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The most loyal fans of podcasts aren’t just good listeners — they’re paying customers.While podcasters often earn money from advertisements that run during their episodes, many are finding success turning listeners into paid subscribers.Patreon, a community subscription platform, has become a go-to tool for content creators with podcasts to do just that.”Most podcast listeners and podcast fans are just familiar with Patreon,” Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, host of the “Therapy for Black Girls” podcast, told Business Insider. Her podcast launched a Patreon in April.Patreon now has more than 6.7 million paid memberships under the podcasting category, the company said. In…

People place white carnation flowers on the fence of the Krome Detention Center during a vigil protesting US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and mass deportations in Miami on May 24, 2025. Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giorgio Viera/AFP/Getty Images The text message, sent to NPR, came in early May: In early May, NPR began receiving desperate messages from family members of detainees in Florida. Jasmine Garsd/NPR hide caption toggle caption Jasmine Garsd/NPR It was accompanied by a screenshot of a photo of a man with swollen red eyes, with another screenshot of his full detainee information. “Please…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldDonald Trump has attacked Elon Musk, accusing his billionaire backer of being “hostile” to his administration as a row between two of the world’s most powerful men erupted into an all-out, public feud.Speaking in the Oval Office on Thursday, the US president said he was “very disappointed” in Musk for criticising his signature tax bill, and suggested he was trying to defend his business interests.“He’s not the first . . . people leave my administration and some of them actually become hostile,” Trump said…

A worker at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant on April 30, 2025.Michael Wayland | CNBCDETROIT — The automotive industry is experiencing unprecedented disruption and uncertainty when it comes to regulations, electric vehicles, software innovations and competition from China.Such disruptions have been years in the making, but many of the issues are coming to a head sooner rather than later, causing chaos for automakers and their plans for new vehicles.”The unprecedented EV head-fake has wreaked havoc on product plans,” Top Bank of America Securities analyst John Murphy said in the firm’s annual “Car Wars” report. “The next four+ years will be the…

DETROIT — Stellantis said Thursday it is resurrecting its popular V-8 Hemi engine for its Ram 1500 full-size pickup trucks beginning this summer.The company discontinued the 5.7-liter engine amid tightening fuel economy regulations and a companywide push toward electric vehicles and more efficient engines last year under ex-Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares.Ram CEO Tim Kuniskis, who unretired from the automaker late last year, admitted the decision to cancel the Hemi engine for its popular consumer-focused Ram 1500 was a mistake.”Everyone makes mistakes, but how you handle them defines you. Ram screwed up when we dropped the Hemi — we own it…

FBI Director Kash Patel speaks with Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum last month. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images For years, Kash Patel was a fierce critic of the FBI and once even vowed to shut down its headquarters on Day 1 and turn it into a museum of the “deep state.” Now, Patel is the director of the very FBI he long criticized. Since taking the helm more than 100 days ago, Patel has yet to shutter the Hoover headquarters building and reopen it as a museum. But he has…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the worldBlackRock chief executive Larry Fink said the US was “going to hit the wall” unless the economy grows quickly enough to manage higher deficits from government spending, as a growing chorus of financiers warn about the country’s mounting debt. Fink, who leads the world’s largest asset manager, characterised the deficit as one of the “two most consequential issues” US politicians are ignoring, as President Donald Trump looks to pass tax cuts that will add $2.4tn to the national debt over…

A statue of Walt Disney and Mickey Mouse stands in a garden in front of Cinderella’s Castle at the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World on April 3, 2025, in Orlando, Florida. Gary Hershorn | Corbis News | Getty ImagesFor decades Disney’s domestic theme parks have been the growth engine for tourism, job creation and tax revenue in Southern California and Central Florida.On Thursday, the company revealed its wider impact on the U.S. — reporting a national economic impact of $67 billion each year.”Disney defines the themed entertainment business in America, and our presence is felt across the country,”…

A plan to sell thousands of acres of federal land to help pay for President Donald Trump’s massive package of tax cuts will be returning in the Senate’s version of the bill, according to a key lawmaker. Senator Mike Lee, the chairman of the committee with jurisdiction of energy and public land, told reporters Wednesday that a version of the plan would be included in their portion of the budget bill the panel plans to make public, likely on Monday. House Republicans had initially sought to add the sales into their version of the bill, but the idea was thwarted amid opposition…

Packages of Charmin Ultra Soft bath tissue are stacked at a Costco Wholesale store in San Diego, California, on March 11, 2025.Kevin Carter | Getty ImagesProcter & Gamble will cut 7,000 jobs, or roughly 15% of its non-manufacturing workforce, as part of a two-year restructuring program.The layoffs by the consumer goods giant come as President Donald Trump’s tariffs have led a range of companies to hike prices to offset higher costs. The trade tensions have raised concerns about the broader health of the U.S. economy and job market.P&G CFO Andre Schulten announced the job cuts during a presentation at the…