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YouTube creator Markiplier doesn’t like GoPro’s plans to merge with an optical transceiver company, though he stands to get a $15 million check from the deal.”I’m not going to lie, I’m disappointed,” he told Business Insider. “I would vote against the deal.”Markiplier, whose real name is Mark Fischbach, runs a YouTube channel with nearly 40 million subscribers. He’s also a filmmaker who wrote, directed, and starred in the early 2026 box-office hit “Iron Lung.”A self-described lens obsessive, his stake in GoPro reached 8.5% in July. He said he built his position after learning GoPro was introducing a new camera with…

“Jimmy Kimmel Live!” airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. ET and features a diverse lineup of guests that include celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human interest subjects, along with comedy bits and a house band.Randy Holmes | Disney General Entertainment Content | Getty ImagesJimmy Kimmel, the late-night talk show host with Disney-owned ABC, is taking some precautions in the face of scrutiny by the Federal Communications Commission. Kimmel said on Wednesday night that he will not air an interview with Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on national television. The interview will air on YouTube on Thursday instead.”For some…

A “For Sale” sign outside a home in Crockett, California, US, on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026. Davis Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHomebuyers continue to struggle amid higher mortgage rates and lofty home prices. Sales of previously owned homes fell 2% in August from July to 3.98 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. The sales activity marked the slowest pace since June 2025 and was felt hardest in the Northeast and Midwest. Sales were down 1.2% year over year. This count is based on closings, so contracts likely signed in…

Roger Goodell, commissioner of the National Football League (NFL), at the Hope Global Forums annual meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.Dustin Chambers | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMELBOURNE, Australia — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he will consider reworking game packages when the league inks its next media rights deal to adjust for modern TV consumption habits and the shift to streaming.”One of the things we’re doing as a league is talking to our partners, talking to future partners, potential partners … and evaluating, should we repackage our current packages? Should we think differently about where we…

An aerial view shows storage tanks at the sprawling BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, Sept. 8, 2026.Scott Olson | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Ultra-high-net-worth investors and family offices are showing more interest in mineral rights and other oil and gas assets, driven by the energy pressures of the Iran war and the artificial-intelligence boom, according to investment advisors. But it has become harder to find deals at attractive valuations due to increased competition from institutional…

Oil is back above $100 a barrel as renewed fighting between the US and Iran raises fears of further supply disruptions in a market already hit by the largest oil supply disruption in history.International benchmark Brent crude breached $100 a barrel on Wednesday for the first time since late July and was trading over $101 on early on Thursday. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate was around $96. Even so, Brent remains well below its wartime peak of about $126 a barrel in April. One reason the market absorbed the initial shock better than the scale of the disruption might suggest…

MELBOURNE, Australia — The NFL is making history this week with its first-ever regular-season game in Australia, but Commissioner Roger Goodell is already thinking well into the future. “Whether it’s media, or whether it’s labor, or whether it’s our international plans or what we’re doing with stadiums, all of that [requires] taking a 5-, 10-, 15-year look, and it’s critical to do that,” Goodell said in an exclusive interview with CNBC here ahead of the Week 1 game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, set to kick off Thursday night at 8:35 pm ET. “If you’re…

Macy’s on Thursday posted growth across the company in its second fiscal quarter and raised its guidance as it continues its turnaround. The retailer said overall comparable sales rose 2.7% for the quarter, with comparable sales for its namesake brand up 1.1%. The company said that growth was largely driven by its so-called reimagined stores, locations it has revamped as one of the focuses of its turnaround.Macy’s said its higher-end store line Bloomingdale’s saw an 11.3% increase in comparable sales, while beauty brand Bluemercury was up 6.2%.”We’re creating, I think, performance beyond just one quarter,” CEO Tony Spring told CNBC.…

After almost seven years together, it looks like Blackstone and Bumble are splitting, and the private-equity giant is poised to walk away with a tidy return despite the dating app’s massive stock decline.Blackstone first bought a majority stake in Bumble’s parent MagicLab in 2019 at a $3 billion valuation. Just over a year later, Bumble went public and ended its first trading day worth roughly $13 billion.The good times didn’t last. The dating app is now worth less than $450 million as shares have fallen more than 96% from their high. Blackstone entered into a deal with UBS late last…

T-Pain has no qualms about issuing an ultimatum when it comes to his money.The “Buy U a Drank” rapper shared how he sets boundaries with friends and family asking for money during a Twitch livestream on August 29. He then shared a clip of the footage on his Nappy Boy Gaming social accounts last week.”There are two things I do, and I learned them from literal billionaires,” T-Pain said.He said people can either work for him to earn money or receive a one-time payment on the condition that they never ask for another.T-Pain said he didn’t initially have that rule,…