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New Costco sparks panic among California neighbors: ‘I’m worried about the traffic’ - New York Post

New Costco sparks panic among California neighbors: ‘I’m worried about the traffic’ - New York Post

A proposed Costco on the Shafter-Bakersfield border is generating excitement, along with worries about how much more traffic the project could bring during construction and after it opens.

91-year-old supermarket chain closes stores, lays off employees - thestreet.com

91-year-old supermarket chain closes stores, lays off employees - thestreet.com

The grocery chain will close several underperforming stores when leases expire.

Red Lobster brings back Endless Shrimp after promotion helped push chain toward bankruptcy - Fox News

Red Lobster brings back Endless Shrimp after promotion helped push chain toward bankruptcy - Fox News

Red Lobster rebuilt its Endless Shrimp promotion with stronger financial discipline and limited-time pricing after the permanent offer fueled bankruptcy.

Nvidia Customers Notified About AI-Related Price Hikes Above 15% - Bloomberg.com

Nvidia Customers Notified About AI-Related Price Hikes Above 15% - Bloomberg.com

Some of Nvidia Corp.’s biggest customers have been told that the prices of servers containing its artificial intelligence chips are going up more than 15% in many cases with memory chip costs soaring.

Trump reshuffled his portfolio in June, selling names like Meta and buying Berkshire Hathaway - CNBC

Trump reshuffled his portfolio in June, selling names like Meta and buying Berkshire Hathaway - CNBC

President Donald Trump disclosed just over 1,000 financial transactions in the month of June in what appears to be broad reshuffling of his portfolio.

Mohamed El-Erian says 30-year Treasury yield at 5.27% signals a structural shift that will make America more expensive - Yahoo Finance

Mohamed El-Erian says 30-year Treasury yield at 5.27% signals a structural shift that will make America more expensive - Yahoo Finance

Bonds are anything but boring right now. In fact, Mohamed El-Erian believes the surge in bond yields could trigger a “structural economic shift” that makes e...

Civil society groups push FTC to sue AI companies over book destruction - Mashable

Civil society groups push FTC to sue AI companies over book destruction - Mashable

Deliberately destroying rare books might be the final straw in the eyes of the Federal Trade Commission.

Trump’s FTC Wants You to Call Surveillance Pricing ‘Personalized Pricing’ - Gizmodo

Trump’s FTC Wants You to Call Surveillance Pricing ‘Personalized Pricing’ - Gizmodo

Biden's FTC used the term surveillance pricing.

38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act' - CNBC

38-year-old runs a mobile pizzeria out of his Smart car in New York City: It's 'like a circus or a magic act' - CNBC

"Pizza Pod started with a pretty ridiculous idea: What if I could turn a tiny Smart car into a mobile pizzeria?" says founder Bradley Alvelo.