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CEOs Trumpet Smaller Workforces as a Sign of Corporate Health

July 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on CEOs Trumpet Smaller Workforces as a Sign of Corporate Health
Bosses aren’t just unapologetic about staff cuts. Many are touting shrinking head counts as accomplishments in the AI era.

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Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day

July 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Welcome to the Grocery Store Where Prices Change 100 Times a Day
The spread of electronic shelf labels to big U.S. retailers like Kroger and Walmart has raised questions about a future where prices could change in an instant.

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Luxury Brands Are Getting Hit by a Vibe Shift

July 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Luxury Brands Are Getting Hit by a Vibe Shift
Expensive labels are trying to figure out why sales have weakened so much outside a recession.

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Luxury Titan Bernard Arnault Is Pushing World Leaders to Avert a Trade War

July 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Luxury Titan Bernard Arnault Is Pushing World Leaders to Avert a Trade War
The LVMH chief is working hard to foster a deal to limit the damage to his champagne-to-handbags empire.

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Waystar Strikes Deal for Iodine Software

July 27, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Waystar Strikes Deal for Iodine Software
The deal values private-equity backed Iodine Software at around $1.2 billion, including debt.

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Where Did All the Las Vegas Tippers Go?

July 26, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Where Did All the Las Vegas Tippers Go?
The tourist-dependent destination is having a slow year, hurting the workers that President Trump’s tip policy aims to help.

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Ozzy Is Gone, but Heavy Metal Lives On, Stronger Than Ever

July 26, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Ozzy Is Gone, but Heavy Metal Lives On, Stronger Than Ever
Metal bands new and old are selling out arenas and building a Gen Z fan base.

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Washington Is Jumping Into Rare Earths. Investors Have Run the Other Way.

July 26, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Washington Is Jumping Into Rare Earths. Investors Have Run the Other Way.
Rare-earth elements are key to trade disputes with China, but American projects are rife with risks.

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The Chinese Coffee Chain That’s Muscling In on Starbucks’s Turf

July 25, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on The Chinese Coffee Chain That’s Muscling In on Starbucks’s Turf
Luckin just opened its first stores in New York, showing off its mobile app and low prices—areas where Starbucks has struggled

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A Couple Works to Save Paul Revere’s Company

July 25, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on A Couple Works to Save Paul Revere’s Company
Mike O’Shaughnessy found love—and copper—with Amy in Rome, N.Y.

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