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La-Z-Boy launches ‘never recline’ petition for airplane passenger seats—and it’s closing in on 200,000 signatures

Petition signers can win a free recliner and $500 toward a flight.

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Starbucks’ worker strike expands to a dozen major U.S. cities after employees say the chain offered an ‘insulting economic package’

Your cup of joe will be harder to get as holiday shopping hours dwindle.

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Sam Altman calls Elon Musk a ‘bully’ who enjoys getting into fights with fellow billionaires

Sam Altman clears the air about the very public battle between him and his OpenAI cofounder Elon Musk.

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MacKenzie Scott donated $2 billion to nearly 200 organizations this year—and many of her gifts were a total surprise

Scott has donated more than $19 billion total during the past five years.

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Bark Air, the high-end airline for dogs, is offering limited flights for one-eighth the normal cost

More dogs and their human companions can experience Bark Air thanks to more affordable flights starting in February.

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Walmart is experimenting with body cameras for employees—like the ones used by cops—to ward off ‘unprecedented levels’ of shopper violence

Walmart is piloting a program at select stores where employees are required to wear body cameras.

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Gen Z is so pessimistic about the future they’ve resorted to ‘doom spending’ through the holiday season

Doom spending is the new way Gen Z copes with doomscrolling and bad news.

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Doomscrolling has reportedly made TikTok’s annual carbon footprint almost the same as the entire country of Greece

TikTok emits the second-highest amount of carbon dioxide equivalent, following only YouTube, according to a recent study.

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Temu’s billionaire founder lost his title as China’s richest person just 20 days after winning it

Colin Huang’s net worth tanked $14.1 billion after disappointing earnings results.

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Macy’s employee responsible for a $151 million accounting scandal made one mistake that snowballed into an intentional coverup

“This was not theft,” Macy’s chief financial officer confirmed Wednesday.

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Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success

Gates eventually realized that that “intensity was not always appropriate.”

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Rupert Murdoch’s children started ‘secretly discussing’ the future of his empire after seeing a ‘Succession’ episode

The plans were “intended to help avoid a real-life repeat” of the hit HBO show.

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Steve Jobs taught Gap’s former CEO that micromanaging can be a good thing

“I’m proud to be a micromanager for what a customer sees, feels, and hears,” Mickey Drexler said.

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Starbucks’ new CEO Brian Niccol wants you to get a brewed coffee in ‘less than 30 seconds’

Coffee chain customers have recently complained about 30-minute-plus wait times.

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Chipotle admits to raising prices—the same day a top analyst spotted a protein price hike at 20% of its stores

The fast-casual Mexican chain has taken some heat for its inconsistent portion sizes, but analysts see better days ahead for Chipotle.

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Amazon says developers spend ‘just one hour per day’ on actual coding

The company announced Amazon Q Developer, an AI tool designed to eliminate some of developers’ more tedious tasks.

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Home Depot accused of faking Black Friday deals by masking original prices with holiday sale stickers showing the same cost

The retailer hasn’t responded, but the alleged “pricing shenanigans” are just the latest example of how some shoppers think Black Friday is a...

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Modern-day hippie moms have found solace in one Trump appointee: RFK Jr.

The crunchy-mom movement has intersected with RFK’s plans to overhaul the FDA.

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How Rich Eisen went from chasing cop cars to building his own Emmy-nominated sports broadcasting empire

The former ESPN commentator reflects on his career in sports journalism.

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‘Elon Musk is right,’ Bernie Sanders admits, agreeing the defense budget needs to be cut because the Pentagon has ‘lost track of billions’

The unlikely duo have their eyes on the Department of Defense, which has repeatedly failed its audits.

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Starter homes are shrinking in size—but not in price, new analysis confirms

The median size of a new single-family home has dropped 12% since 2016, according to Apollo.

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A Macy’s employee made accounting errors ‘intentionally,’ hiding up to $154 million in expenses. Now the company’s earnings report is delayed

The Macy’s employee, who is no longer with the company, hid delivery expenses during the course of almost three years.

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Swedish battery champion Northvolt facing financial meltdown as CEO resigns

Facing $5.8 billion in debt, Swedish battery maker Northvolt files for bankruptcy protection as CEO steps down amid restructuring.

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Walmart is to Gen Z what Target was to millennials. Here’s where ‘Tar-zhay’ lost its footing

Walmart has seen an 18% increase in online purchases for Gen Z shoppers this year.

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Jersey Mike’s CEO is now worth almost as much as Mark Cuban after agreeing to sell his sandwich chain to Blackstone in a deal worth $8 billion

Peter Cancro has been with the sub sandwich chain for more than 50 years.

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Walmart has mastered the dupe, sending the wealthy flocking to its stores

The company said about 75% of its gains this quarter came from customers making more than $100,000 per year.

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Red Lobster’s CEO has a new favorite dish at the chain he’s trying to revive

Damola Adamolekun also wants to improve the layout and overall appearance of the menu itself to help customers find the best deals. 

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Red Lobster’s CEO has a new favorite dish at the chain he’s trying to revive

Damola Adamolekun also wants to improve the layout and overall appearance of the menu itself to help customers find the best deals. 

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Mark Zuckerberg and T-Pain recorded a love song—and short video—for Priscilla Chan: an acoustic cover of Lil Jon’s club anthem ‘Get Low’

The world’s third-richest man can add something new to his résumé: singer.

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Red Lobster CEO says endless shrimp is never coming back because ‘I know how to do math’

Instead, Damola Adamolekun is going back to what made the company successful in the first place.

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Billionaire investor John Paulson shies away from Trump’s Treasury due to ‘complex financial obligations’

Hedge funder won’t lead Treasury although Trump has called him a “money machine.”

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Mattel was supposed to have a hit with its ‘Wicked’ dolls ahead of the movie premiere. But it backfired

Toy manufacturer apologizes for misprint on “Wicked” dolls that direct to an adult site.

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Millennials’ midlife crisis looks different from their parents’ sports cars and mistresses—it’s a ‘crisis of purpose and engagement’

81% of millennials say they can’t afford a midlife crisis, psych study shows.

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Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan says he founded the popular prediction market from his bathroom

“Little did I know Polymarket was going to change the world," the 26-year-old founder said of his makeshift setup.

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Amazon CEO Andy Jassy hates bureaucracy so much he’s planning to increase the ratio of employees to managers

The e-commerce giant says bureaucracy creates inefficiency.

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The French whale on Polymarket just won $40 million betting on Trump

Crypto bros see Polymarket’s rapid movement on Tuesday night as fulfilling a prophecy.

06.11.2024 5

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Tesla shares soar during after-hours trading as a Trump victory appears increasingly likely

According to Robinhood, Tesla shares jumped more than 8% and reached a 52-week high.

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Search interest for ‘did Joe Biden drop out’ is spiking on Election Day even though he withdrew months ago

President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race in July, but some folks didn’t appear to know that.

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Elon Musk says his ‘cavalry has arrived’ to elect Donald Trump president—his ‘cavalry’ being men

Tesla CEO claims men are voting in record numbers in the 2024 presidential election.

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Polymarket users who bet on the presidential election might not see payouts until the inauguration

If top news outlets don’t call the election for the same candidate, the cryptocurrency-based prediction market will wait until Jan. 20 to pay out.

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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg voted early for Kamala Harris ‘without hesitation’

Three-term NYC mayor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist cast his vote for the Democratic party.

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Bill Gates ‘didn’t believe in vacations’ and worked on the weekends while building Microsoft—but regretted it. Here are his 3 tips for success

Gates eventually realized that that “intensity was not always appropriate.”

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Red Lobster is on a hiring spree to replace its C-suite in the aftermath of the endless shrimp debacle

The seafood chain appointed a new chief marketing officer and chief financial officer.

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This 51-year-old renter with Stage 3 breast cancer thought she’d ‘go to her grave’ without owning a home. That was until she found Divvy Homes’ rent-to-own program

Divvy Homes teams up with hopeful homeowners who either can’t afford a mortgage payment or don’t have enough money saved for a down payment.

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America’s 10 richest men can’t agree who should be the next president

Some have thrown money and support behind the candidates, while others have stayed quiet.

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Polymarket says one French whale is responsible for the lion’s share of bets on a Trump win, to the tune of $28 million worth of crypto

Four accounts owned by one French national have poured $35 million into the prediction market, and they’re all betting on Donald Trump to win the...

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Polymarket power players have poured a ridiculous amount of crypto into a Trump win—but U.S. voters aren’t even allowed to use the platform

A handful of accounts have poured $35 million into the prediction market, and they’re all betting on Donald Trump to win the 2024 election.

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Warren Buffett is so over AI deepfakes he forced Berkshire Hathaway to release a statement saying he would never endorse a presidential candidate—’It just ain’t me’

Don't trust what you may see on social media about Warren Buffett's political or investment endorsements.

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Mike Jeffries was responsible for Abercrombie’s explosive popularity in the early aughts—and its hypersexualized marketing approach

An official indictment has been a long time coming for the embattled ex-CEO.

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Former Abercrombie CEO accused of coercing men into sex for a chance to model for the brand

Mike Jeffries arrested in “one of the most organized sex trafficking operations in United States history,” authorities said on Tuesday.

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