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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — McDonald’s said growing tensions in the Middle East have hurt its business. The burger chain, reporting growing overall sales and earnings for fourth quarter, noted that the overseas tensions were weighing on the region’s sales, and the company is monitoring the evolving situation. The Middle East doesn’t

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Outsiders vying to reform Harvard University – and backed by billionaires Bill Ackman and Mark Zuckerberg – have failed in their quest to join the school’s Board of Overseers. Despite the high-profile backing from Ackman and Zuckerberg, the write-in candidates did not gather enough signatures to make it

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — It started as a joke. At the end of 2023, when social media users were posting their “Ins and outs” for 2024, comedian and writer Lukas Battle did the same, bringing the term “loud budgeting” to the world. “Loud budgeting is a new concept I am announcing for 2024, it’s the

By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, has joined a chorus of airline executives in warning that Boeing is running out of time to restore its reputation following a series of safety and manufacturing blunders. In an interview with the Financial Times published Sunday, Clark said he had seen

By Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul (CNN) — The billionaire boss of Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s biggest technology firms, will not serve more jail time. Lee Jae-yong was found not guilty by a Seoul court on Monday on charges of stock manipulation and accounting fraud connected to a controversial merger in 2015 of two

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Tens of thousands of people in China are flocking to an unusual venue to vent their outrage about the continuing meltdown in the country’s stock market. They’ve been posting comments on a Chinese-language social media account of the US Embassy in Beijing expressing anger and frustration with

By Chris Isidore, Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN New York (CNN) — A new problem has been found during the production of 737 Max jets that will force Boeing to rework about 50 planes that have not yet been delivered. The problem was disclosed in a memo sent to Boeing (BA) employees Sunday by

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the time is coming for interest rate cuts, but asked Americans for a bit more patience in the central bank’s fight against inflation. The US economy is strong and the central bank will likely lower later interest rates later this year,

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Across the country, ticket prices have surged, making it impossible for many to afford to go see their favorite team play without spending a fortune. (And don’t even ask about Super Bowl tickets, which will be the most expensive on record. Hint: $9,000+) The price of tickets

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five numbers on one lucky Powerball ticket won $1 million for a Kentucky middle school’s lottery pool of 30 current and former employees, the Kentucky Lottery says. The Boone County counselors, administrative staff members, special education teachers and others who pooled their money over the past eight years

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — On February 4, 2004, a Harvard University undergrad named Mark Zuckerberg introduced TheFacebook.com, a social networking site for his fellow students. Twenty years after its launch, social media giant Facebook continues to show unprecedented staying power after burying early competitors like MySpace and Friendster and establishing a

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Irvine, California (CNN) — Automakers like Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley and Rolls-Royce have been doing well as, regardless of whatever is happening in the wider world’s economy, the ranks of the ultra-wealthy grow and become richer. Lamborghini sold more than 10,000 vehicles last year for the first time ever and Ferrari had

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Wednesday’s online youth safety hearing with some of the world’s leading social media CEOs was unlike the many that came before it in recent years. But it wasn’t because of anything the executives said. Instead, it was the families sitting behind them — many holding photos of

By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — In the spring of 2015, homemaking expert Martha Stewart was giving Justin Bieber some dating advice. While participating in a “roast” of the millennial popstar for a Comedy Central special, Stewart recommended that he find a partner who is “a player in the boardroom and a freak in the

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans are living through the toughest housing market in a generation and, for some young people, the quintessential dream of owning a home is slipping away. Mortgage rates surged in recent years, hitting the highest levels in more than two decades last fall. While rates have come down slightly

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Nearly 65,000 football fans (some hoping to catch a glimpse of Taylor Swift) will soon descend upon Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas to attend the most-viewed American sporting event of the year. Between the hot dogs, the beers and probably during Usher’s greatest hits, the Super Bowl

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — As with many Target trips, Nevada US history teacher Tierra Espy left the store with more items than she intended to buy on Sunday. She added a magnetic activity book about iconic Civil Rights leaders to her cart, in time for Black History Month, she told CNN

By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Just three years ago, DNA testing company 23andMe was the golden child of Wall Street and Silicon Valley. Today, the firm is at risk of being delisted from the Nasdaq. But 23andMe’s CEO, Anne Wojcicki, tells CNN that Wall Street shouldn’t count her out yet. Despite the

By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — US stocks rose on Friday as investors continued to parse strong tech earnings and a searing jobs report. The Dow rose 135 points, or 0.4%. The S&P 500 gained 1.1% and the Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.7%. All three major indexes ended the week higher. The US economy