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- ‘I Don’t Understand’: GameStop CEO Flounders in Awkward Interview When Pus...
CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin spoke to GameStop Chief Executive Ryan Cohen on Monday morning, following news that Cohen launched a surprise bid to buy eBay for some $56 billion. Cohen told The Wall Street Journal on Sunday he is offering 20% above eBay’s current share price of $125 to buy the online retailer, in hopes of creating an online commerce giant he believes can rival Amazon. Ross Sorkin pressed Cohen on the financing, however, noting that GameStop’s market cap is nowhere near the eye-popping figure he is offering to buy eBay for. “Invariably, the audience, and I know a lot of people are going to ask, how does the math work for you, given the price tag of $56 billion, given the market cap of GameStop, which is a fraction of that? I know you have this $20 billion financing letter from TD, but sort of walk us through how you could get to that price and how it would work?” Ross Sorkin asked. Cohen replied, “It’s on our website. It’s half cash, half stock, but the details are on our website.” Ross Sorkin asked for more clarification, “Can you help? I’ve read them, but can you help our audience understand them?” Cohen replied, “Yeah, what—what part exactly?” “I think we can start with the idea that the market cap of GameStop is, call it, $11 billion. You have $9 billion on your balance sheet. Arguably, if you’re providing effectively all of your stock, and then the cash, that gets you to 20. You have this letter from TD. That’s another 20. We’re now at 40. But we’re still off by, call it, 16. And the 20, as far as I understand, well, it’s considered a highly confident letter, meaning TD’s saying they’re highly confident that they would provide the financing. It’s not locked financing,” Ross Sorkin replied, laying out the numbers. Cohen shot back, “Yeah, we’ll see what happens.” Ross Sorkin gathered his thoughts and added, “Um, I hear you. I understand that. I’m just trying to understand where the rest of the money would come from.” Cohen replied curtly, “Half cash, half stock.” Ross Sorkin pushed, “I hear you. I’m just saying that that math doesn’t get you to the price that you’re offering.” “That’s a pretty straightforward question. I don’t get it. Like, where’s the rest of the money coming from? Andrew laid it out… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 hour ago - Michael Rapaport Nukes Joe Rogan for ‘Talking Sh*t’ About Jews
(Photo Credits: Michael Rapaport and JRE Experience on YouTube) Actor and comic Michael Rapaport went off on Joe Rogan for “talking sh*t” about Jews — while also being too much of a coward to publicly mock other minority groups. Rapaport skewered Rogan on the latest episode of his podcast I Am Rapaport on Sunday. He played a clip from a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience where Rogan said “high-profile Jewish people” can “justifying annihilating an entire city.” Rogan added it was “crazy” what Israel was “doing to Lebanon.” Rapaport said he had no problem with comics like Rogan bashing Jews and Israel, as long as they were consistent. But he said that’s the problem right now. “If you have gallows humor, it doesn’t mean you’re racist — Black people do it, Asian people do it, everybody does it. But Joe Rogan, he only shows himself ‘just riffing,’ because he’s a comic, about Jews and Israel,” Rapaport said. “Why? Why? I know you guys do it about other groups of people.” He continued, “Do it about other people. You won’t do it. You won’t f*cking do it. Because talking sh*t about Jews, talking sh*t about Israel… is the last of the acceptable forms of hatred. You can do it publicly. ‘Jew this, Jew that.'” Rapaport then said Rogan isn’t the only talking head who is comfortable doing it. “It’s an outlet, a faucet for guys like Joe Rogan, Theo Von, Tucker Carlson and all of them,” Rapaport said. “Because they say and think the same things about Black people, gay people, Spanish people, Jewish people, Asian people. They want to say the N-word and think it’s funny, they want to say the F-word and think it’s funny. But they won’t say it.” His comments about Carlson come after the ex-Fox News star has claimed the war against Iran is being “waged” by the U.S. strictly on behalf of Israel. And Von has routinely criticized Israel on his podcast, as well as going on a viral rant on Rogan’s show last month about how “all of [America’s] f*ckin’ money goin’ to Israel and using it to f*ckin’ genocide people.” Von kept going from there, saying, “Satan is amongst us.” “We gotta get you off those antidepressants son, you’re losin’ your f*ckin’ marbles,” Rogan told him. Rapaport shared the clip from Rogan’s show that angered him on X; watch below. Talking… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Iran Attacks Dubai in Renewed Hostilities, Hits Oil Facility: Ceasefire ‘Effec...Iran launched attacks on the United Arab Emirates on Monday, with several missile volleys aimed at Dubai and energy infrastructure in the country — including a successful strike on the latter, resulting in a fire. MS NOW anchor Ana Cabrera broke the news live on air, noting “missile alerts went out in the United Arab Emirates for the first time since the ceasefire began. The Defense Ministry says missiles were fired from Iran and three were intercepted.” “This as President Trump’s new efforts to guide stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz are underway with Iran promising an aggressive response. US Central Command says two US-flagged merchant vessels successfully got through the strait. The US denies Iran’s claim that it struck a US destroyer trying to enter the straits. Let’s get right to MS NOW contributor Inzamam Rashid in Dubai, MS NOW senior national security reporter David Rode, and Hagar Shamali, former spokesperson for the U.S. Mission to the UN and Syria and Lebanon director for the National Security Council under former President Obama. Inzamam, what is the latest on these missile alerts?” Cabrera asked, turning to Rashid who declared the fragile ceasefire “effectively broken” after this latest round of attacks. “Well, we’ve had around three alerts so far in Dubai today. These are the first alerts on our mobile phones that Iranian drones and missiles are incoming since the 8th of April, since that ceasefire kicked in. Ever since then, it’s been fairly quiet and the ceasefire has held up until today because now we’ve seen fighting on the Strait of Hormuz, but it’s not just on water,” Rashid replied, adding: We’re now seeing actual Iranian attacks on land once again, and particularly here in the UAE. So what the Ministry of Defense has said is that there were four loitering munitions coming from Iran towards the country that were detected. Three of the missiles were successfully intercepted over the country’s territorial waters, and the last one fell into the sea. But now we’ve just had some information come out from the Fujairah media office. Fujairah is one of the Emirates in the UAE It’s one of northern Emirates, and it’s actually where a lot of the country’s oil activity takes place. There’s huge oil storage facilities there, and they’ve just said that the competent authorities in the Emirates of Fujairah confirmed an advanced fire in the… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘Icon’: Sports World Unites to Mourn the Loss of Longtime Yankees Announcer ...
FILE – In this Sept. 25, 2009 file photo shows New York Yankees broadcaster John Sterling sitting in his booth before a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, file) The world of sports came together Monday to reminisce and mourn the death of legendary New York Yankees announcer John Sterling. That morning, New York sports radio WFAN announced Sterling died at the age of 87. He began calling Yankees games in 1989 and retired in 2024. As noted in a report from The Athletic, Sterling called more than 5,000 consecutive games before missing one in July 2019. For Yankees fans, Sterling’s voice is among the first that come to mind when recalling the team’s dynastic years from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Countless members of New York sports media took to social media to pay tribute to him. MLB reporter Bryan Hoch called Sterling “the soundtrack to so many seasons,” adding that the 87-year-old was “an absolute treasure.” There are so many stories, so many wonderful memories. John Sterling was an absolute treasure. The soundtrack to so many seasons and a true original. There really never will be another like him. https://t.co/l1AdGayDlW — Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) May 4, 2026 ESPN’s Mike Greenberg, a lifelong New York sports fan, referred to Sterling as “one of the truly great showmen our business ever had.” The voice of so many summer days and October nights, across generations of time. Rest in peace to one of the truly great showmen our business ever had. https://t.co/o9ynBBBq2A — Mike Greenberg (@Espngreeny) May 4, 2026 The morning of Sterling’s passing, WFAN broke the news on-air on Boomer & Gio. “John was as good as it gets,” co-host Gregg Giannotti said. “Entertained us for so many years. Had so much fun with him. He was just everything that a play-by-play man should be in loving his audience, loving the sport, loving the Yankees, and delivering it in a way that was truly his own.” Boomer and Gio announce the passing of longtime New York Yankees radio announcer John Sterling. He was 87. pic.twitter.com/hYKjlpGDNI — Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) May 4, 2026 The loss of Sterling was also felt in the world of politics. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R) said the announcer was “the incredible voice all Yankees fans… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Matter of Weeks’: Scott Bessent Vows High Gas Prices Will ‘Come Down Very...Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed that high gas prices will come down in a matter of weeks when pressed about the cost to American consumers on Fox’s America’s Newsroom Monday. His comments came after host Dana Perino mentioned that AAA showed an average of $4.44 a gallon in the United States, and asked Bessent, “Would you say to the American consumer that help is on the way?” “Help is on the way as of today,” Bessent said. “I think that the market will be very well supplied. The other things, too, I am confident on the other side of this, the world’s gonna be awash in oil. The UAE has come out of OPEC, they’re going to be pumping more. You know, OPEC just announced they’re gonna be pumping more, and the U.S. has record crude deliveries. We’re the number one energy super power in the world and we have never delivered so much crude.” “I imagine there was a lot of sticker shock this past weekend for Americans out and about with their own families and getting around,” followed up host Bill Hemmer. “Is there a price you calculated at which we can no longer tolerate or stand? Or even, if we were to get to five bucks a gallon, is that a psychological mark that we and you would rather stay away from?” “We are cognizant that this short-term blip up in prices is affecting the American people but I am also confident on the other side of this, prices will come down very quickly. The conflict will end. If we look at the stock market — what does the stock market see right now? The stock market is looking through this. Corporate earnings are good. Employment is good. And this gasoline, this temporary aberration, will be over in a matter of weeks or a month,” Bessent said. Watch the clip above via America’s Newsroom on Fox News.The post ‘Matter of Weeks’: Scott Bessent Vows High Gas Prices Will ‘Come Down Very Quickly’ first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- Cuban Ambassador Tells Fox News Havana Is ‘Ready to Defend’ Island if Trump ...Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán told Fox News on Monday that his fellow citizens are “ready to defend” the island’s independence if President Donald Trump attacks as he insisted that the government in Havana is “ready to talk” to the administration. The remarks came after Trump signed an executive order on Friday that targeted officials across Cuba’s energy, defense, financial and security sectors. The move coincides with an ongoing blockade of oil shipments to the island, which has contributed to widespread blackouts and fuel shortages as the president increases pressure on the country’s communist leadership. Guzmán sat down with Fox News’ Bill Hemmer on America’s Newsroom Monday morning to say that it was “very clear” that a blockade “exists” as the anchor outlined how gas had risen to $40 per gallon in Cuba. “They are tightening the noose is maybe where you were going with that, not to put words in your mouth, but the strangle hold is working,” Hemmer said, before asking whether Havana should now signal to Trump it is ready to “talk more.” “Well, Cuba has been saying for many years that we are ready to talk with the U.S. government and we are ready to have a different kind of relation with the U.S. government, beneficial for both parties, not only for Cuba but also for the U.S. companies, also for the U.S. citizens,” the ambassador replied. He continued to argue that this relationship existed in the past and that for many years Cuba had been a destination for cruise ships from Florida and a source of bilateral trade, before adding: “The only requirement that we said is that those relations, those negotiations are supposed to be based on reciprocity, based on equal footing, based on respect, sovereignty and independence, and based on no interference in the internal relations.” “Are you saying you’re open to more talks?” the anchor pressed. “We are open, this is a historical position of the Cuban government,” he replied. Hemmer then ran back a clip of the president speaking to voters at an event in Florida on Friday where he said the U.S. would “take over” and predicted that Cuba would simply “give up” as soon as the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln stopped up “stop about 100 yards offshore.” Guzmán reacted: “If someone thinks that words like ‘give up’, ‘surrender’ or ‘collapse’ are in the Cuban people’s… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
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