SpaceX Prioritizes Moon Mission Before Mars as Starship Development Accelerates 
Sony Q3 Profit Jumps on Gaming and Image Sensors, Full-Year Outlook Raised 
Indian Refiners Scale Back Russian Oil Imports as U.S.-India Trade Deal Advances 
Yen Slides as Japan Election Boosts Fiscal Stimulus Expectations 
OpenAI Expands Enterprise AI Strategy With Major Hiring Push Ahead of New Business Offering 
Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Starbucks’ Diversity and Inclusion Policies 
Amazon Stock Rebounds After Earnings as $200B Capex Plan Sparks AI Spending Debate 
Australian Pension Funds Boost Currency Hedging as Aussie Dollar Strengthens 
American Airlines CEO to Meet Pilots Union Amid Storm Response and Financial Concerns 
Asian Stocks Slip as Tech Rout Deepens, Japan Steadies Ahead of Election 
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang Says AI Investment Boom Is Just Beginning as NVDA Shares Surge 
Kroger Set to Name Former Walmart Executive Greg Foran as Next CEO 
DBS Expects Slight Dip in 2026 Net Profit After Q4 Earnings Miss on Lower Interest Margins 
Lee Seung-heon Signals Caution on Rate Hikes, Supports Higher Property Taxes to Cool Korea’s Housing Market 
Rio Tinto Shares Hit Record High After Ending Glencore Merger Talks 
Creative Artist Agency or CAA, one of the major talent agencies in Hollywood, ditches Kanye West, who now goes by the name “Ye.” The company dropped him as the criticisms over his antisemitic comments continues to mount.
As per CNBC, this move comes after some other major companies also announced their decision to cut ties with the rapper and businessman. Balenciaga canceled its contract with Kanye West already, while Twitter and Instagram locked his social media accounts. JP Morgan Chase reportedly ended its ties with him too.
Many groups, such as the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), have also been calling for companies to follow suit and sever their business relationship with Ye. The International Legal Forum group, which represents over 4,000 lawyers and activists, also sent out letters to companies for the same reason.
“We call on you to end your silence, condemn Kanye’s obscene antisemitism and terminate your partnership with him,” part of the ILF’s letter reads.
In any case, a representative of CAA confirmed to CNBC that West is no longer a client of the company. MRC film studio also announced it would no longer release the finished documentary featuring Ye. It has shelved the film due to the hate speech and affirmed this decision through an official statement that was posted this week.
“After discussion with our filmmakers and distribution partners, we made the decision not to proceed with any distribution for our recently completed documentary about Kanye West,” MRC’s co-founders and co-chief executive officers, Asif Satchu and Modi Wiczyk and chief business officer, Scott Tenley, said in a statement. “We cannot support any content that amplifies his platform.”
They added that Kanye is a producer of music, and they noticed that last week he sampled and remixed a classical music piece that has been around for more than 3000 years. They pointed out that the tune was about a lie that Jews are evil who conspired to control the world for their own gain. MRC condemned this song's performance with a false and hateful message.
Axel Antas-Bergkvist/Unsplash
