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By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — After Ben Affleck appeared as a Dunkin’ drive-thru worker in a Super Bowl commercial last year, the breakfast chain’s sales exploded. “They sold more donuts the next day than any other day in their history,” an individual close to the Dunkin’ Super Bowl campaign told CNN. “That

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — US business leaders are feeling more bullish about the direction of the economy — even as their worries about the upcoming presidential election mount. For the first time in two years, optimism outweighs pessimism among CEOs, according to a CEO confidence measure for the first quarter released

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Professional sports teams are becoming real estate empires, building luxury apartments and shopping malls. For decades, major league teams depended on ticket sales, concessions and TV deals to generate revenue. But team owners in recent years have turned to real estate development to bring in extra cash

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Move over vapes, Americans appear to have a new addiction: Zyn, a tobacco-free nicotine pouch product, that has exploded in sales over the past year. Philip Morris International announced Thursday that it shipped about 350 million cans of Zyn in 2023, a whopping 62% growth compared to

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is immediately outlawing scam robocalls featuring fake, artificial intelligence-created voices, cracking down on so-called “deepfake” technology that experts say could undermine election security or supercharge fraud. The unanimous FCC vote extends anti-robocall rules to cover unsolicited AI deepfake calls by recognizing

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — A majority of Black Americans say they feel at least somewhat successful but nevertheless feel financial pressures regardless of income, according to a new survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center. The survey of more than 4,700 Black Americans sought their views on what constitutes success

By Alicia Wallace, CNN New York (CNN) — High commercial real estate vacancies are expected to create some stress for smaller banks, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday. However, she said she does not see them as causing a systemic risk to the nation’s financial system. Appearing on the Hill as part of annual testimony

By Alicia Wallace and Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — When the deadly coronavirus become a global pandemic in March 2020, indoor public spaces were shuttered and stay-at-home orders were issued to ensure health and safety. In a flash, Nevada saw its leisure and hospitality lifeblood quickly cut off. In Las Vegas, the cacophony of voices,

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Cutting in front of someone who’s been waiting patiently in line used to be unethical, bad manners, taboo. Now, businesses are letting people pay for the privilege of skipping the line. Across everything from ski lifts to dating apps, and fueled by relatively new technology, there’s been

By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares in Alibaba sank as much as 7% in Hong Kong on Thursday, after the Chinese tech giant reported disappointing sales figures and announced it would suspend listings plans for two of its units. Chairman Joseph Tsai said during an earnings call that “given the challenging market

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s consumer prices slid deeper into deflationary territory last month, suffering their biggest drop since the height of the global financial crisis in 2009 and underscoring the huge challenges facing the economy. The country’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped by 0.8% in January from a year ago,

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — The University of Pennsylvania submitted documents Wednesday evening to the Congressional committee investigating antisemitism on campus, beginning what could be a weekslong process of turning over documents. Nick Barley, a spokesperson for the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, confirmed to CNN the committee received documents from UPenn and

CNN By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Corporate America may be bumping up against the limit of its power to keep raising prices as consumers in some markets cry uncle. At McDonald’s, which has repeatedly boasted about its ability to raise menu prices without denting sales, executives are finally acknowledging that customers need

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Eras tour movie will stream exclusively on Disney+ starting on March 15, Disney announced Wednesday. “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version)” is a concert film for the show in its entirety. Disney said the stream will include four additional acoustic songs and

By Jon Passantino, CNN (CNN) — Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night was interviewing the founder of a New York City-based vigilante group known for its targeting of migrants when a disturbance suddenly broke out behind the live shot. As the camera panned around at Times Square, a group of men in red

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Disney has had a rough time even after CEO Bob Iger returned from a brief retirement. But the media veteran said on Wednesday that Disney is finally on the path toward success again. The company surprised investors by announcing it would grow earnings per share by a whopping 20%

By Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Turn over a trove of documents about antisemitism on campus or face a subpoena. That’s the final warning Rep. Virginia Foxx, the Republican chairwoman of the House Education and Workforce Committee, delivered to Harvard University on Wednesday as the panel seeks to advance its investigation into antisemitism on college

By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — State regulators hit CVS with a $250,000 fine against one of its stores in Canton, Ohio, after investigators found that the pharmacy had been understaffed, posing a risk to the well-being of patients seeking medication in a timely manner. The move from the State of Ohio Board of

By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For the past two decades, the United States imported more goods from China than all other nations. That’s no longer the case. Mexico is now the top exporter of goods into the US, according to new trade data released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday. Mexico sent