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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — K-pop group BTS made waves in March with their first concert together in nearly four years. Now the famed boy band is teaming up with Oreo, one of America’s most famous cookie brands, for a limited-edition flavor. Limited-edition releases help the more-than-century-old Oreo brand maintain its cultural relevance, and

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — BP said Tuesday it had dismissed its chairman Albert Manifold after less than a year in the role, citing “serious concerns” about “governance standards, oversight and conduct.” The surprise ouster marks the latest leadership turmoil at the British oil giant, which has seen several CEOs depart abruptly under

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The S&P 500 on Friday clinched its eighth straight weekly gain, the index’s longest winning streak since 2023. The reasons might sound familiar: strong corporate earnings and AI enthusiasm as investors look past concerns about the war with Iran. But in the bond market, bad vibes are

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — A new coffee chain may be headed to a town near you, and it’s not Starbucks or Dunkin’. Many Americans likely haven’t heard of 7 Brew, which has only been around since 2017 when it opened its first location in Rogers, Arkansas. The chain has since grown to over

By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Americans are packing the highways and airports this holiday weekend – even with gas and airfares significantly more expensive than last year. AAA projected that a record number of Americans are traveling this weekend, with 45 million either flying or driving at least 50 miles from home, up from

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — There’s a simple reason Google is making sweeping changes to its iconic, decades-old search engine: users are making complicated requests. “People are asking much longer and harder questions that no longer have a clear response anywhere on the internet,” said Robby Stein, vice president of product for Google Search.

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” went out on a literal high note. Thursday night’s series finale was the most-watched weeknight episode of Colbert’s eleven-year tenure on the show, according to overnight Nielsen ratings. Colbert and co. averaged 6.a74 million viewers, even beating his first episode as host back

By Lucy Bayly, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Warsh was sworn in Friday at the White House as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, succeeding Jerome Powell in one of the world’s most powerful economic positions. Warsh, 56, steps into the four-year role at a time of mounting uncertainty over inflation,

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Americans just loathe this economy. A closely watched measurement of US consumer sentiment fell to a fresh, all-time low in May, according to the latest survey from the University of Michigan. The May consumer sentiment index dropped for the third consecutive month, falling to 44.2 and landing below the

By Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — The repercussions of the Iran war have been felt globally, but the United Arab Emirates has suffered a more direct impact than most, targeted by missile and drone strikes. Those attacks have also threatened its image as a glamorous haven for tourists to the Middle East. Still, Abu Dhabi

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Meta. Nike. Intuit. UPS. It seems every day a new company announces layoffs, often citing AI as the cause. AI is already reducing US monthly payroll growth by roughly 16,000 jobs in the past year, according to a recent Goldman Sachs report. Knowledge workers face the sharpest exposure, as

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — For more than two years, David and Lindsay Lepinsky bid over asking price, waived contingencies and stretched their budget in central New Jersey’s brutally competitive housing market. Still, their offers kept getting passed over as homes sold for tens – and sometimes hundreds – of thousands of dollars above

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Byron Allen got his first big break as a teenage comedian on Johnny Carson’s “The Tonight Show.” Nearly five decades later, he is returning to late night not just as a comic, but as a billionaire media mogul with a sprawling and unconventional empire. Allen owns The

CNN By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Colbert put on an emotional and existential final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night, thanking his staff, studio audience and viewers for eleven years of laughs. Colbert walked on stage to deafening cheers at the Ed Sullivan Theater, where longtime friends and VIPs filled the rows

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — Stephen Colbert put on an emotional and existential final episode of “The Late Show” Thursday night, thanking his staff, studio audience and viewers for eleven years of laughs. Colbert walked on stage to deafening cheers at the Ed Sullivan Theater, where longtime friends and VIPs filled the rows of

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Turmoil in the bond market, fueled by the war with Iran, is sending US mortgage rates higher and threatening to make buying a home even more expensive. The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.51% this week, reaching the highest level since August of last year, according to Freddie

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The US Department of Commerce is awarding $2 billion to American quantum-computing companies — half of which will go to IBM — to bolster the buildout of super computers that could solve some of the world’s most pressing problems. The move comes amid growing investment into quantum computing

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — Netflix is taking another step toward becoming a live TV destination. The streaming giant announced Thursday that “The Breakfast Club,” the influential iHeartMedia morning show co-hosted by Charlamagne Tha God, DJ Envy and Jess Hilarious, will stream live on Netflix every weekday starting June 1. The move marks Netflix’s

By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Extreme weather has impacted every corner of the US, from deadly floods to sweltering heat. For Americans, the changing climate has made protecting their homes increasingly important. Finding a “climate haven” in the United States has become more difficult with the warming planet. Storms can dump biblical amounts of

By John Liu, Yoonjung Seo, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — Samsung Electronics has become one of the leading beneficiaries of the global artificial intelligence boom. Surging demand for semiconductors has turned South Korea’s largest corporation into a $1 trillion company this year, propelling Seoul’s stock market to rank as the world’s sixth-largest. But one segment