Applebee’s owner Dine Brands targets fast food customers
Applebee’s and IHOP owner Dine Brands thinks its deals can lure away fast-food customers who have grown frustrated with menu prices. The company reported first-quarter earnings that fell short of Wall Street’s estimates, and both Applebee’s and IHOP’s same-store sales shrank more than expected. Still, Dine reiterated its full-year outlook and said sales have improved […]
The hot new hangout for retirees: senior centers
Modernized senior centers offer activities and community for a growing population
Movie slate lacks franchise hits
Ryan Gosling stars in Universal’s “The Fall Guy.” Universal For the first time since 2009, the box office doesn’t have a Marvel film to kick off the summer movie season — and it shows. Since the 2008 release of “Iron Man,” Marvel Cinematic Universe films have consistently launched during this highly lucrative moviegoing season, with […]
Shopify’s stock slides 18% after company swings to quarterly loss
Shopify is expecting its gross margin to shrink by 50 basis points in the second quarter.
Life Time fitness leans into pickleball with Lululemon partnership
Ben Johns and Anna Bright play pickleball at the new Life Time at Penn 1 next to Madison Square Garden in New York City on May 4, 2024. Mike Stobe | Getty Images Life Time fitness is all in on pickleball. That commitment to America’s fastest-growing sport was clear in New York City on Saturday, […]
KKR to acquire Perpetual’s wealth management, corporate businesses for $1.4 billion
CEO Rob Adams will retire following a period of orderly transition upon the completion of the deal.
New York tops new list
New York is the richest city in the world, with 359,500 millionaires and 60 billionaires, although the Bay Area of California is close behind, according to a new study. New York’s millionaire population has surged 48% over the past decade, despite fears of wealth flight and the Covid-19 pandemic hollowing out the city’s affluent population, […]
‘I wonder if he’s on commission’: A psychiatrist online prescribed me Prozac, punched the air in celebration — and suggested I have a beer. Is this normal?
“I processed a $50 copay, and attended my appointment with the psychiatrist. It went fast, and every time I asked a question about antidepressants, he popped a medical study in the chat box.”
Private equity firms circle Peloton for potential buyout
A number of private equity firms have been considering a buyout of Peloton as the connected fitness company looks to refinance its debt and get back to growth after 13 straight quarters of losses, CNBC has learned. In recent months, the pandemic darling has had talks with at least one firm as it considers going […]
Oddity Tech (ODD) earnings Q1 2024
As Ulta Beauty says it expects a slowdown in retail’s most resilient category, an upstart says it is bucking the trend. Oddity Tech, the newly public Israeli cosmetics platform that uses artificial intelligence to develop products, posted first-quarter results that blew past expectations and raised its full-year guidance. Here is how the beauty retailer behind […]
