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Cracker Barrel CEO Julie Felss Masino is in the spotlight after unveiling a new logo that left longtime fans reeling.Cracker Barrel unveiled its text-only logo on Tuesday, which dropped the image of a man leaning over a barrel that was a longtime staple of its branding. Cracker Barrel’s original 1969 logo featured only text. The now-familiar imagery was added in 1977 and has remained until this week’s redesign.The new logo […]

Steak 'n Shake has taken aim at Cracker Barrel, accusing the Southern country-themed chain of erasing its heritage and identity with its controversial new logo.The Indianapolis-based burger chain took to X on Thursday to slam Cracker Barrel for allegedly abandoning its roots, implying that CEO Julie Felss Masino is stripping away the identity of the restaurant and gift store chain in pursuit of short-term trends."Sometimes, people want to change things […]

Apple is raising the monthly cost of Apple TV+ by $3, marking the streaming service's first price increase in nearly two years.Starting Thursday, Apple TV+ will cost $12.99 a month, up from $9.99, for new U.S. subscribers and certain international markets. Existing customers will see the increase to their bills 30 days after their next renewal date, according to the company.NONPROFIT HITS APPLE WITH FTC COMPLAINT OVER HARMFUL CONTENT FOR […]

New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli criticized Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy’s energy policies on Wednesday, blaming them for electricity costs soaring statewide.Most New Jersey households were hit with a 17%-20% rate hike starting in June, approved by New Jersey's Board of Public Utilities. Critics have tied the spike in energy costs in part to Murphy's decision to shut down the state's nuclear and coal power plants, without setting up […]

Allianz chief economic advisor Mohamed El-Erian said Wednesday that he sees two of the contenders to replace Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell rise above the rest of the pack.El-Erian appeared on FOX Business Network's "The Claman Countdown" on Wednesday and said that BlackRock CIO of global fixed income Rick Rieder and former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh are his preferred picks to replace Powell, whose term as chair expires in May 2026."He's a […]

The fallout from Cracker Barrel's logo change and restaurant makeover isn't over. Shares of the food chain plunged Thursday as customer backlash and investor unease drove the chain’s worst losing streak in months.Shares of Cracker Barrel (CBRL) tumbled more than 12% on Thursday, the steepest drop since April. The stock, down 16.47% is on pace for its worst five-day stretch since February 14, when it dropped 17.7%. Cracker Barrel’s stock […]

A nostalgia-focused snack company made a shock announcement this summer by introducing battery-flavored corn chips.Rewind, a snack brand that debuted earlier this year, announced its newest product on July 10. The chips are inspired by a strange but familiar '90s sensation – what many recall as the electric tingle of a 9-volt battery.In a news release, Rewind said that "millions" across the world have been tempted to touch their tongues to […]

Aerospace giant Boeing is in talks to sell as many as 500 planes to China in a deal that's said to be at the center of a trade agreement between President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. Boeing, which is in the midst of a turnaround led by CEO Kelly Ortberg, is still working out the details of the sale, such as what […]

The General Services Administration (GSA) on Thursday announced a new agreement with Google to deploy its suite of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud services across the federal government.The deal comes as part of the Trump administration's "America AI Action Plan" and will see federal agencies pay $0.47 per agency to use Google's AI tools, including a new Gemini for Government offering. The deal is valid through 2026 and builds on the prior […]