We have a new champion, it's Claude and Anthropic, says HundredX CEO Rob Pace on AI platforms
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:50
AI Industry - Claude Anthropic has surpassed ChatGPT in terms of current users and likelihood to recommend [4] - Gemini 3 has significantly closed the gap with OpenAI since its release in mid-November [4][6] - The AI platforms are helping with productivity [16] - The valuation of ChatGPT at $500 billion may be questionable given the rapid changes in the AI landscape [3][14][15] Video Streaming Industry - YouTube demonstrates real strength, especially with younger and more diverse consumers, in terms of future time spent [8] - Netflix's potential acquisition of Warner Brothers might be more defensive, focusing on share of time [7][10] - Paramount is not as competitive in the video streaming market [10][11] Wireless Industry - T-Mobile has closed the network coverage gap with Verizon and outperforms in price, value, and plan options [12] - T-Mobile's instore experience is now superior [12] - Consumers are switching wireless providers based on value [13]
There's a cost to being reckless, until someone stops the spin, buyer beware, says Jim Cramer
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:47
HEY I'M CRAMER. WELCOME TO MAD MONEY. WELCOME TO CRAMERICA.OTHER PEOPLE MAKE FRIENDS I'M JUST TRYING TO SAVE A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY OUT HERE. MY JOB IS NOT JUST TO ENTERTAIN BUT TO PUT IT IN CONTEXT. SO CALL ME AT ONE 807.43 CNBC OR TWEET ME AT JIM CRAMER. WHEN I WAS RUNNING THE STREET. COM, THE ONLINE NEWS JOURNAL I STARTED IN 1995, I FOUND OUT HOW HARD BUSINESS COULD BE.HARDLY A QUARTER WENT BY WHERE WE COULD MEET OUR QUOTA FOR AD REVENUE, WHICH IS WHY WE SET UP MORE STABLE SUBSCRIPTION BUSINESS TO CUSHION ...
U.S. government takes responsibility for DCA crash
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:45
News out of DC tonight. The US is now taking responsibility for the deadly crash between a Blackhawk helicopter and an American Airlines commercial jet last January over the Ptoac River. Tom Costello joins us now live.Tom, I know this just came in. What more do we know. It's 200 plus pages on this court filing, but really a striking emission by the United States government.And I'm just going to read a portion of it. This is the main headline here. The United States admits that the military pilots and also i ...
Jim Cramer uses past lessons to prepare you for what to come
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:40
Market Observations & Dot-Com Era Comparison - The report suggests the artificial intelligence (AI) bubble has been bursting for weeks, drawing parallels to the year 2000 dot-com collapse [5] - The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 228 points, the S&P 500 tumbled 1.16%, and the NASDAQ plunged 1.81% [5] "Lazy Susan" Deals & Ethical Concerns - The report defines a "lazy Susan deal" as an investment where the money is immediately returned to the investor's company through purchases [3] - Such deals are considered legally and ethically problematic from an investor's perspective [3] - OpenAI is reportedly in talks to raise at least $10 billion from Amazon, with some funds potentially used for Amazon's AI chips, raising concerns about "lazy Susan" deals [6] Personal Experience & Cautionary Tale - The author recounts a past experience where they were asked to invest in a company in exchange for purchasing goods from that company [1][2][3] - The author's lawyer advised against the deal, which proved wise as the other company later collapsed [3][4]
Medline's IPO was the largest we've seen in over four years, says Jim Cramer
CNBC Television· 2025-12-18 00:39
IPO Details - Medline had the largest IPO in over four years, offering $626 billion [1] - The IPO was unexpected, as Medline is not a widely recognized name [1] Business Model & Strategy - Medline's revenue is evenly split between its own brand medical surgical products and supply chain solutions [2] - Earnings are primarily derived from product sales [2] - The supply chain business provides insights into hospital needs and facilitates product distribution [2] - Medline aims to be the "Costco of healthcare" [3] - It employs a membership model through its supply chain business to offer healthcare providers the best prices [3] - Medline brand products are positioned similarly to Costco's Kirkland signature brand [3] Revenue Growth - Medline experienced solid revenue growth in recent years: 83% in 2023, 98% in 2024, and 103% through the first 9 months of 2025 [4] - Revenue growth appears to be accelerating [4]
Even without an arrest, shaken baby misdiagnoses can tear families apart
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:35
OF WRONGDOING. HERE'S DAN SLEPIAN. >> THAT'S MY BABY.YEAH. >> ON NOVEMBER 23RD, 2021, EMPRESS AZANI JOHNSON WAS BORN. >> DADDY, BABY.>> TELL ME HOW THAT FEELS TO HOLD YOUR NEW BABY. >> IT'S PHENOMENAL, MAN. YOU KNOW, YOU SEE THIS LITTLE PERSON COME OUT LOOKING LIKE YOU.>> HER PARENTS, JOHN AND TIFFANY, HAD MET A YEAR EARLIER. TIFFANY, ALREADY A MOTHER OF FOUR. THEY BROUGHT EMPRESS HOME, JOINING HER FOUR SIBLINGS.THEY SAY THE HOUSE FELT FULL AND HAPPY. >> YOU JUST SAW THE NEW ENERGY THAT SHE BROUGHT INTO THE ...
Dan Bongino: 'I will be leaving my position with the FBI'
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:27
Dan Bongino, deputy FBI director. We are learning in like the last literally eight minutes he is leaving that position. Yes.After some tensions in part, right, around some of this stuff. Talk us through this. >> Yeah, I mean that was and he's sort of commented on this in Fox News.>> And by the way, this is his uh this is his tweet or whatever online expost in the last you can see it. I mean, in the last six minutes here, nine minutes about this too. >> Real breaking news.But yeah, he I mean, you know, he wh ...
Stay Tuned NOW Streaming Behind The Scenes! - Dec. 17
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:27
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The Oscars moving to streaming on YouTube in 2029 after five decades on broadcast
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:25
So, one of the biggest TV moments of the year is not going to be on TV, at least not your traditional linear TV, is we're learning today that the Oscars are shifting to streaming. They're going to be on YouTube starting in 2029. That is a big deal. That is historic.ABC's been broadcasting the Oscars since the 70s, although NBC was the OG. We did the first Oscars broadcast back in 1953, but honestly, for all those decades, it's been on broadcast TV, at least till now, or a couple years from now. So, why is t ...
Ghislaine Maxwell asks federal court to vacate her 2021 sex trafficking conviction
NBC News· 2025-12-18 00:25
Some other developing news late today with the associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Gileian Maxwell, asking a federal court to toss out her sex trafficking conviction from 2021. Maxwell says in her filing that substantial evidence has emerged, she says showing she didn't get a fair trial. Remember, Maxwell was given that 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking minors.And this, like, let's talk about what this is, right. Remember, she went all the way up to the Supreme Court to try to get ...