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Chains like Sweetgreen and Chipotle are finally realizing they need to look beyond the ‘slop bowl’

Wraps and protein are emerging as the next fast-food bandwagons.

By Phil WahbaFebruary 27, 2026
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Burger King tests OpenAI-powered headsets that will track the friendliness of drive-through workers
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressFebruary 27, 2026
Two restaurant workers wearing black stand in front of a silver "Flippy" fry station.
Meet your new robot fry cooks: Inside the $28 billion race to disrupt White Castle and Jack in the Box
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 26, 2026
Customers in the electronics section at Walmart on Black Friday in Columbus, Ohio, US, on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Americans are planning to spend more this holiday season than last year, according to credit reporting firm TransUnion. Photographer: Brian Kaiser/Bloomberg via Getty Images
McKinsey studied 61 growth companies that outperformed their peers through COVID, inflation, and labor shocks. Here’s what they all had in common
By Geoff ColvinFebruary 26, 2026
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Home Depot CEO says with the housing market stalemate, ‘our customers are telling us that they’re not investing’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 25, 2026
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Middle EastEuropean leaders call for resumption of U.S.-Iran talks but say ‘Iranian people must be allowed to determine their future’
By Claudia Ciobanu, Sam McNeil and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Middle EastAirspace closed and flights canceled across the Mideast amid U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran
By Cara Rubinsky and The Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
Big TechYour spend as a ‘weapon’: Scott Galloway’s ‘Resist and Unsubscribe’ movement asks you to ditch Amazon, Apple, and Netflix to oppose Trump
By Kristin StollerFebruary 28, 2026
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SuccessMeet the Gen Z college students who turned Excel into a competitive esport—they’re competing in spreadsheet challenges and it’s helping them land jobs
By Preston ForeFebruary 28, 2026
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CommentarySomething big is happening in AI, but panic is the wrong reaction
By Peter CappelliFebruary 28, 2026
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Personal FinanceTrump’s universal 401(k) architect on why lower-income people distrust retirement accounts: ‘they want to know what the catch is’
By Jacqueline MunisFebruary 28, 2026
AIThe week the AI scare turned real and America realized maybe it isn’t ready for what’s coming
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 28, 2026
AIShe joined Block to build AI. Weeks later, AI cost her job.
By Sheryl EstradaFebruary 28, 2026
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RetailChipotle’s CEO isn’t worried about raising prices—most of his customers make more than $100k anyway
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 10, 2026
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EnergyAmericans are shocked by utility bills as high as $1,000: They’re paying the price for aging grids, fuel-price whiplash, and extreme weather
By Ashley LutzFebruary 10, 2026
Retail‘We inherited a very damaged brand’: Red Lobster CEO says the seafood chain could kill more locations and menu items to stay afloat
By Sydney LakeFebruary 10, 2026
CommentaryAgentic commerce will reward the fastest learners, not the biggest retailers
By Simon JamesFebruary 10, 2026
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AsiaChinese shoppers can’t get enough of Disney’s Zootopia and Ralph Lauren’s ‘old money’ look despite nationalistic vibes
By Chan Ho-Him and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
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C-SuiteTarget’s new CEO just put veteran members of his C-suite on the shelf in first big shakeup
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2026
RetailGen Z didn’t grow up with 2000s body image baggage—and Victoria’s Secret CEO says they’re embracing the glamorous fashion show again
By Emma HinchliffeFebruary 9, 2026
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RetailEddie Bauer’s retail operator declares bankruptcy as younger shoppers view the brand as ‘old-fashioned and a bit irrelevant’
By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated PressFebruary 9, 2026
RetailThe man who fixed Walmart’s grocery business was just appointed CEO of Kroger
By Phil WahbaFebruary 9, 2026
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CommentaryThe Super Bowl reveals a dangerous gap in corporate strategy 
By Christopher VollmerFebruary 9, 2026
Thasunda Brown Duckett, TIAA CEO, speaks onstage during a live taping of "Earn Your Leisure" at Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel at Morehouse College on January 22, 2024 in Atlanta, Georgia.
FinanceMeet the 10 Black Fortune 500 CEOs leading companies with over $412 billion in combined revenues
By Cheyann HarrisFebruary 9, 2026
RetailTrump’s Greenland crisis triggered a surge in apps designed to help shoppers boycott U.S. goods, though few American imports are on store shelves
By James Brooks and The Associated PressFebruary 8, 2026
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RetailGrocery prices have surged 25% in Colorado since the pandemic with Kroger and Walmart sharing half the market. Enter Aldi
By Jack Buffington and The ConversationFebruary 8, 2026
C-SuiteMeet the CEO taking Victoria’s Secret from ‘woke-washing’ to owning sexy again
By Emma HinchliffeFebruary 7, 2026
Arts & EntertainmentMany 2026 Super Bowl ads share a common theme, revealing a truth about America’s current mindset
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentYour Super Bowl party can beat inflation, Wells Fargo says. Just double down on wings and guac and skip the beef
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 6, 2026
A woman holds up a peace sign as she runs in the New York City Marathon.
RetailGen Z’s latest status symbol is running a marathon—and it’s terrible news for Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Hermès
By Sasha RogelbergFebruary 6, 2026
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CommentaryUnderstanding corporate leaders’ muted Minnesota response: the example of Disney, Florida and conservative retaliation
By Alessandro Piazza and The ConversationFebruary 5, 2026
RetailPepsiCo is cutting prices for snacks like Doritos by ‘up to 15%’ to appease customers pinched by the K-shaped economy
By Dave Lozo and Morning BrewFebruary 4, 2026
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RetailKalshi gave away $50 in free groceries for 3 hours in New York City. A line 4 blocks long full of students and people on food stamps formed
By Eva RoytburgFebruary 4, 2026
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Arts & EntertainmentThe ‘Kardashian Kurse’ and a Jurassic Park reunion are among the Super Bowl commercials planned for this year
By Mae Anderson and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2026
MagazineHow Victoria’s Secret got its sexy back
By Emma HinchliffeFebruary 4, 2026
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SuccessIn 250 years, the economy has gone from agrarian to industrial to service to experience. Now the transformation economy is here
By B. Joseph Pine IIFebruary 3, 2026
RetailIn his day one message, Target’s new CEO ignored the elephant in the room. People noticed
By Phil WahbaFebruary 3, 2026
EconomyIndonesia’s Danantara bets a new $6 billion SOE can save a textile industry from Trump tariffs and foreign competition
By Angelica AngFebruary 2, 2026
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Economy‘The Chinese have invaded us in terms of merchandise’: Mexico and Argentina lead Latin America’s struggles with flood of imports
By Chan Ho-Him, Isabel Debre, Nayara Batschke, Fabiola Sánchez and The Associated PressFebruary 2, 2026
C-SuiteMeet Walmart’s new CEO, John Furner: Once an hourly worker, today he takes charge of the top company in the Fortune 500
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezFebruary 1, 2026
North AmericaMexico’s ban on vapes could give drug cartels more revenue — ‘those selling cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana are selling you vapes’
By María Verza and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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RetailStarbucks battles the ‘polyamorous’ era of coffee as customers experiment: ‘they’re seeing what’s out there’
By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated PressJanuary 31, 2026
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Big TechFive years after the short squeeze, GameStop’s CEO is betting on a ‘genius or totally foolish’ $100 billion-plus acquisition
By Jake AngeloJanuary 30, 2026
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