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Kalshi saw more than $1 billion in trading volume on Super Bowl Sunday, reaching a daily record high, according to CEO Tarek Mansour.That volume was up 2,700% year-over-year, according to the company. The platform allows users to buy event contracts for outcomes in politics, pop culture, financial markets and sports.”It was an incredible weekend,” Mansour told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on Tuesday. “Kalshi was the biggest brand of the Super Bowl this year, without running a Super Bowl ad, and the way we achieved that is the product.”Mansour said the trading volume for halftime performer Bad Bunny’s opening song exceeded $100…

Paramount Skydance said Tuesday it has sweetened its offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, adding a so-called “ticking fee” to signal regulatory confidence among other new elements. Paramount stopped short, however, of raising its per-share offer to WBD shareholders. In December, Paramount launched a hostile tender offer for the entirety of Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 per share, all cash. The company argues its offer is superior to a pending transaction between Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix. “The additional benefits of our superior $30 per share, all-cash offer clearly underscore our strong and unwavering commitment to delivering the full value WBD…

Cases of Coca-Cola brand soda are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store on November 13, 2025 in Simi Valley, California. Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesCoca-Cola is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings before the bell on Tuesday.Here’s what Wall Street analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting the company to report:Earnings per share: 56 cents expectedRevenue: $12.03 billion expectedLike rival PepsiCo, Coke has seen demand for its drinks soften in recent quarters as low-income shoppers look to save on their grocery bills. But the beverage giant’s pricier brands, like Fairlife and Smartwater, have been bright spots for the company, showing that…

A pedestrian walks by a CVS store in Greenbrae, California, on July 31, 2025.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesCVS Health on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that beat estimates and reaffirmed the 2026 profit guidance that impressed investors, signaling steady progress in the health-care giant’s turnaround plan. “’24 was a tough year for the company. So ’25 righted the ship,” CVS CFO Brian Newman said in an interview. CVS, which operates one of the largest pharmacy chains in the U.S., sees full-year profit coming in between $7 to $7.20 per share. That’s in line with the $7.17 per share that analysts…

As companies rethink how they train early-career workers in a job market shaped by AI, Salesforce executive Andy White said resilience is top of mind for him — both at work and at home.White oversees Salesforce’s implementation of Slackbot, an AI personal agent that generates responses based on conversations, files, and workflows inside Slack.As White raises his son and daughter during a period of rapid technological change, he said he preaches to his kids the importance of powering through moments that don’t go as planned. He said resilience is pivotal and that it’s important for people to focus on doing…

In the wake of Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death, prosecutors examined sexual assault claims against one of his most powerful associates: Leon Black.The Justice Department’s newly released Epstein files show prosecutors looked at allegations from at least four women who accused the billionaire former CEO of Apollo Global Management — the key source of Epstein’s wealth in the last decade of his life — of sexual assault and other misconduct.Neither the local Manhattan district attorney’s office nor the federal US Attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York — the two departments examining the accusations against Black — brought charges…

Hear me out: McNuggets and caviar slaps — and it may be just the kind of delightful combination that McDonald’s needs right now.McDonald’s launched a pre-Valentine’s Day promotion on Tuesday, allowing nugget fans across the country to sign up for free delivery of a 1-oz tin of baerii sturgeon caviar from Paramount Caviar, eight ounces of crème fraîche, and a $25 voucher to buy McNuggets to pair with it, while supplies last.I got my hands on a kit ahead of the launch and have to say, I didn’t expect to like the combination as much as I did.I’ve been a…

Sorry, but you’re not going to be the next MrBeast. In fact, YouTube’s top creator might be part of a dying breed of megastars.As algorithms on TikTok and Instagram become more personalized, everyone’s For You page is tailored to them. That means creators aren’t appearing to new audiences as often, which is hurting their chances of becoming universally recognized celebrities.It’s the “hardest it’s ever been to break through the noise and become a big macro creator,” Reed Duchscher, MrBeast’s former manager, told Business Insider.We’re entering the era of the “niche creator,” and it’s changing how talent agents, managers, investors, and…

Search for a home on Compass.com, the website of America’s largest real estate brokerage, and you’ll find a familiar layout: a map of available homes, a bunch of price tags, a lineup of shimmering kitchens and golden-hour facades. It all looks a lot like Zillow, the near-ubiquitous home search site.There is one key difference between Compass’ site and Zillow, though: a prominently displayed black box.Behind the black box sits a heap of listings beyond Zillow’s reach, so-called “Private Exclusives” that can only be seen with the help of a Compass agent. The intrigue is undeniable: “Unlock 347 (8%) more homes…

House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., flanked by Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., left, and Rep. William Timmons, R-S.C., speaks to reporters after a closed-door deposition with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidante of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, declined to answer questions from House lawmakers in a deposition Monday, but indicated that if President Donald Trump ended her prison sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former…