It’s been a busy week for Cracker Barrel Old Country Store’s marketing team. The restaurant chain announced a rebrand and new logo last week, faced widespread criticism from social media users, including President Donald Trump, and proceeded to walk back its plan to change the logo. In that span of time, the company lost and
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35The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) surged to a record high this week as the fear and greed index remained in the green zone ahead of the much-anticipated NVIDIA earnings. VOO, the biggest S&P 500 ETF, was trading at $595, up by 35% from its lowest level this year. Fear and Greed Index is rising
35Newly declassified documents have stated that former President Barack Obama was present for key meetings with his top intelligence and national security officials that led to critical steps in the opening of the Trump–Russia investigation. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe have declassified new documents related to the origins of
35Flowers, succulents and Formula One race cars helped fuel a 12% revenue bump for Lego during the first half of the year. The company reported a record 34.6 billion Danish kroner, or $5.4 billion, in revenue as part of its biannual earnings report on Wednesday. Operating profit rose 10% year over year to 9 billion
93Affirm stock price has done well in the past few months and is hovering near its highest point since February. After plunging to $30.9 in April, it has jumped by 150% as investors see it as a major beneficiary of the ongoing economic softness in the United States. Affirm is benefiting as US inflation rises
42An upcoming iPhone update is raising alarms among Republican fundraisers who say a new text filtration system set to hit the market in September will disproportionately block conservative fundraising and voter outreach efforts, echoing past Big Tech controversies that put a target on the backs of GOP voters. ‘It’s no surprise that Big Tech wants
65Frontier Airlines is going after customers of Spirit Airlines, whose financial footing has gotten so shaky in recent weeks that it warned earlier this month it might not be able to survive another year without more cash. Frontier on Tuesday announced 20 routes it plans to start this winter, many of them in major Spirit
42NuScale Power stock went up about 5% on Tuesday, continuing the series of gains as investors show more interest in the company’s small modular reactors. The stock is climbing as investors are getting more interested in clean energy, and nuclear power is being looked at as a big part of reaching net-zero emissions. NuScale builds
43For the first time, U.S. fighter pilots took direction from an AI ‘air battle manager’ in a Pentagon test that could change how wars are fought in the skies. The Air Force and Navy ran the August test using Raft AI’s Starsage tactical control system on F-16s, F/A-18s and F-35s during a joint military exercise
83Cracker Barrel tried to reassure customers Monday that its values have remained the same after it received criticism following a new logo reveal and general brand refresh. The company promised customers in a statement that while its logo may be different, its values — “hard work, family, and scratch-cooked food made with care’ — are
