Despite ongoing challenges, the restaurant franchise industry is showing renewed optimism heading into 2025, driven by advancements in technology, a brighter economic outlook, and a strategic focus on customer and employee experiences. According to a TD Bank survey conducted at the 2024 Restaurant Finance and Development Conference in Las Vegas, operators and financial professionals see…
The virtue of gratitude is one that we should always be trying to improve. Allah provides for our daily needs, and it is indeed a great sin to display ingratitude whether it is from ignoring His blessings or complaining about what is lacking. The negativity of complaining is only going to increase negativity in your…
A British hedge fund trader has been sentenced to 12 years in prison in Denmark, after being found guilty of orchestrating a tax fraud that cost the Danish government more than £1bn. It is the heaviest penalty ever given out in Denmark for a fraud case. In addition to the prison term, financier Sanjay Shah,…
Joining the Early Shift: Ali Vitali will anchor MSNBC’s early morning program Way Too Early starting Monday, Jan. 6. She takes over from Jonathan Lemire, who joins Morning Joe’s 9 a.m. broadcast in an expanded role as a co-host. Vitali joined NBC News in 2012 and has been a Capitol Hill correspondent prior to this…
The digital media company BuzzFeed successfully sold its food property, First We Feast, to a consortium of investors Thursday morning for $82.5 million, effectively solving the short-term financial crunch that it had been facing. But the spin-off still leaves BuzzFeed facing an uncertain future. The divestiture specifically casts a spotlight on HuffPost—the last acquired asset…
Rebel fighters who stormed Bashar Al-Assad’s palaces and properties across Syria after toppling his regime have exposed the dictator’s lavish lifestyle and collection of highly personal photos to the world. Footage shows Syrians triumphantly strolling through his mansions, uncovering the lives of luxury that he and his family enjoyed while millions of people suffered under…
Archaeologists in Greece have unearthed the remains of a magnificent ancient building adorned with marble lion sculptures and exquisite gold artifacts, igniting excitement among historians. The excavation began in early October near Aigio, situated within Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula, approximately five miles southwest of the modern city, as disclosed by the Greek Ministry of Culture. The location is…
Meta is working to build a good relationship with President-elect Donald Trump and made a sizable donation to prove it. Meta confirmed to the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday that it has donated $1 million to Trump’s inaugural fund. The donation is new ground for Meta; according to Bloomberg, the company did not make a…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features Paris Emily Nicholson, 26, and Saskia Teje Jenkins, 25. The business partners and friends began working on Australian fashion brand Amelie Teje as a side hustle in 2020 with just $2,500 each and have since grown it to seven figures. Responses have been edited for length and clarity. Image…
SPL Scientists can tell how ancient human populations evovled by analysing their DNA Far from triumphantly breezing out of Africa, modern humans went extinct many times before going on to populate the world, new studies have revealed. The new DNA research has also shed new light on the role our Neanderthal cousins played in our…
