Sales of newly built homes rose a much larger-than-expected 20.5% in August compared with July to the highest level since January 2022, according to the U.S. Census. It is also the largest one-month gain since August 2022. Sales were 15.4% higher than August 2024. This count is based on people out shopping in August and […]
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Ford-150 pickup trucks are displayed for sale at a dealership on March 24, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images DETROIT — Ford Motor is trying to boost sales of its crucial F-150 pickup truck before the end of the third quarter by offering special financing to consumers with less-than-perfect credit ratings. The
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“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” returned to air with an emotional monologue Tuesday night, roughly one week after the late-night show was suspended by Disney’s ABC broadcast network. The program was initially pulled “indefinitely” following comments by host Kimmel during a show monologue that criticized members of President Donald Trump’s MAGA movement for their reaction to conservative activist
The NFL could begin renegotiating its media rights deals as soon as 2026, four years ahead of the current agreement’s opt-out clause, Commissioner Roger Goodell told CNBC in an exclusive interview. A new media rights deal could potentially add billions of Dollars to the league’s coffers. The league needs agreement from its current media partners
A proposed vote by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Retsef Levi is displayed during an Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meeting at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., Sept. 19, 2025. Alyssa Pointer | Reuters New recommendations last week from an influential vaccine panel handpicked by Health and
A brown Louis Vuitton Monogram coated-canvas mini top-handle bag with tan vachetta leather rolled handles and a yellow-and-orange pumpkin motif is carried with two Labubu plush bag charms during Copenhagen Fashion Week, on August 07, 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Edward Berthelot | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Labubu dolls have emerged as a must-have
Thomas Fuller | Lightrocket | Getty Images Disney on Tuesday unveiled price increases for its streaming subscription packages beginning Oct. 21. The standalone Disney+ ad-supported plan will see a $2 increase to $11.99 per month, while the premium no-ads plan will jump $3 to $18.99 per month or get a $30 annual hike to $189.99
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Edward Woodford, founder and CEO of crypto infrastructure firm zerohash. Courtesy: zerohash Crypto infrastructure startup Zerohash has raised $104 million in funding with backing from financial firms including Morgan Stanley and SoFi, CNBC has learned. The Series D round was led by Interactive Brokers, the global automated trading firm, and includes strategic investors who are
A rendering of Eli Lilly’s manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas. Courtesy: Eli Lilly Eli Lilly on Tuesday said it will spend $6.5 billion to build a manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, to boost production of the company’s pipeline of so-called small molecule drugs, including its closely watched experimental obesity pill. It is the second in
Jimmy Kimmel at Jeff Ross’ “Take A Banana For The Ride” Broadway Opening Night held at Nederlander Theatre on August 18, 2025 in New York, New York. John Nacion | Variety | Getty Images Nexstar Media Group, one of the largest owners of broadcast TV stations, said it would not air the return of “Jimmy
