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Nearly 720,000 People Stopped Working or Looking for Work in a Single Month. Here’s What’s Behind It.
It's the biggest one-month drop in prime-age labor force participation since 1976, excluding the pandemic.
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This 24-Year-Old Hedge Fund Prodigy Was Called the ‘Nostradamus of AI’鈥 He Didn’t See a 73% Drop Coming.
Leopold Aschenbrennerm raised $100 million to launch the fund in 2024. This week he sold $20 billion in stock to survive.
Building a Business
This Former Coinbase CTO Spent Millions Building a Utopia for Tech Founders. Then Malaysia Shut It Down.
Balaji Srinivasan left Silicon Valley to create an alternative tech community. Residents complained of moldy rooms and not enough women.
Buying a Franchise
Jersey Mike’s Went Public at a $7.3 Billion Valuation. It All Started With a 17-Year-Old and One Sub Shop.
The sandwich chain's IPO was more than 10 times oversubscribed.
Buying a Franchise
This Franchisee Owns 112 Restaurants and Gives Ownership Stakes to His Staff: ‘It Helps Them Know It’s a Team’
Wade Oney, President of Bam-Bamy Pizza, gives his managers, supervisors and executives a piece of the business.
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The Billionaire Behind Louis Vuitton and Dior Spent Millions Trying to Fix His ‘Ruthless’ Image. A Snarky Tweet Worked Better.
Bernard Arnault, LVMH's chairman, has been called "the wolf in cashmere" for over a decade. Then he went viral for being funny.
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Meta’s Stock Just Took an Unexpexted Hit. Here’s Why Investors Are Spooked.
The tech giant's free cash flow crashed from $8.55 billion to $784 million, and next year's AI bill could be even bigger.
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All 55 European Football Federations Voted to Boycott FIFA Over Its $20 Billion Investment Plan: ‘Football Belongs to the 鈦燜ans, Not Billionaire Investors’
All 55 UEFA nations voted unanimously to boycott FIFA events if the $20 billion World Cup stake sale isn't scrapped entirely.
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A Couple Was Sent Cockroaches and a Bloody Pig Mask by eBay Employees. They Just Won a $48 Million Settlement.
Former eBay employees sent live cockroaches, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig mask to silence a couple's reporting.
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Personal Bankruptcies Are Up Nearly 50% Over the Past Three Years, But Is That a Bad Thing? ‘People Don’t Understand How Good a Deal It Is’
More than half a million Americans filed for personal bankruptcy last year, and researchers say the stigma is fading.
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How Cereal Milk Matcha and Pink Mermaid 7 Fizz Are Fueling 7 Brew’s Biggest Growth Yet: ‘The Industry Hasn’t Been Disrupted in a Long Time’
7 Brew didn't exist in 2017. It's now closing in on 1,000 locations with customer volume one franchisee calls 'insane.'
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This Startup Wants to Build the Weirdest-Looking Passenger Jet Since the Concorde. The U.S. Government Just Invested $3 Billion In It.
With four aisles and no windows, the airliner would be the first real challenger to Boeing's U.S. monopoly in decades.
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Concentrating AI Power in a Few Companies Is ‘Dangerous’
In a new Wall Street Journal op-ed, the Meta CEO argues that concentrating AI power in a few hands is dangerous.
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A Cincinnati Father Collapsed Alone at His House. His Apple Watch Saved His Life.
The Apple Watch's fall detection feature dialed 911 for the unresponsive man.
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The Ultra-Wealthy Pay Up to $100,000 a Year for Elite Healthcare. This Startup Wants to Bring It to Everyone for a Fraction of the Price.
Max Marchione's Superpower is building an AI alternative to concierge medicine. Its next big bet is peptides.
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Church’s Texas Chicken Hadn’t Grown Its Store Count in 15 Years. Here’s Why That Just Changed.
CEO Roland Gonzalez says the chain "has really been on fire." Now new investment will help keep the momentum going.
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Visa Is Cutting 2,600 Jobs 鈥 AI Is Only Part of the Reason: ‘We Must Continue Evolving How We Work’
The cuts hit tech and product teams hardest, and Visa isn't alone. PayPal and Block have made similar moves recently.
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Wendy’s Sold Out of Free Tote Bags in 90 Seconds 鈥 Here’s the Lesson for Your Business
The fast-food chain鈥檚 merch drop shows that its fans want more than meal deals.
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After a Rogue OpenAI Model Hacked Another Company, Nvidia, Microsoft and Space X Are Responding With ‘Systems for Self-Defense’
The new Open Secure AI Alliance argues that open AI models can catch and fix security threats faster than closed systems.
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Cracker Barrel’s CEO Is Stepping Down After Controversial Rebrand Tanked the Stock
Julie Masino had a rocky run after her decision to overhaul Cracker Barrel's logo sparked a political firestorm.
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The Founder of Chipotle Says Customers Have ‘Slop Bowl’ Fatigue 鈥 Here’s What He Says Is the Next Big Thing
Steve Ells invented the Chipotle bowl by accident in 2003. Now he thinks the future is in slow-roasted sandwiches.
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She Ate at Denny’s Before She Set a Record Rowing Solo Across the Pacific 鈥 Here’s the Surprising Way the Chain Responded
When world record holder Kelsey Pfendler turned out to be a fan, Denny's leaned in, without trying to sell anything.
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Someone Turned a Famous Michigan Golf Course Orange. Nobody Knows Why Yet.
All 18 greens of this historic golf course were vandalized, but police still don't have a suspect or a motive.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Is Suing Amazon Over a ‘Lawless Employee Shopping Spree’
Amazon says they were just hiring some talented execs. Warner Bros. Discovery hired lawyers.
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An FDA Panel Just Moved Closer to Legalizing a Wellness Trend Worth Billions. Some Call the Decision ‘Alarming.’
The vote opens the door to easier access to peptides like BPC-157, but some scientists warn that the chemicals have not been proven safe or effective.
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Most Restaurant Chains Fight for Space in New York and California. This Chicken Franchise Is Doing the Opposite.
Chicken franchise Birdcall is skipping expensive coastal markets for midwestern cities that have lower barriers to entry.
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AMC’s Popcorn Bucket Business Is Now Worth $100 Million 鈥 Here’s How It Became a Blockbuster
One $50 bucket sold out in seven minutes. Movie theaters can't make these things fast enough.
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Demand for AI Computing Is So High That Apple Is Redesigning Every Mac It Sells
As demand for AI-ready Macs outpaces supply, Apple is updating its entire lineup.
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Cinnamon Is Suddenly the Hot New Ingredient on Restaurant Menus and Cinnabon Is Cashing In
Cinnabon just had its best growth year yet, thanks to a nationwide cinnamon craze and an expanded drink menu.
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Sephora Is Rolling Out ‘Quiet Hours’ Worldwide 鈥 Here’s What That Sounds Like
Lower music, dimmed screens, less stimulation. Sephora joins Walmart, Target and AMC in a growing accessibility trend.
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