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McDonald’s to Cut Combo-Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees

August 20, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on McDonald’s to Cut Combo-Meal Prices After Convincing Franchisees
The burger chain has been working to improve its affordability, after consumers have recoiled from escalating restaurant menu prices.

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Duolingo’s Departing Social Media Manager Talks Virality, Anxiety and Mental Health

August 20, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Duolingo’s Departing Social Media Manager Talks Virality, Anxiety and Mental Health
The language-learning app’s TikTok followers grew to 16.7 million during Zaria Parvez’s five-year tenure.

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Smartmatic Case Documents Show Some Fox News Hosts’ Drive to Help Trump

August 20, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Smartmatic Case Documents Show Some Fox News Hosts’ Drive to Help Trump
Prominent Fox hosts privately sought to help President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, according to newly unredacted documents in a lawsuit against Fox.

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Target Shares Tumble After Retailer Names a Lifer to Steer Its Turnaround

August 20, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Target Shares Tumble After Retailer Names a Lifer to Steer Its Turnaround
Chief Operating Officer Michael Fiddelke, who will take the top job in February, said the retailer needs to revive its focus on stylish merchandise.

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Scotts Miracle-Gro Tried Playing Both Sides: Weed Killers, ‘Weed’ Growers

August 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Scotts Miracle-Gro Tried Playing Both Sides: Weed Killers, ‘Weed’ Growers
The company created a line of products for legal cannabis growers, a bet that for a time looked like genius.

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Flight Attendants Win Boarding Pay, Four-Year Deal, Ending Air Canada Strike

August 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Flight Attendants Win Boarding Pay, Four-Year Deal, Ending Air Canada Strike
The airline said operations will gradually restart after a deal was reached with the union, ending a strike that caused hundreds of flight cancellations and hit 500,000 customers.

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Activist Ancora Pressures Railroad Operator CSX to Explore Deal

August 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Activist Ancora Pressures Railroad Operator CSX to Explore Deal
The hedge fund, which had also agitated at Norfolk Southern, is prepared to launch a proxy fight if needed.

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Homeowners Are Doing Small Projects but Deferring Big Ones, Home Depot Says

August 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Homeowners Are Doing Small Projects but Deferring Big Ones, Home Depot Says
Home Depot said tariffs will soon start hitting some price tags even as consumers continue to hold off on larger projects because of higher interest rates and economic uncertainty.

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Peabody Calls Off $3.78 Billion Deal to Buy Anglo American’s Australian Coal Assets

August 19, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on Peabody Calls Off $3.78 Billion Deal to Buy Anglo American’s Australian Coal Assets
The agreement to buy Anglo American’s steelmaking coal operations was terminated due to the shutdown of a mine central to the deal.

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TV-Station Owner Sinclair Proposes Merger With Tegna

August 18, 2025 Erin Slifka Comments Off on TV-Station Owner Sinclair Proposes Merger With Tegna
Nexstar Media Group has already been in talks to buy Tegna.

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