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TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — YouTube videos that won’t load. A visit to a popular independent media website that produces only a blank page. Cellphone internet connections that are down for hours or days.Going online in Russia can be frustrating, complicated and even dangerous.It’s not a network glitch but a deliberate, multipronged and long-term effort by authorities to bring the internet under the Kremlin’s full control. Authorities adopted restrictive laws and banned websites and platforms that won’t comply. Technology has been perfected to monitor and manipulate online traffic.While it’s still possible to circumvent restrictions by using virtual private network apps, those…

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia said Tuesday it accepted a Japanese company’s bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian warships, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion).Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Mogami-class frigate won the deal over rival Germany’s MEKO A-200 from Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Japan’s government lobbied heavily for the deal after missing out on Australia’s submarines contract to a French company in 2016.“This is clearly the biggest defense industry agreement that will ever have been struck between Japan and Australia,” Defense Minister Richard Marles told reporters when he announced the deal Tuesday.…

CNBC’s Jim Cramer reviewed Monday’s market action and told investors that stocks’ rebound from last week was lead by positive news from the Magnificent Seven Tech stocks — Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Nvidia and Tesla.”Now, some of that may be because…the Fed has to cut, maybe even before September — I mean, that’s how weak the employment numbers are,” he said. “But at the heart of the market’s resilience is, well…the Magnificent Seven.”The indexes closed in the red on Friday as investors worried about a much weaker-than-expected labor report and President Donald Trump’s modification of “reciprocal” tariffs on a…

India markets fall at the open, rupee weakensIndia markets slipped at the open as investors kept an eye on trade developments between the U.S. and the South Asian nation.The benchmark Nifty 50 declined 0.42% while the BSE Sensex was down 0.31%. The Indian rupee weakened 0.15% against the dollar to 87.792 against the greenback.India said it was being “targeted” by the U.S. and the European Union over its imports of Russian oil after U.S. President Donald Trump in an overnight social media post threatened New Delhi with much steeper tariffs.—Lee Ying ShanU.S. President Donald Trump to join CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’…

Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching as the S & P 500 snapped a four-day losing streak, and what’s on the radar for the next session. Big industrials reporting Tuesday morning Caterpillar has gained about 34% over the past three months. The stock hit a high last week. CNBC stock watcher Adrian van Hauwermeiren made the astute observation that this stock was up by double digits in…

Stock Chart IconStock chart iconTesla’s year-to-date stock performance.Tesla: “[buy, buy, buy!]…It’s in transition from being a car company to being a technology company, and you want to be in there because the tech is worth a lot more than what it’s selling for right now.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconAccenture’s year-to-date stock performance.Accenture: “I can’t believe how poorly it’s doing. I’m not going to get behind it until we find out what the heck is really going on there.”Stock Chart IconStock chart iconFord’s year-to-date stock performance.Ford: “If they don’t get that warranty stuff down, it is just too tough to recommend.”Stock…

Shake Shack CEO Rob Lynch reviewed his company’s most recent quarter in a Monday interview with CNBC’s Jim Cramer, and he described how the burger chain manages to mitigate the inflated cost of ingredients like beef without steep price hikes.”We’ve built so much productivity over the last year, our operating margins have gone from right around 20 up to 24%, almost 24% last quarter,” he said. “We’re right now working within our supply chain to find a lot more productivity, so we’re able to mitigate that inflation with all the productivity.”Even as Shake Shack beat revenue and earnings estimates when…

Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he thinks the “creativity’ of new arrival Florian Wirtz can help offset the team’s loss of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid this summer.The Dutch coach was speaking after his team had just showcased some £270 million ($358 million)-worth of new signings in a 3-2 friendly victory over Athletic Club, with the goals still going to their established Premier League winners Mohamed Salah, who also missed a late penalty, and Cody Gakpo.Wirtz’s first look at Anfield gave fans a glimpse of why the club made him their — and with add-ons potentially a British — record…

Newcastle have upped their bid to RB Leipzig for striker Benjamin Sesko, according to Sky in Germany.It is understood Newcastle are now offering £69.7m (€80m) as a fixed fee plus add-ons. As exclusively revealed by Sky Sports News on Saturday, Newcastle first offered £65.3m plus £4.36m (€75m+€5m) in bonuses and were in talks over the structure of a deal after making their official bid.They have since been negotiating with Leipzig and Sky in Germany are reporting that they have now raised their offer.Meanwhile, Manchester United are expected to make a formal offer for Sesko. United have been in talks with…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 05, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe S&P 500 pulled back Tuesday as traders digested weaker-than-expected economic data and new tariff comments from President Donald Trump, stoking concerns about the state of the U.S. economy.The broad market index dropped 0.49% and closed at 6,299.19, while the Nasdaq Composite shed 0.65% to end at 20,916.55. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed about 61.90 points, or 0.14%, settling at 44,111.74. The market has seen a whirlwind past…