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Joshua of Seventeen is a busy man.On Thursday, he spent the morning suited up for a speech at UNESCO. Hours later, he’d shed that skin for hot boy summer and a front-row seat at Paris fashion week. Long story short: He isn’t moving at all like a member of a 13-person K-pop group that just announced an extended hiatus.Seventeen is one of the top K-pop bands under the K-pop mega-agency Hybe. Joshua is the band’s key American member and one of its two English speakers, and represented the group at his third time at UNESCO.Bringing K-pop to UNESCOJoshua, who performs…

A view of a Toyota RAV4 Hybrid on display before the game between the Washington Nationals and the Tampa Bay Rays against the at Nationals Park on April 03, 2023 in Washington, DC. (G Fiume | Getty ImagesDETROIT — Second-quarter U.S. vehicle sales are turning into a tale of haves and have nots, as automakers that have hybrid models are outperforming those that don’t amid high gas prices and a decline in demand for all-electric vehicles. Global hybrid leader Toyota Motor on Wednesday reported a 1.1% increase in its second-quarter sales, led by a roughly 20% increase in sales of…

The former home of America’s first treasury secretary was once a sleepy historic site in Upper Manhattan that received around a dozen visitors per day.Then came a little musical called “Hamilton.”Written by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda in the original Broadway cast, the show chronicles Alexander Hamilton’s rise from impoverished orphan to Founding Father through rap and hip-hop. It became a cultural phenomenon as one of the most successful musicals of all time, winning 11 Tony Awards in 2016 and grossing a total of over $1 billion, Broadway News reported.Miranda, a longtime resident of Washington Heights in Upper Manhattan, visited Hamilton’s…

Michael Burry has placed fresh bets against Tesla, Caterpillar, Nvidia, Applied Materials, and an index of microchip stocks.The investor of “The Big Short” fame, best known for predicting and profiting from the collapse of the mid-2000s housing bubble, revealed his latest shorts in a Substack post on Tuesday afternoon.Burry said he refreshed his wager against the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX), purchasing bearish put options expiring in March 2027 instead of January 2027, with strike prices in the low-to-mid $400s rather than the low-to-mid $300s.If the ETF falls below that price level, Burry’s options will be “in the money,” meaning he…

Ashley Reidy Quinn’s job as a real estate agent involves a lot of negotiating with buyers and sellers. But there’s one aspect of the role that leaves no room for compromise.”Botox once a quarter. That’s non-negotiable,” Quinn, 34, told Business Insider.As the cofounder of the Asset Advisory Team at Coldwell Banker Warburg, a luxury real-estate firm based in New York City, Quinn sells multimillion-dollar homes in Manhattan and Brooklyn buildings where clients expect white-glove service and not a hair out of place. It’s a world where some agents say looking your best is just as important as knowing the numbers.”I…

A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCThe U.S. automotive industry is entering a new phase of uncertainty as the USMCA trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada is not expected to be extended by Wednesday, triggering what could be a yearslong review process or an expiration of the pact if no deal is reached by 2036.The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which replaced the North American Free Trade Agreement, was established during President Donald Trump’s first term in 2020, but the administration has soured on the deal that governs roughly $2 trillion annually…

Our digital lives are fragmenting across more platforms and formats — and marketers are racing to keep pace.We asked some of the most innovative CMOs from our annual list which platforms or tools they’re especially keen on these days and why.Marketers from American Eagle, Coach, and more told us they’re using platforms like Pinterest to find Gen Z shoppers, YouTube to reach people in research mode, and TikTok to influence sales.”Pinterest was for millennial women — planning baby showers, weddings, or trips. Now Gen Z and Gen Alpha are making Pinterest the place of discovery,” American Eagle’s Craig Brommers said.”Media’s…

The Lamborghini Urus SE Performante.Courtesy LamborghiniLamborghini on Wednesday revealed a new hybrid performance model of its Urus SUV, as the Italian auto manufacturer continues to lean into gas-electric vehicles after abandoning plans for pure EVs.The Urus SE Performante features a more aggressive exterior design, including a larger grille and hood scoops, as well as interior improvements compared with current models of the SUV. Lamborghini is calling the new Urus SE Performante the “fastest Super SUV in the world,” capable of reaching 0-100 kph, or roughly 0-60 mph, in 3.3 seconds and hitting a top speed of 312 kph, or 194…

On a bright Seattle morning in June, thousands of soccer fans thronged a stage near the city’s downtown. Eventually, they were going to watch the US men’s team beat Australia in a World Cup match.But first, they wanted to see Roger Bennett.Bennett is the cofounder and front man of Men in Blazers, a soccer media company that started as a podcast 16 years ago. And for a certain kind of American soccer fan, Bennett has become an unlikely influencer — a bald, bespectacled, 55-year-old suburban dad who acts as a host, translator, and hype machine for the sport.In Seattle, the…

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jesse Draper, the 43-year-old founder of Halogen Ventures in Santa Monica, California. It’s been edited for length and clarity.I’m the founder and general partner at Halogen Ventures, a venture capital firm.I started my career as an actor and then became an entrepreneur. I decided to start Halogen in 2015 because of the lack of women in tech. We’re now on our third fund at Halogen, we have over 100 female-founded businesses, and six are valued at over $1 billion.Here’s a day in my life in Santa Monica.Most days, I wake up…