading photos to help train AI models,” which the company said is already being tested in…

FO says ceasefire initiated on Taliban’s request. ISPR says precision strikes inflict heavy losses on terrorists ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban regime on Wednesday agreed to a temporary ceasefire along the border, following days of deadly and intense clashes in multiple locations that left dozens dead on both sides. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the 48-hour ceasefire came into effect at 6pm on Tuesday. The truce, the ministry said, was reached at the request of the Afghan Taliban and with mutual consent. “During this period, both sides will make sincere efforts to find…