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California Pizza Kitchen’s Big Comeback: Inside the Deal Powering Its Next Chapter
California Pizza Kitchen enters a new era as fresh investment fuels growth, innovation, and global expansion—showing how legacy restaurant brands stay relevant.

Scrolling Safely: TikTok Gets an American Makeover
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew told employees that the company’s U.S. operations will move into a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC.

Trump signs new stablecoin regulations in big win for crypto industry
President Donald Trump has signed the GENIUS Act into law, setting new regulations for stablecoins, a type of cryptocurrency tied to assets like the U.S. dollar.

Beef prices have soared in the US, and not just during grilling season
Anyone firing up the grill this summer already knows hamburgers and steaks are expensive.

Chevron Clears Way for Hess Deal After Exxon Arbitration Victory
Chevron has won a major arbitration battle with Exxon Mobil, removing a key obstacle to its planned acquisition of Hess.

Netflix Beats Expectations but Shares Dip After Q2 Earnings
Netflix topped Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, boosted by strong subscriber growth, rising ad revenue, and hit content.

Big Business This Week: Wall Street cautions against firing Powell
Wall Street cautions against firing Powell, Nvidia's geopolitical balancing act pays off, and banks score an 'A' from investors on Q2 earnings

AWS Cuts at Least Hundreds of Jobs Amid A.I. Driven Cost Optimization
Amazon's cloud arm, AWS, has slashed at least hundreds of jobs—including roles in specialist, training, certification, and customer-support teams.

ADM Stock Plummets as Trump Claims Coca-Cola Will Switch to Cane Sugar
President Trump announced on Truth Social that Coca-Cola “has agreed” to replace high-fructose corn syrup with real cane sugar in its U.S. beverages.

The mayor using ChatGPT for talking points wants more AI in San Jose
San Jose’s mayor is using AI tools like ChatGPT to streamline city operations and improve services for its 1 million residents.

Wall Street ticks toward a record as PepsiCo and tech stocks rally
Wall Street is hanging near its records following some better-than-expected updates on the economy.
