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Walmart and Sam’s Club Are Courting Cash-Strapped Shoppers With a New Deal — Here’s What You Get

Responding to high prices for groceries and gas, Walmart and Sam's Club are leaning into savings and convenience for customers.

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She Quit Nursing After 25 Years to Flip Furniture. Now She Makes Up to $8,000 a Month.

Refurbishing a $20 pair of secondhand nightstands kicked off a side hustle that out-earned her nursing paycheck within six months.

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Franchisees Reveal the Keys to Making a Limited-Time Offer Hit Big and Create ‘Genuine Excitement’

Owners behind TCBY, Twin Peaks, Rock N Roll Sushi and Atomic Wings share what turns a new menu item into a reason to come back.

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This Subway Veteran Went Undercover To Try Out a Hot Chicken Chain. Now He’s CEO.

Now running Hangry Joe’s, Brandon Wilhelm says he’d rather have fewer, better stores than chase 300 locations.

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TikTok Made Owning a Laundromat Look Like Easy Money. Now Some Owners Are Airing the Dirty Laundry.

From drug dealers in the bathroom to repair bills that wipe out profits, laundromats are more than endless buckets of quarters.

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These Childhood Friends Spotted a Hole in the Pickleball Market. A Year Later, They’re on Pace for $31 Million in Sales.

How James Ignatowich and Marwan Abaza built the pro-level pickleball paddle nobody else was making.

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Elon Musk Just Said He’ll Give a SpaceX Share to ‘Every Kid in America.’ That Could Cost Him $10.7 Billion.

Musk’s pledge on X came a day after Anthropic announced a $48 billion fund for social causes, including AI’s impact on jobs.

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She Started a Side Hustle Moving Women Out After Breakups. She Now Makes $13,00 a Month.

Hannah Crawford’s moving service, Han With a Van, grew from a few Facebook posts into a 20-person team across the UK.

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KFC Is Making a Big Switch After 40 Years

Starting in January, Coca-Cola products will roll into every U.S. location, ending one of fast food's longest soda partnerships.

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Candy Prices Are Way Up — But That’s Not Scaring Americans Away From Buying Tons of Halloween Candy This Year

Chocolate prices are up 15.5% this season. But that hasn't stopped people from filling their trick-or-treat bowls.

16.10.2026 9

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A Former OpenAI Employee Was Arrested for Bugging a Company Conference Room

Using the company's own AI models as a detective, OpenAI says it traced the hidden device back to the worker.

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This Salad Chain Found a Faster Way to Grow — By Buying Up Rivals’ Locations

Crisp & Green is buying and converting MAD Greens and Snappy Salads locations and expanding into non-coastal cities.

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America Finally Got a New Sunscreen. Europeans Have Been Sporting It Since 1999.

BEMT took 20 years to clear the FDA, and brands like Neutrogena are racing to get it between skin and the sun.

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Netflix Is Cutting 1,000 Jobs in Its Biggest Layoffs Since 2022

Shares of the streaming giant have fallen more than 40% over the past year as engagement slows.

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This Popular Pickleball Franchisor Filed for Bankruptcy. Its Founder Says, ‘I Own It’

The Picklr stepped into the kitchen with too many lease guarantees, and now it’s in Chapter 11.

15.10.2026 10

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A Masked Gang Stole 30,000 Bottles of Wine Worth $5.8 Million From an Italian Winery. It’s Being Called the Biggest Vino Heist in Italy’s History.

The vino villians disabled the cameras, used the company’s own forklifts and drove off with two truckloads of prized Tuscan reds.

14.10.2026 10

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Dave’s Hot Chicken Started With $900 in a Parking Lot. It Now Has 500 Restaurants.

The chain has eight openings in one day, deals across Europe and no sign of slowing down.

14.10.2026 9

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Claude Submitted a Fake Homicide Tip to Police, Raising New AI Safety Concerns

The chatbot gave a fake homicide tip to police and filed unauthorized visa applications.

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Elon Musk Admits He Has ‘No Idea How to Make Microchips.’ He’s Building a $15 Billion Chip Factory Anyway.

Musk is betting that his experience building cars and rockets will help him take on the world's top chipmakers. How hard could it be?

12.10.2026 10

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This Job Candidate Spoke Total Gibberish to His AI Interviewer and the Bot Did Not Like It: ‘This Is an Absolute Waste of My Time’

The viral TikTok clip shows an AI avatar start to seethe before she eventually ends the session with a prankster human candidate.

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Founders Spend Years Trying to Meet the Right People. This Exclusive Malibu Event Puts Them Face-to-Face in One Day.

At Founderland, a “Coachella for founders,” entrepreneurs trade the convention hall for a Malibu ranch with access to retailers and investors.

08.10.2026 10

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The ‘Double Fill Up’ Is the Latest Hack Americans Are Using to Save Cash at the Gas Pump

With paychecks trailing inflation, consumers are getting creative about saving at the pump and the grocery store.

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Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Says There’s a ‘0% Chance’ AI Wipes Out Humanity by 2030

As AI insiders warn the technology could kill us all, the Nvidia CEO says he thinks these doom and gloom predictions are exaggerated.

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Google’s Next AI Data Center Might Be in Outer Space. The First Test Launches Next Week.

Project Suncatcher will send the company's custom chips into orbit to see if they can survive radiation and brutal temperatures.

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KFC’s New ‘Open House’ Location Is Now Serving Breakfast, Boba Tea and Fried Chicken Socks

A Dallas suburb is getting a finger-lickin' taste of KFC's future. If it works here, the whole chain could look and taste different.

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Meta’s AI Agent Tried to Shop on Amazon. Amazon Wasn’t Having It.

As companies race to build AI agents that can shop, browse and buy on your behalf, the walls between rival platforms are already going up.

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Samsung Is Roasting Apple’s New Foldable Phone Online: ‘Reheated Leftovers’

Samsung beat Apple to foldable phones by seven years — and it's not about to let anyone forget it.

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The Fed Raised Interest Rates for the First Time Since 2023 — Here’s What It Means for You

Rates rose for the first time in three years, and mortgages, car loans, credit cards and savings accounts will all feel it differently.

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The Average Manager Salary at This Fast Food Chain Is $200,000

The average fast-food manager doesn't stick around. But In-N-Out's have stayed for 15 years, and now the reason is pretty clear.

16.09.2026 10

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Gen Z Founders Are Booming But 73% Admit That One Fear Is Holding Them Back — And It Has Nothing to Do With Money

Gen Z is starting businesses faster than any generation before them. So why is it so hard for them to ask for help?

15.09.2026 20

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‘Jeopardy!’ Will Pay You $178,000 to Write Clues. But First, You Have to Survive This Test.

"I'll take clue writer for $178,000, Ken." More than 1,300 people applied for the job, and almost none of them got past the first round.

09.09.2026 10

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OpenAI Says Its AI Just Solved a 90-Year-Old Math Problem — One Mathematician Calls It Theft

Controversy surrounds OpenAI's claim that it took 10,000 agents a weekend to solve one of math's six unsolved "million-dollar" problems.

09.09.2026 10

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This Little League Coach’s Pep Talk to His Team Went Viral. It’s Also Great Business Advice.

Coach Edwards wasn't talking to founders when he said it. But his message about losing the right way applies well beyond the baseball diamond.

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Gen Z Is Fed Up With Fizzy Alcohol Drinks and Startups Are Cashing In: ‘No Bubbles, No Troubles’

Younger alcohol drinkers complain that bubbles make them feel bloated, so a new wave of brands is betting that flat is the future.

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James Dyson Spent 6 Years Building a $499 AI Toothbrush That Brushes and Flosses For You

The inventor behind the bagless vacuum has no idea if his maiden voyage into oral care will actually sell.

02.09.2026 10

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Someone Stole 50,000 Cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon. Company Says: ‘You Have Exactly 18 Days and 44 Minutes’ to Return the Loot

The company issued an ultimatum to the beer bandits.

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This Mom Made $500 Just by Texting Her Friends Shopping Links — Here’s How to Turn Your Group Chat Into a Paycheck

Affiliate marketing used to be for influencers. Now regular people are cashing in just by sharing links with friends and family.

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Jack Daniel’s Is on the Rocks. Now the Family That’s Run It for 150 Years Is Turning on Each Other.

Two family heirs sent a letter accusing their own board of "rewarding failure." Meanwhile, a rival is circling with a hostile offer.

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Gen Z Can’t Afford to Buy a House, So They’re Putting Their Money in the Stock Market Instead

Retirement contributions are growing faster for Gen Z than any other generation.

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Where’s the Beef? Not on American Picnic Tables This Summer.

Beef has always been a summer staple. Now, for the first time in years, Americans are actually buying less of it

18.08.2026 20

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Health Insurance Costs Hit a 15-Year High. Companies Are Changing How They Cover Employees.

More than 20,000 companies switched to HRAs this year alone, giving employees cash instead of a company-selected plan.

17.08.2026 20

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Gen Z Turned This Food Craze Into a TikTok Obsession. Franchisors Are Cashing In.

Charcuterie boards are all over Instagram and TikTok, and franchise chains like Graze Craze are moving to seize the meat-and-cheese wave.

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A Man Asked His AI Assistant to Book a Gym Class. It Hacked the System Instead.

In the first known Australian autonomous cyber attack, an AI assistant hacked into a gym's booking system while trying to help a user.

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Batteries Powered By Rust? This Startup Raised $750 Million to Build Them.

Form Energy's iron-air batteries can keep running for 100 hours straight, far longer than standard lithium-ion batteries.

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This Popular Herb Is Part of a Billion-Dollar Industry Sold at Convenience Stores. Now Regulators Want to Ban It.

Kratom is legal, but largely unregulated. A surge in overdoses has led regulators in several states to move toward outright bans.

12.08.2026 20

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El Pollo Loco’s Turnaround Plan Was Supposed to Take 3 Years. It’s Already Ahead of Schedule.

The chicken chain is beating Wall Street's expectations and expanding its menu to include items that appeal to younger consumers.

12.08.2026 20

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A Top OpenAI Exec Just Jumped Ship to ‘Start Something New.’ He’s Not the First This Year.

Brad Lightcap's exit comes as the company tries to justify its $852 billion valuation ahead of an expected IPO.

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Uber Eats Owed This Restaurant Owner $40,000. It Took 8 Months and a News Story to Get Her Paid.

Joy Kim, owner of Seattle's Kyoto Teriyaki, says she followed every step Uber Eats asked of her. The company says it was a security issue.

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Wendy’s Fell to No. 3 in Burger Chains. Its New CEO Blames ‘Quality Degradation.’

Bob Wright, who turned around Potbelly, is facing declining sales at Wendy's. He says the fix starts with the food.

11.08.2026 20

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Nvidia Is Close to a $500 Billion Deal to Build AI Infrastructure. Why Aren’t Some Investors Happy About It?

Nvidia, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs and other major firms are nearing a deal to fund AI infrastructure. Nvidia's stock dropped anyway.

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