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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Animation’s “Zootopia 2” and Universal’s Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked: For Good” delivered movie theaters a much-needed one-two punch for the holiday weekend box office. “Zootopia 2” debuted on Wednesday, kicking off a five-day Thanksgiving opening weekend. Its $156 million estimated gross is the second-best five-day Thanksgiving debut,

UNIVERSAL PICTURES, WALT DISNEY PICTURES, LIONSGATE MOVIES, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Walt Disney Animation’s “Zootopia 2” and Universal’s Broadway musical adaptation “Wicked: For Good” delivered movie theaters a much-needed one-two punch for the holiday weekend box office. “Zootopia 2” debuted on Wednesday, kicking off a five-day Thanksgiving

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — US retail sales on Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, climbed 4.1% compared with last year, according to data released Saturday by Mastercard SpendingPulse. Online shoppers alone spent $11.8 billion, up 9.1% from 2024, according to data collection platform Adobe Analytics. But those gains

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Chipmaker Nvidia posted yet another blockbuster earnings report this month. The stock fell anyway, as many investors worry that the market is in the middle of an about-to-burst AI bubble. But for AI’s biggest believers, the report was just another sign that the industry’s train isn’t running out of

CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If the guests at your Thanksgiving table this year are a bit moonier than usual, don’t assume they ate too much turkey. And if they seem extra enthused about digging into pie after a filling meal, well — Adding to late November’s ever-growing list of festivities and shopping

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If the guests at your Thanksgiving table this year are a bit moonier than usual, don’t assume they ate too much turkey. And if they seem extra enthused about digging into pie after a filling meal, well — Adding to late November’s ever-growing list of festivities and shopping promotions,

By David Goldman, Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Americans, enraged about years of rising prices, are going into the 2025 holiday shopping season prepared for battle. But this holiday shopping season could look a lot stronger than you’d expect – on paper, anyway. How’s that possible? High-income consumers keep spending like they’ve never heard of

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — A new X feature over the weekend revealed that several pro-Trump accounts with large followings are not US-based, despite content and some bios suggesting otherwise. On X account profiles, clicking on an account’s date of creation reveals the country or region where the account is based. Users can toggle

CNN By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — A new X feature over the weekend revealed that several pro-Trump accounts with large followings are not US-based, despite content and some bios suggesting otherwise. On X account profiles, clicking on an account’s date of creation reveals the country or region where the account is based. Users can

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — This holiday season may be filled with the usual delights and stresses of buying gifts, hosting and seeing extended family. But for some married couples, it also is a time of stress because they’re contemplating whether to divorce in the new year. One study from the University of Washington

By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — There was no place like the movie theater for fans of “Wicked” this weekend. Universal’s “Wicked: For Good” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office, earning $150 million domestically and $226 million worldwide — far outpacing its predecessor, “Wicked,” which opened to $114 million domestically during last

SEARCHLIGHT PICTURES, PARAMOUNT PICTURES, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS, LIONSGATE MOVIES, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — There was no place like the movie theater for fans of “Wicked” this weekend. Universal’s “Wicked: For Good” soared to No. 1 at the weekend box office, earning $150 million domestically and $226 million worldwide — far

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — President Donald Trump has drafted an executive order that would block states from enforcing regulations around artificial intelligence, renewing an AI deregulation push that’s raising concerns among tech safety advocates and state lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. The draft order directs the US attorney general

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart is proving to be America’s antidote to the cost of living crisis. A growing number of Americans are heading to Walmart for groceries and clothing as inflation and high prices squeeze their budgets: Walmart’s business in the United States is surging and it’s gaining market share

CNN, POOL By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A long-awaited jobs report offered a mixed picture of the US labor market. The economy added 119,000 jobs in September, an unexpected rebound for the labor market — but it comes as the overall economy shows signs of slowing. Economists were expecting 50,000 jobs to have been

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia posted strong revenue and profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations Wednesday. The closely watched result could prompt a sigh of relief across the stock market following growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble. Nvidia’s sales grew 62% year-over-year to $57 billion in the October quarter,

CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia posted strong revenue and profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations Wednesday. The closely watched result could prompt a sigh of relief across the stock market following growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble. Nvidia’s sales grew 62% year-over-year to $57 billion in the October quarter,

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia is strengthening its ties with American AI companies — announcing a flurry of new joint ventures worth billions of dollars. The country seeks to make its mark in the AI industry as its de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, makes his first visit to the

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Nvidia posted strong revenue and profits that exceeded Wall Street’s expectations Wednesday. The closely watched result could prompt a sigh of relief across the stock market following growing concerns about an artificial intelligence bubble. Nvidia’s sales grew 62% year-over-year to $57 billion in the October quarter, ahead

By Ana Nicolaci da Costa, CNN London (CNN) — A high-stakes standoff between China and the Netherlands over control of a crucial chipmaker reached a detente Wednesday after Amsterdam suspended a controversial order that enabled it to take control of Chinese-owned Nexperia. The standoff had threatened to shutter auto plants around the world as Nexperia

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — One of the most hotly anticipated economic reports is finally set to be released Thursday: The long-delayed jobs report for September, originally due on October 3. It marks the reopening of the floodgates for a slew of backlogged economic data that was held up due to the historic government

By Jack Guy and Joyce Jiang, CNN (CNN) — Sales of an artificial intelligence-enabled plush toy have been suspended after it was found that it engaged in conversation around sexually explicit topics and offered potentially dangerous advice. Larry Wang, CEO of Singapore-based FoloToy, told CNN that the company had withdrawn its “Kumma” bear, as well

By Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — Larry Summers is resigning from the OpenAI board and leaving his instructor role at Harvard University after more emails between him and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were released last week by a House committee. “In line with my announcement to step away from my public commitments, I have

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s problems are intensifying. In the latest signal of trouble at the struggling company, Target posted another drop in sales during its latest quarter and cut its full-year profit guidance Wednesday. Target’s stock slipped 1% during pre-market trading. Heading into Wednesday, shares had tumbled roughly 35% this

By Lisa Eadicicco, CNN (CNN) — Having problems with your favorite websites lately? It’s not just you. Web infrastructure provider Cloudflare experienced a disruption on Tuesday that temporarily impacted a swath of online services – from Spotify to ChatGPT and even President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform – marking the latest in a string of

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Surging import costs. Mounting payroll and healthcare expenses. A shortage of affordable loans. And a stressed-out workforce. Small businesses are facing mounting pressure from America’s affordability crisis. Doug Scheffel, owner of a family-run ETM Manufacturing in Massachusetts, laid off about a quarter of his employees in April

CNN By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — Bitcoin and stocks are in a bout of volatility — and investors say more turbulence could be in store. US stocks closed lower Tuesday, extending a recent tumble. The Dow fell 499 points, or 1.07%. The S&P 500 fell 0.83%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1.21%.

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court has rejected President Donald Trump’s attempt to revive a defamation lawsuit against CNN, calling his arguments “meritless.” The 2022 suit objected to CNN’s use of the phrase “the big lie” in reference to the president’s lies about the 2020 election being “stolen.” On Tuesday, a

By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Meta scored a major win on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled that it is not a social networking monopoly, shooting down an argument from the US Federal Trade Commission that it should be forced to spin off two of its most popular platforms. The Federal Trade

By Brian Stelter, CNN (CNN) — “The Daily” has been dethroned. “The Joe Rogan Experience,” which was #3 on Apple’s list of most popular podcast shows last year, moved up to first place this year. “The Daily,” from The New York Times, was #2 this year, followed by “The Mel Robbins Podcast,” which wasn’t in