Columbus, OH

For Alimentation Couche-Tard's proposed take-over of 7-Eleven's owner to work, divestment and approval from antitrust regulators would likely be required, says Retail Cities' Bryan Gildenberg. If the deal were completed, it would be the biggest-ever foreign takeover of a Japanese company and will possibly be followed by more acquisitions in...

Proposed 7-Eleven buyout deal will likely face antitrust scrutiny, retail analyst says

In a fiercely competitive sector like retail, companies can’t afford to engage in price gouging, Target (TGT) CEO Brian Cornell says. Jerome Powell could move markets by saying this one thing at Jackson Hole, strategist says. “We’re in a penny business,” Cornell said during an appearance Wednesday on CNBC,...

Target CEO says retailers can't actually afford price gouging

Colorado State

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David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Los Angeles, CA

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Herbie J Pilato

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

New York City, NY

Wealthy businessman Timothy Mellon and former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg wrote huge, eight-figure checks in July to support major Republican and Democratic super PACs, respectively, gearing up for the 2024 election. Mellon, who donated $50 million in May to Make America Great Again Inc., the super PAC that supports...

Billionaires Timothy Mellon and Mike Bloomberg inject massive sums into 2024 super PACs

Axios

Media executive Edgar Bronfman Jr. has teamed up with "Baby Geniuses" producer Steven Paul on a $4.3 billion offer for Paramount Global's parent, Axios has confirmed. Why it matters: The last minute bid could scuttle Paramount's $8 billion agreement with Skydance Media and adds another twist to an already chaotic sale process.

Bronfman submits $4.3B bid for Paramount parent

Business Insider

Official Partners found success by catering to the top of the residential market. Its connection to star broker brothers could be its downfall.

First came the accusations of rape. Now 3 owners of the Alexander brothers' beleaguered brokerage firm are jumping ship.

Kansas State

Elkhart, KS

The former CEO of a small Kansas bank was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison for looting the bank of $47 million. Shan Hanes, pronounced Shane, sent the funds from Heartland Tri-State Bank to cryptocurrency wallets controlled by scammers who had duped him in a "pig butchering" scheme that appealed to his greed, federal prosecutors said.

Cryptocurrency 'pig butchering' scam wrecks Kansas bank, sends ex-CEO to prison for 24 years

CNBC's Deidre Bosa joins 'The Exchange' with details about a new lawsuit against Anthrophic.

Anthropic sued over copyright

New York Post

An entrepreneur who’s connected to missing British tech tycoon Mike Lynch theorized that the 160-foot superyacht Bayesian may have sunk because of its massive mast.

Scott Painter, who took over Lynch’s multi-billion dollar software company called Autonomy, founded in 1996, said Lynch’s yacht may have been more vulnerable during Monday morning’s tornado off the coast of Sicily because of its over 240-foot-tall mast. 

The Bayesian, which capsized with 22 people on board had “an unusually large mast” for a single-masted ship, Painter told Daily Mail. 



“The mast was the ultimate sailor’s bragging right,” Painter told the outlet. “That mast must’ve been...

Entrepreneur tied to missing tycoon Mike Lynch shares theory about why doomed yacht sank

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi recently said he is skeptical that Tesla's ambitions with self-driving vehicles will succeed. While Khosrowshahi expressed valid concerns, there are a number of reasons why his pessimism may be overblown. Uber's CEO just expressed some major doubts about Tesla's robotaxi. One of the key themes surrounding...

You Won't Believe What Uber's CEO Just Said About Tesla

Miami, FL

Coral Gables, FL

University of Miami booster John Ruiz has been a major funder of the school’s sports in the name, image, and likeness era. Now the source of that money may be drying up. Ruiz admitted to investors earlier this week that his company is far short of revenue projections. LifeWallet,...

Miami NIL King John Ruiz’s Business Is Tanking

BEIJING — The U.S. and China last week signed agreements for cooperating on financial stability, according to a People's Bank of China readout Monday. A Treasury readout described the two sides as "exchanging letters in support of coordination." The agreement was part of a meeting of the U.S.-China Financial...

U.S., China sign agreement to cooperate on financial stability

A major Democratic donor last week called the Federal Trade Commission’s chair a “dope” and called for her firing. It turns out one of his companies is being investigated by the FTC. Suggested Reading. CNN on Tuesday reported that IAC Inc. — the New York-based holding company...

A billionaire called for Harris to fire the FTC's chair. His company is reportedly being investigated by the FTC

Dallas, TX

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday barred a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule from taking effect that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers' rivals or launch competing businesses. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown in Dallas said the FTC, which enforces federal antitrust laws,...

Judge strikes down Biden administration ban on worker 'noncompete' agreements

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A historic marker could be erected to honor the victims of the racist mass shooting at the Dollar General store in Jacksonville’s New Town neighborhood nearly a year ago. If approved by the Jacksonville City Council, a marker would be installed at Kings Road and Canal Street on Aug. 25, a day before the first anniversary of the shooting, when a white gunman took the lives of three Black people.

Memorial considered to honor Dollar General victims

Irish Star

Tech billionaire Mike Lynch has gone missing off the coast of Sicily after his finances took a beating in recent years due to a costly legal battle

Mike Lynch net worth plummeted before billionaire went missing on when yacht capsized

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	Melinda French Gates says there is a new generation of billionaire activists who aren’t really philanthropists.Grimes' Mother Pleads With Elon Musk to End "Withholding" Ex-Couple's Children




	Speaking to The New York Times, the ex-wife of Bill Gates — who recently rocked the philanthropic world when she announced she was leaving the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has given away nearly $80 billion since it was founded in 2000 by the former spouses — was asked her opinion on a new generation of billionaires that includes Tesla Motors CEO and X Corp. owner Elon Musk, Twitter founder and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, American...

Melinda French Gates Says Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Other Billionaires Are Not Philanthropists

Texfelt, part of the JR Group, reported a 20% increase in flooring sales last year. The U.K.-based company credits this substantial growth to the £10 million investment in Texfelt’s Cutler Heights manufacturing plant in Bradford. This investment was pivotal in steering the company towards a forward-thinking, innovative direction that has revitalized the flooring and furniture industry and has helped make exfelt’s Springbond product a market leader in high-performance, fully recyclable underlay.

Texfelt Reports 20% Sales Growth

TheStreet

T-Mobile is facing a major legal challenge after it made a decision that frustrated customers.

Target CEO Brian Cornell on price gouging: We're in a penny business

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