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Papa Murphy's to Close Up to 50 Locations
51+ min ago (263+ words) MTY Food Group, the Canadian parent of Papa Murphy's, intends to shutter 45 to 50 of its locations. The closures are part of a larger cleanup. MTY is shutting a total of 68 company-owned stores that have underperformed across its entire brand lineup,…...
Four States Top 2026 Economic Rankings
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (364+ words) Economy score for 2026: 258 out of 415 (B grade) In 2025, Wisconsin's real GDP stood at $359.6 billion, a 1.5% increase. Debt rating (Moody's): Aa1, Stable Federal funds share: 26.8% Goods trade internationally amounted to $64 billion in 2025, representing 13.6% of GDP. In 2024, foreign direct investment totaled $1.5 billion. Major…...
Khosla Family Buys Seattle Seahawks for Record $9.612B
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (272+ words) The Khosla family, with Vinod Khosla, will purchase the Seattle Seahawks following the directive of deceased owner Paul Allen, the team confirmed on Saturday. The Khoslas will take over as the majority owners, the Seahawks announced via social media. "We…...
Luxury Home Agents Drop Six Figures on Wardrobes, Botox to
1+ week, 6+ day ago (388+ words) Ashley Reidy Quinn just sold a $59 million Hamptons home. She also spent more than $100,000 on clothes last year. For luxury real estate agents, looking the part is not optional - it's a business cost. Quinn, a co-founder of Coldwell Banker Warburg's…...
Newsom Mandates State Workers Back to Office 4 Days
1+ week, 6+ day ago (272+ words) Newsom wants to return to a more traditional work pattern after the pandemic-era delays. "Change is hard," he said. "While I'm empathetic, we've been previewing this for years now and we want to get it done." Unions representing the workers…...
SpaceX Staff Millionaires Fuel California Luxury Home Market
2+ week, 16+ hour ago (226+ words) The SpaceX IPO made thousands of employees suddenly rich. But most cannot cash out their shares right away. That hasn't stopped them from shopping for high-end homes in Southern California. The question is whether this will be a sustainable thing…...
SpaceX Millionaires Fuel California Luxury Homes
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (226+ words) The SpaceX IPO made thousands of employees suddenly rich. But most cannot cash out their shares right away. That hasn't stopped them from shopping for high-end homes in Southern California. The question is whether this will be a sustainable thing…...
California and Anthropic Strike Government AI Deal
2+ week, 1+ day ago (317+ words) Gavin Newsom wants California's government to run on AI. The company he just made a deal with - Anthropic - is labeled a national supply-chain risk by the Pentagon. That tension didn't stop the contract from closing. Given expects agencies to move…...
MrBeast's Yankees Hat and FaZe Rug's Half-Eaten Burger Raise
2+ week, 1+ day ago (308+ words) Goldin, the auction house that eBay bought in 2024, ran the two-week online sale. It ended on June 29, 2026. The biggest single item was FaZe Rug's half-eaten In-N-Out burger. MrBeast, who holds the title of the world's most subscribed YouTube creator, contributed…...
Sergey Brin Sells Rent-Stabilized Fund Stake at 6 Cents on the Dollar
2+ week, 1+ day ago (504+ words) Sergey Brin, worth $268 billion, took a massive loss on a New York real estate bet. He sold his stake in a rent-stabilized apartment fund for pennies on the dollar. The fund's problems show how hard it is to make money…...