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Movie Theaters Are Now Charging $50 for Tickets — Here’s Why They Sold Out in Minutes
Regal Cinemas charged $50 for opening-night tickets to Dune: Part Three, as part of a new strategy catering to premium buyers.
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Meta Thought It Had a $2 Billion Deal for AI Startup Manus — Then China Said No
Beijing ordered the cancellation of Meta's acquisition of Manus over concerns that valuable AI technology could leak to a geopolitical rival.
Franchise 500
Little Caesars Just Made ‘History’ With Drone Delivery — Now You Can Get 2 Pizzas and Drinks in 4.5 Minutes
The pizza chain partnered with Flytrex to fly full family meals through the air, with big plans to eventually reach 100 million people.
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This Shoe Company Hit $3.8 Billion in Sales —Here’s How It Plans to Avoid ‘Pitfalls’ That Battered Allbirds
The Swiss startup is at a critical juncture: How does it stay a brand for serious athletes while also going mainstream?
Business News
For the First Time, Microsoft Is Offering Voluntary Retirement to 7% of Its Workforce — Here’s Why
The tech giant is downsizing while ramping up AI investments as companies claim smaller teams can accomplish more with AI tools.
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This Airline CEO Was Banned From Casinos for Card Counting — Now He’s Making His Biggest Bet Yet
Scott Kirby went all-in on premium cabins, faster Wi-Fi, and brand loyalty — lifting United into direct competition with Delta.
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Anthropic Surged to a $1 Trillion Valuation in an ‘Absolutely Wild’ Three-Month Run
The AI giant's worth has nearly tripled since January as investors race to buy shares on secondary markets.
Real Estate
The ‘Scarface’ Mansion Is On Sale for $237 Million in Miami — This Is Its Wild History
The waterfront estate was once part of Nixon's Winter White House and was built by a pilot convicted of drug smuggling.
Buying a Franchise
Jeni’s Ice Cream Just Scooped Up the CEO Who Was Fired From Ben & Jerry’s — He’ll Oversee Its Franchise Expansion
David Stever was pushed out of Ben & Jerry's over social activism tensions. Now he's leading rival Jeni's in its franchising efforts.
Business News
Starbucks Is Building a $100 Million Nashville Office. But Seattle Employees Don’t Want to Move There.
The coffee chain is pushing 2,000 jobs to Tennessee, but its first relocation effort is meeting resistance from Pacific Northwesterners.
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Bank of America’s CEO Told Employees ‘You Don’t Have to Worry’ About AI Replacing Jobs — Four Months Later, He Cut 1,000
Brian Moynihan told employees not to worry about AI. Then he credited the technology with eliminating jobs "through attrition."
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Apple’s New CEO John Ternus Inherited One of the Toughest Jobs in Tech. Here Are His Biggest Challenges.
Ternus takes over in September facing App Store antitrust battles, AI competition, China risks and a $4 trillion legacy.
Franchise 500
Chicken Salad Chick Just Had a Record Quarter With Nearly 50% Growth — This Is What’s Driving It
The franchise awarded 52 new restaurant locations in Q1 2026, up nearly 50% from the same period last year.
Franchise 500
Jersey Mike’s Is Going Public After Blackstone Bought It for $8 Billion. Here’s What’s Next.
The sandwich chain confidentially filed for an IPO less than two years after the private equity giant acquired it.
Business News
Jeff Bezos’ Rocket Landed Perfectly. Then Things Went Off Course: ‘The Altitude Is Too Low.’
Blue Origin successfully re-flew and landed a reusable rocket — but it placed a satellite in the wrong orbit.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Says Rumors of the ‘SaaSpocalypse’ Are Greatly Exaggerated
Wall Street thinks AI will decimate enterprise software. Benioff says AI is making Salesforce more valuable than ever.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook Just Announced He’s Stepping Down. Here’s Who’s Taking Over the Top Spot.
Cook will move into a new role as executive chairman in September after nearly 15 years running the company.
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This Career Coach Charges $50,000 to Help College Kids Land Jobs — And Business Is Exploding
Christopher Rim, founder of Command Education, offers industry-specific career coaching starting at $50,000 — some clients begin working with him the summer after high school graduation. Career coaching for college students has exploded into a lucrative niche. Prices range from a few hundred dollars an hour to $50,000 for intensive programs, according to Bloomberg. Beth […]
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Fraudsters Staged Fake Bear Attacks on Luxury Cars Wearing a Costume. They Bilked Insurers Out of $141K — Until a Wildlife Expert Watched the Videos.
Three brazen California residents dressed someone in a bear suit to scratch up cars with meat claws, then collected insurance payouts.
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Adidas Made an Ultralight Running Shoe Built to Break Records. When You Hand Someone the Box, ‘They Think It’s Empty’
Adidas is about to release a shoe that seemed impossible just a few years go: a chunky super shoe that weighs almost nothing. The Adizero Adios Pro Evo 3 tips the scales at just 3.4 ounces for a men’s size 9 — less than half the weight of an average running shoe and lighter than […]
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Did You Shop at Trader Joe’s in 2019? You Might Be Owed Money From a Class Action Settlement.
The grocery chain is paying $7.4 million after receipts printed too many credit card digits, creating identity theft risk.
Business News
He Was Laid Off, Posted on LinkedIn — Then Scammers Started Impersonating Real Recruiters to Target Him
Cybercriminals are impersonating recruiters to hustle job seekers, using real LinkedIn profiles and convincing details.
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A Jury Said Ticketmaster Is a Monopoly That ‘Robbed Fans Blind’ — And Hit Them With a $280 Million Settlement
Live Nation and Ticketmaster were found guilty of operating as a monopoly after controlling virtually every aspect of live music.
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Coffee Consumption Just Hit a 14-Year High — So Why Are Coffee Shops Struggling?
Americans are drinking more coffee than ever, but 85% are brewing at home instead of visiting coffee cafes.
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This App Hit No. 2 on the App Store — Then Apple Banned It
Freecash's rise to the top of the App Store was an impressive feat, until Apple labeled it a scam.
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Amazon Just Made a Big Space Play. Should Elon Musk Be Nervous?
The tech giant is buying a little-known satellite company that could help turn phones into lifelines far beyond the reach of cell towers.
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In-N-Out’s Owner Says the Chain Will Never Offer Online Ordering. Here’s Why.
The burger chain's owner says preserving her grandparents' legacy means saying no to what competitors embrace.
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More Taxpayers Are Cheating. Here’s Why ‘The IRS Isn’t Going to Catch Me’ Is the New Strategy.
With a quarter of IRS auditors gone and enforcement at its lowest in 20 years, tax lawyers say they're seeing a shift in taxpayer behavior.
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Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Sit Down and Talk to All 79,000 Meta Employees. So He’s Building an AI Version of Himself.
The AI clone is being trained on his mannerisms, tone and public statements so workers can feel more connected to Meta's CEO.
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This Apple Product Has a 10-Week Wait Time — And It’s Been Around Forever
The Mac mini is flying off shelves as AI enthusiasts snap up the $599 desktop to run autonomous agents like OpenClaw.
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