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Potbelly acquired by RaceTrac for $566 million

Potbelly Sandwich Shop on October 3, 2015 in Louisville, Kentucky. Raymond Boyd Sandwich shop chain Potbelly will be acquired by convenience store operator RaceTrac in a $566 million all-cash deal, Potbelly announced Wednesday. The deal is expected to close in the fourth quarter of the year. Shares of Potbelly shot up more than 30% following […]

Boeing reaches tentative labor deal with striking defense workers

Workers picket outside the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in Berkeley, Missouri, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Neeta Satam | Bloomberg | Getty Images The union that represents striking Boeing defense workers said Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, subject to final voting this Friday. The agreement, set for […]

Air India CEO says carrier embracing ‘new normal’ after deadly crash

An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images LONG BEACH, Calif. — Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier has embraced a “new normal” and a stepped-up safety focus following the crash of one of its planes in June, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade. All but one […]

Marc Lasry discusses Steve Ballmer Kawhi Leonard payment

Former Milwaukee Bucks co-owner Marc Lasry said he doesn’t believe L.A. Clippers owner Steve Ballmer attempted to circumvent the NBA’s salary cap by working with a third-party company to surreptitiously pay superstar Kawhi Leonard in 2021 “It’s not something I would ever believe,” Lasry told CNBC in an exclusive interview. “I’ve always found him to […]

Avelo Airlines to buy 50 E2 jets from Brazil plane maker Embraer

An Embraer SA E190-E2 passenger aircraft stands on display on day two of the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2018 in Farnborough, U.K., on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.  Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Brazilian airplane maker Embraer has landed its first U.S. sale of its efficient but slow-selling E2 jets with a 50-plane deal from […]

Doing business in China? Factor in deflation

A woman rides an electric scooter by the Beiyuan Grand Hotel in Beijing, China August 11, 2025. Maxim Shemetov | Reuters While U.S. companies battle inflation, those in China are up against something very different: deflation. The high-end Beijing hotel Beiyuan Grand has been setting up stalls in the evenings to serve dishes to passers-by […]

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