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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.
Jonathan Small is a bestselling author, journalist, producer, and podcast host. For 25 years, he has worked as a sought-after storyteller for top media companies such as The New York Times, Hearst, 91³ÉÈË, and Condé Nast. He has held executive roles at Glamour, Fitness, and 91³ÉÈË and regularly contributes to The New York Times, TV Guide, Cosmo, Details, Maxim, and Good Housekeeping. His Small Talk substack focuses on generational differences.
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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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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 […]
Business News
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.
Business News
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 […]
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
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.
Business News
A New Restaurant Rule Is Spreading Across 11 States — And Customers Love It
Bars and restaurants are banning phones to bring back real conversation. The policy is surprisingly popular.
Business News
This Major US City Will Pay You $15,000 to Move There
The "Make Detroit Home" program offers cash incentives to entrepreneurs, creatives, and small business owners willing to relocate.
Business News
Blue-Collar Careers Were Supposed to Be AI-Proof. So Why Is Hiring Down 40 Percent?
For years, career advisers pointed young workers toward the trades as an AI-proof path to middle-class wages. The labor market had other plans.
Business News
Anthropic Warns Its New AI Could Enable ‘Weapons We Can’t Even Envision.’ Skeptics Aren’t Buying It.
The company says Claude Mythos could exploit critical infrastructure like power grids. Critics say it's all a big marketing ploy.
Business News
Disney Is Planning to Lay Off 1,000 Employees Under Its New CEO. Who’s On the Chopping Block?
The entertainment giant will cut positions primarily in its newly consolidated marketing department as CEO Josh D'Amaro begins restructuring.
Business News
Delta Will Spend $2 Billion Extra in Fuel Costs — But Still Expects a $1 Billion Profit. Here’s How.
The airline's strategy involves three key moves to offset the Iran war-driven fuel spike, and CEO Ed Bastian says it's already working.
Business News
Apple Is Launching an ‘Ultra’ Line of Products With New Capabilities — and Much Higher Price Tags
The company is building a foldable iPhone, touchscreen MacBook and AI-powered AirPods, according to Bloomberg.
Business News
A Nutella Jar Went Viral on NASA’s Artemis II Mission — and the Company Didn’t Pay a Cent
It was one small step for man, but a giant leap for Nutella, as an unexpected appearance on Artemis II caused the internet to go crazy.
Business News
Intel Just Signed On to Elon Musk’s Massive AI Chip Project — Here’s What They’ll Be Building
The partnership aims to produce 1 terawatt per year of compute power across two massive chip factories in Texas.
Business News
This $500,000 Corporate Retreat to Honduras Went Horribly Wrong. ‘We Had to Eat a Dead Tarantula’
Plex flew 120 employees to a tropical paradise for team building. What followed was a comedy of errors and the CEO hospitalized with E. coli.
Business News
The ‘Sneaky’ Ways Companies Are Making You Pay More — Without Raising Prices
As fuel prices spike and supply chain costs surge, businesses are finding creative ways to offset the pain — and not all of them are obvious to customers.
Business News
App Store Submissions Have Surged 84%. Now Apple Is Declaring War on Vibe Coding.
Tools that allow anyone to build apps without coding skills is straining Apple's review infrastructure.
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