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Salads outsell fried favorites at this California chicken chain growing nationwide

A California-based chicken chain says salads have overtaken fried menu staples as its top-selling category as the company prepares for a multistate expansion. Starbird, a “premium fast food” chain with about 20 brick-and-mortar locations across California and Colorado, has seen its entrée-sized salads become its top-selling category, founder Aaron Noveshen…

‘We were right’: He took Trump’s tariffs to the Supreme Court and won

Victor Owen Schwartz never imagined he would one day find himself challenging a president in the highest court in the land.  But after President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs threatened the survival of his wine importing business, Schwartz became a plaintiff in a case that would ultimately reach the Supreme Court…

TANVI RATNA: India, AI and America’s new ‘Global South’ strategy

NEW DELHI – The massive AI summit in India this week looked, on the surface, like a familiar spectacle: world leaders and technology executives converging in New Delhi, headline-grabbing investment numbers, and carefully worded joint statements. It was the largest global AI summit to date, and the first hosted in…

Chicago office market in freefall amid national downturn

Office towers that once sold for hundreds of millions of dollars are now changing hands at discounts of 70%, 80%, even 90% across major U.S. cities, as higher interest rates and remote work reshape demand for downtown space.  Few places illustrate the shift more starkly than Chicago. There, the markdowns…

Thousands of US flights canceled as Northeast braces for blizzard

Thousands of flights have been canceled in the U.S. as communities in the Northeast rush to prepare for an intense blizzard that forecasters say will arrive on Sunday. The total number of disrupted flights reached more than 7,000 as of 6 a.m., with 6,456 U.S. flights canceled and an additional 547…

Jon Taffer says AI ‘doesn’t get sick’ as restaurants struggle to find workers

Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping restaurant operations, but not necessarily in the way diners might expect. As labor shortages persist and costs remain elevated, “Bar Rescue” host Jon Taffer joined FOX Business’ Stuart Varney on “Varney & Co.” to say that technology is becoming a critical back-of-house tool rather than…

Is corporate America breaking up with DEI, or just taking its relationship underground?

The second Trump administration has been marked by blowback to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs across American companies. It’s a welcome change, according to XX-XY Athletics CEO Jennifer Sey, who calls such programs and hiring practices “excessive.” “Excessive focus on DEI, whether it’s through hiring practices or public marketing,…