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    Tony Cuccio posing in a chair

    Tony Cuccio started with $200 selling beauty products on Venice Beach. Then he brought gel nails to the masses—and forged a $2 billion empire

    Cuccio, 71, says he makes $100 million a year.

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    December 3, 2025

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    Disney theme park
    Retail

    Disney theme park surge offsets bleeding in streaming as earnings match expectations, shares down slightly

    By Michelle Chapman, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated Press
    May 11, 2023
    Baby formula prices just soared to an all-time high and manufacturers are blaming it on new regulations that ‘significantly’ raise their costs
    Retail

    Baby formula prices just soared to an all-time high and manufacturers are blaming it on new regulations that ‘significantly’ raise their costs

    By Augusta Saraiva, Madison Muller and Bloomberg
    May 10, 2023
    TikTok denies report it has delayed its U.S. shopping platform
    Tech

    TikTok denies report it has delayed its U.S. shopping platform

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    May 10, 2023
    Companies don’t know how to measure their human capital other than as a labor cost–and it’s hurting profits
    Commentary

    Companies don’t know how to measure their human capital other than as a labor cost–and it’s hurting profits

    By Ulrich Atz and Tensie Whelan
    May 10, 2023
    New Starbucks CEO Laxman Narasimhan
    Retail

    Starbucks new CEO’s first big menu change hits customers up for an extra $1 for fruity Refreshers ‘hack’ 

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    May 10, 2023
    A screen shot from the moment Ron Nessman leaps into action to stop a stroller rolling into traffic.
    Retail

    Man rescues baby in runaway stroller after leaving Applebee’s job interview—then gets hired

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    May 10, 2023
    Your next Wendy’s drive-thru order may be taken by an A.I. chatbot that understands a ‘milkshake’ is actually a ‘frosty’ in the chain’s lingo
    Tech

    Your next Wendy’s drive-thru order may be taken by an A.I. chatbot that understands a ‘milkshake’ is actually a ‘frosty’ in the chain’s lingo

    By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina and Bloomberg
    May 9, 2023
    America is drunk on credit–and polarized politics complicate the Fed’s unenviable challenge of ending easy money
    Commentary

    America is drunk on credit–and polarized politics complicate the Fed’s unenviable challenge of ending easy money

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    May 9, 2023
    Lululemon organized a dupe swap in Los Angeles this past weekend.
    Retail

    Lululemon adopts unconventional approach to cope with knock-off ‘dupes’ flooding the market

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    May 9, 2023
    Amazon paying some customers $10 to pick up their purchase rather than have it delivered
    Retail

    Amazon paying some customers $10 to pick up their purchase rather than have it delivered

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    May 9, 2023
    Brian O'Hara
    Tech

    Hyundai and Kia’s software patch is no match for TikTok, a screwdriver and a USB cable as auto theft soars nationwide

    By Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
    May 9, 2023
    Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer was brutally honest this week after a series of largely self-inflicted mistakes.
    Tech

    Microsoft exec admits the console wars are over: ‘We lost the worst generation to lose’

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    May 5, 2023
    Adidas warehouses are still piled high with $1.3bn in Yeezy shoes as company can’t decide what to do with the gear
    Lifestyle

    Adidas warehouses are still piled high with $1.3bn in Yeezy shoes as company can’t decide what to do with the gear

    By David McHugh and The Associated Press
    May 5, 2023
    How Pernod Ricard’s U.S. CEO made peace with alcohol despite its role in 2 life tragedies: ‘If you’re buying our products as a weapon, we don’t want your business’
    Leadership

    How Pernod Ricard’s U.S. CEO made peace with alcohol despite its role in 2 life tragedies: ‘If you’re buying our products as a weapon, we don’t want your business’

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    May 5, 2023
    The CEO of Kellogg says that the most important thing standing in the way of a recession is the ‘stubbornly resilient’ American consumer
    Retail

    The CEO of Kellogg says that the most important thing standing in the way of a recession is the ‘stubbornly resilient’ American consumer

    By Deena Shanker and Bloomberg
    May 4, 2023
    Simon & Schuster
    Retail

    Paramount’s pivot to video sees it put Simon & Schuster up for sale—again

    By Hillel Italie and The Associated Press
    May 4, 2023
    Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy
    Commentary

    Transactional thinking can only take humanity so far. It’s time to revive the ‘covenantal capitalism’ that gave us modern democracy

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    May 4, 2023
    Birkenstock products on display at the ELLE and Birkenstock Launch Exclusive Pop-Up Shop at Nordstrom
    Retail

    Nordstrom delivers another gut punch to San Francisco as it announces it will be the latest retail giant to flee the city

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    May 3, 2023
    A picture of Chegg logo on a mobile device
    Tech

    Chegg’s shares tumbled nearly 50% after the edtech company said its customers are using ChatGPT instead of paying for its study tools

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    May 2, 2023
    ‘People are having a hard time affording food’: Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya suggests corporate margins are behind ‘troubling’ food inflation
    Retail

    ‘People are having a hard time affording food’: Chobani CEO Hamdi Ulukaya suggests corporate margins are behind ‘troubling’ food inflation

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    May 2, 2023
    Florida is losing its status as a middle-class boomer retiree haven as the ultrawealthy and young remote workers take over
    Personal Finance

    Florida is losing its status as a middle-class boomer retiree haven as the ultrawealthy and young remote workers take over

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    April 28, 2023
    Amazon adds to a streak of stronger-than-expected Big Tech earnings that sends its shares soaring 9%
    Retail

    Amazon adds to a streak of stronger-than-expected Big Tech earnings that sends its shares soaring 9%

    By Haleluya Hadero and The Associated Press
    April 27, 2023
    Is it smart to be a ‘stupid genius’ like Elon Musk?
    Commentary

    Is it smart to be a ‘stupid genius’ like Elon Musk?

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    April 27, 2023
    Bud Light fumbled its partnership with a transgender influencer, but such inclusive deals are here to stay, experts say
    Retail

    Bud Light fumbled its partnership with a transgender influencer, but such inclusive deals are here to stay, experts say

    By Dee-Ann Durbin and The Associated Press
    April 26, 2023
    Barbie with Down syndrome debuts to add diversity to a line that already includes dolls with hearing aids and vitiligo
    Retail

    Barbie with Down syndrome debuts to add diversity to a line that already includes dolls with hearing aids and vitiligo

    By Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated Press
    April 25, 2023
    Kim Jong-Un
    Retail

    A massive tobacco firm and its Singapore subsidiary are paying over $629 million for illegally selling cigarettes to North Korea

    By Eric Tucker and The Associated Press
    April 25, 2023
    Bed Bath & Beyond to close all 360 stores within two months—and soon stop accepting its ubiquitous coupons
    Retail

    Bed Bath & Beyond to close all 360 stores within two months—and soon stop accepting its ubiquitous coupons

    By Sarah Holder, Jeremy Hill and Bloomberg
    April 24, 2023
    Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy after years-long decline
    Retail

    Bed Bath & Beyond files for bankruptcy after years-long decline

    By Anne D'Innocenzio and The Associated Press
    April 23, 2023
    The real streaming wars are not between Netflix and Disney. Asian smart TV makers and Silicon Valley are vying to capture your living room–and upend legacy media
    Commentary

    The real streaming wars are not between Netflix and Disney. Asian smart TV makers and Silicon Valley are vying to capture your living room–and upend legacy media

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    April 21, 2023
    17 states urge federal government to recall Kia and Hyundai cars because they’re too easy to steal and ‘put the public at risk’
    Retail

    17 states urge federal government to recall Kia and Hyundai cars because they’re too easy to steal and ‘put the public at risk’

    By Adam Beam, Tom Krisher and The Associated Press
    April 20, 2023

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