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Topline Viral blog posts about her alleged affair with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., splashy profiles and a shiny new position at Vanity Fair weren’t enough to turn buzz into sales for Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto,” new data shows. Reporter Olivia Nuzzi on Feb. 16, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Getty Images for Vox Media Key Facts […]

Topline Disney on Thursday announced a $1 billion investment into OpenAI allowing users to generate videos with its characters on Sora, ranking among the largest deals surrounding AI this year, as Wall Street anticipates global spending to accelerate in the coming years. More than a dozen billion-dollar deals and investments into AI have been announced […]

Topline President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized the Federal Reserve, arguing the central bank’s latest reduction in interest rates could have been doubled, while calling Fed Chair Jerome Powell a “stiff.” Betting markets and Wall Street expected a third consecutive cut in interest rates, but now forecast a cautious approach from the Fed in 2026. […]

Topline The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates for a third time this year on Wednesday, as some economists believe Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other policymakers will signal a cautious approach to cuts for next year. Betting markets and brokerages have projected a third interest rate cut this year from the Fed. […]

Topline The leaders of two countries that criminalize homosexuality have complained to FIFA this week after they were chosen to play in a World Cup match in June that host city Seattle had previously designated as a “Pride Match” meant to celebrate LGBTQ+ communities. Iran is illuminated on screen during the FIFA World Cup 2026 […]

Topline PepsiCo will cut costs and drop prices for some products, according to a statement, becoming the latest company to tune down prices as its food business lags and affordability concerns increase among Americans. Pepsi announced the changes Monday. AP Photo/Matt Rourke Key Facts PepsiCo, the maker of Lay’s, Doritos and Pepsi-Cola, plans to completely […]

Topline Paramount on Monday said it has launched a hostile effort to acquire Warner Bros. in a deal that would give shareholders $18 billion more in cash than the $82.7 billion Netflix announced it would pay for the company last week. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison on Oct. 9, 2025. AFP via Getty Images Key […]

Topline Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly known as Twitter, has been slapped with a $140 million fine from the European Union over what regulators called “deceptive” design that allow users to obscure their identities, questionable advertising practices and policies that are “undermining users’ rights and evading accountability.” Elon Musk and the X logo. NurPhoto via […]

Topline Netflix on Friday announced it had reached a deal to acquire Warner Bros.— including the company’s film and television studios and streamer HBO Max—for $82.7 billion, in move that follows a weeks-long bidding war in which the streaming giant beat out Paramount and Comcast. Warner Bros. Discovery has reportedly entered exclusive talks with Netflix […]

Topline Cloudflare says it has fixed an outage that took down several websites and apps, including Zoom, LinkedIn, Shopify and Fortnite, early on Friday, in the latest major glitch involving the web traffic management giant whose shares dipped in premarket trading. Another Cloudflare outage took down several websites and apps early on Friday morning. NurPhoto […]

Topline The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a new congressional map out of Texas that could net Republicans five seats in the House, permitting the map’s use Thursday, weeks after a panel of judges blocked it over racial gerrymandering. The Supreme Court ruling was issued Thursday. AP Photo/Eric Gay, File Key Facts The Supreme […]

Topline The New York Times sued the Pentagon and its chief, Pete Hegseth, on Thursday, alleging the Defense Department’s new press access rules—which restricts news outlets’ communication with military sources without approval—violated the paper’s First and Fifth Amendment rights. The New York Times alleges that the Pentagon’s press rules violate its First and Fifth Amendment […]

Topline Dozens of cases of Ritz Peanut Butter Cracker Sandwich were recalled this week after individually wrapped packs were possibly mislabeled as the cheese variety of the cracker sandwiches, according to the Food and Drug Administration, impacting eight states. Photos of the impacted products (not pictured) can be seen on the FDA’s website. Photo by […]

Topline Employment in the U.S. private sector plummeted faster than expected in November, according to a report from the payroll processing firm ADP, marking the largest decline in years as small businesses were hit hardest. A historic decline comes as Wall Street anticipated slight growth through the month. Getty Images Key Facts Private-sector payrolls decreased […]

Topline Malaysian authorities on Wednesday said a new search for Malaysia Airlines MH370 will begin later this month, marking the latest bid to find remains of the aircraft that mysteriously disappeared more than a decade ago and remains one of the biggest unresolved aviation disasters in history. The disappearance of MH370 remains one of the […]

Topline Billionaire Michael Dell and his wife, Susan, announced Tuesday they committed $6.25 billion to fund new investment accounts for roughly 25 million U.S. children with “Trump accounts,” a Trump administration program unveiled earlier this year to grant funding to newborn Americans. The Dell CEO unveiled the savings accounts with President Donald Trump earlier this […]