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By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — Hollywood is seeing green this weekend, with “Wicked” leading a big jump at the domestic box office. “Wicked” and “Gladiator II” — which some have called “Glicked” following the success of the 2023 summer blockbusters “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — combined to gross an estimated $169.5 million in their domestic

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A major software supply-chain company, which counts US and UK grocery stores and Fortune 500 firms as clients, said it was hit by a ransomware attack this weekend. The hackers hit Blue Yonder — an Arizona-based software firm acquired by Panasonic in 2021 — affecting a private cloud computing

By Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Egg prices have risen steadily over the past two years. A spike in avian flu and the approaching holiday season are combining to make the problem even worse. “Thanksgiving (dinner) is the same price this year as last year overall, except eggs. The one little spike that

By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Thanksgiving means football, food and, for some, crazy family reunions. It can also mean the stress of shopping (and paying) for a big dinner. The cost of groceries for Thanksgiving dinner for 10 people has decreased two years in a row but remains 19% higher than before the pandemic,

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — The McRib is returning to menus this holiday season – but don’t get used to it. McDonald’s announced Wednesday that its famed boneless pork patty sandwich will be available again starting December 3. But, as always, it will only be for a limited time. And the same goes for

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The aftermath of the 2024 US presidential election has been a boon to Elon Musk. The richest person in the world got even richer Friday, with Musk’s net worth hitting a record $347.8 billion, Bloomberg reported. That beats his previous record set in November 2021, when the

By Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — Dana White is tapping out of politics. After embracing President-elect Donald Trump, the Ultimate Fighting Championship chief executive said in an interview this week he won’t help future presidential campaigns, stating he “want[s] nothing to do with politics.” “I’m never f***ing doing this again,” White told The

By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Companies and economists warn that President-elect Donald Trump’s plans to slap tariffs on all US imports will cause havoc in supply chains and raise prices for customers. But TJ Maxx believes that Trump’s tariff plans will benefit the discount chain. TJX, the parent company of TJ Maxx,

By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s richest man has hit out at online shopping platforms, accusing them of starting price wars that have damaged a wide range of companies and industries as the country tackles an economic slump. And in extremely rare remarks that have been largely censored by state media, Zhong

By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Truth Social, the social media platform owned by President-elect Donald Trump, appears to be exploring a move into the crypto space. Trump Media & Technology Group filed a trademark application earlier this week for TruthFi, which it described as a cryptocurrency payment processing platform. The trademark application

By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — In between his posts on Truth Social announcing nominees for his incoming administration, President-elect Donald Trump urged Republicans Wednesday to nix a bipartisan bill that would give journalists greater protections under federal law. Trump wrote on his favorite social network that “REPUBLICANS MUST KILL THIS BILL!” He

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — BJ’s Wholesale Club is hiking the price of its annual membership fee for the first time since 2018. The warehouse store chain, a smaller rival to Costco and Sam’s Club, announced Thursday that the cost will increase by $5 to $60 per year for its basic plan.

By Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — A coffee shop in Middleborough, Massachusetts, went viral overnight for offering free coffee to customers who entered the shop while dancing. A video of customers participating in the promotion was posted on Coffee Milano Café’s TikTok account on Monday and has since been viewed over 5 million times as

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to further restrict immigration and roll out “mass deportations” has not been finalized, but the specter of looming policy changes is already reverberating on Main Streets across America. To veteran restaurateur Sam Sanchez, the effects were plain as day during his visit this week to