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CNN suffered its worst ratings among primetime viewers in the most coveted demographic by advertisers — dealing a gut punch to embattled new boss Mark Thompson. The cable channel, which touts itself as “the most trusted name in news,” drew just 83,000 viewers aged 25 to 54 during the week of May 13-19 from 8

Share Tweet By Billy Hallowell Editor May 22, 2024 Liberal comedian Bill Maher drew applause from “The View” audience Tuesday after a back-and-forth with co-host Sunny Hostin over Israel, Hamas, and the ongoing war in the Middle East. Listen to the latest episode of the Quick Start Podcast ? Following a debate over the term “woke” and

After several unexpectedly high inflation readings, Federal Reserve officials concluded at a meeting earlier this month that it would take longer than they previously thought for inflation to cool enough to justify reducing their key interest rate, now at a 23-year high. Minutes of the May 1 meeting released Wednesday showed that officials also debated

The Posts owner News Corp agreed to a landmark content licensing deal with artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, the firms announced Wednesday. The agreement allows the ChatGPT creator to use current and archived content produced by News Corp-owned publications — which also include the Wall Street Journal, Barrons, The Sun and The Times of London —

Apple said Tuesday it plans to ask a US judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March that alleged the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, hurt smaller rivals and drove up prices. In a letter to US District Judge Julien X. Neals, Apple said “far from being

Representative Lauren Boebert had an important point to make. But it could be difficult to hear the rabble-rousing Republican from Colorado over a packed-in crowd of counter-agitators. So this is what the students here at GW University are facing each and every day, Boebert was trying to say into a bank of microphones in the

The oldest president in American history has a problem with the nations youngest voters. Support from voters under 30 has powered every Democratic presidential victory for the past half century; Joe Biden carried the demographic by 24 points in 2020, his biggest margin of any age group. But according to several recent surveys, the presidents

The Big Apple is still seeing fewer tourists than before the COVID pandemic amid concerns about crime, according to a report released by the state comptrollers office Thursday. The number of people who visited New York City last year — 62.2 million — was about 7% less than the 66.6 million tourists tallied in 2019,

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. Here in the rugged foothills of Californias Sierra Nevada, the streets arent littered with needles and dealers arent hustling drugs on the corner. This story also ran on Los Angeles Times. It can be republished for free. Are you covered by Medi-Cal? We want to hear about your experiences and, with your

For the past year and a half, Tandra Cooper Harris and her husband, Marcus, who both have diabetes, have struggled to fill their prescriptions for the medications they need to control their blood sugar. This story also ran on CBS News. It can be republished for free. Without Ozempic or a similar drug, Cooper Harris

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said Wednesday he does not expect the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates this year. “I’m still at zero cuts,” Solomon said at a Boston College event. “I think we’re set up for stickier inflation.” His comments came after Federal Reserve policymakers said on Tuesday the central bankshould wait several more monthsto ensure that inflation

Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of former President Donald Trumps social networking site Truth Social, lost more than $300 million last quarter, according to its first earnings report as a publicly traded company. For the three-month period that ended March 31, the company posted a loss of $327.6 million, which it said included $311 million

Workers who refuel the planes at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens plan to go on strike Friday — providing uncertainty for travel plans during the busy Memorial Day weekend, The Post has learned. Teamsters Local 553 — representing 300 workers and mechanics who fuel commercial and cargo jets at the airport — said it is

Kim Botteicher hardly thinks of herself as a criminal. This story also ran on NPR. It can be republished for free. On the main floor of a former Catholic church in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, Botteicher runs a flower shop and cafe. In the former churchs basement, she also operates a nonprofit organization focused on helping people

Nvidiaforecast quarterly revenue above estimates on Wednesday and announced a stock split, lifting its shares to record-high territory and impressing investors who have tripled the chipmaker’s market value in the past year on AI optimism. Nvidia shares jumped 5.9% to $1,005 in extended trade, peaking above the psychologically important $1,000 mark and adding about $140 billion

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon hinted that he could step down as head of the nation’s largest lender sooner than was widely anticipated. The 68-year-old Wall Street titan told analysts at JPMorgan Chase’s “investor day” gathering of shareholders on Monday that “the timetable [for his retirement] isn’t five years anymore.” He did not elaborate further

The Posts owner News Corp agreed to a landmark content licensing deal with artificial intelligence giant OpenAI, the firms announced Wednesday. The agreement allows the ChatGPT creator to use current and archived content produced by News Corp-owned publications — which also include the Wall Street Journal, Barrons, The Sun and The Times of London —

Microsoft on Monday debuted a new category of personal computers with AI features as it rushes to build the emerging technology into products across its business and compete with Alphabet and Apple. At an event on its campus in Redmond, Wash., Chief Executive Satya Nadella introduced what Microsoft calls “Copilot+” PCs, saying that it and a range

UK regulators fined Citigroup 61.6 million pounds ($78.5 million) for controls failings in its trading operations, one of the biggest sanctions for systems breaches, which in one case saw the Wall Street firm cause a sudden fall in European stocks. The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the markets watchdog, both probed and fined Citigroup over