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Wendy’s said its restaurants had “too many” promotions over the summer and would scale back for the rest of the year.”We learned that when we have too many priorities, we have none,” interim CEO Ken Cook told investors on its second-quarter earnings call before the opening bell on Friday.The boss,…
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I cried tears of joy when I was admitted to Columbia Journalism School, but I hesitated to put it on my résumé after I received my degree.While at my Ivy League school, I believed that big-name companies would fight to hire me, simply because of my degree. But in the…
The iconic and hideous Xenomorph has ripped, clawed, and munched its way through many helpless victims since first appearing in 1979’s “Alien.”So Noah Hawley, the creator and writer of the upcoming TV show “Alien: Earth,” knew he had to conjure up some new monsters to match the horror of watching “Alien”…
“No, don’t — please STOP!”The line went dead, and for the first time, I thought, maybe I’ve made a mistake.I’d been speaking with the first of what would eventually become three project managers overseeing the full gut remodel of our house in Baltimore.There was no one else to call. Our…
Business Insider recently asked readers to tell us their biggest gripes with the job search.They told us that things like a lack of pay transparency and poor work-life balance were red flags in a job post. And once you get to an actual interview, new issues can arise.Here’s what you…
Jim Sullivan is taking the wheel at Smashburger as the fast food chain’s latest CEO. The name of the game is to “refresh” the burger chain’s identity and “reclaim” its footing in a flooded market, he told Business Insider.Sullivan, who has worked at Smashburger since June of 2024 as the…
Just over two and a half years ago, Mira Lane was asked during an informal discussion with someone at Google what she wanted to do with her life. Unsure of how to respond, she said, “Let me get back to you,” and went home to think about it.She told Business…
Star Wars actor Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired from the franchise’s spin-off, “The Mandalorian.”Terms of the agreement were not made public.Carano, who played Cara Dune in the Disney+ series, was fired in 2021 after she made comments comparing being a Republican…
Although she wanted a backyard wedding, Sideras didn’t have a backyard in Los Angeles for the event, as she lives in an apartment.She first searched Vrbo and Airbnb for homes she could rent for the weekend of the wedding, but she couldn’t find a rental property that allowed for large…
