Business Meeting

Today's agenda:

• Baked by Melissa launches at-home baking kits at Target in time for the holidays (ModernRetail)
• Pop-Tarts Just Put A Citrusy Spin On Breakfast & Fans Are Going All In: 'I Need 10 Boxes Now' (Delish)
• Cinnamon Toast Crunch™, Reese's Puffs and Golden Grahams™ Are Bringing Your Favorite Dunkin'® Flavors to the Cereal Bowl (press release) (mentioned, Backflip cereal)
• General Mills finally fixed the age-old problem of stale cereal (Business Insider)

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Today's agenda:

• Netflix Needs You to Watch, Not Just Pay (WSJ)
• Dollar General sued for deceptive store pricing (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
• The Shopping Bots Are Coming for Amazon (WSJ)
• Burger King Posted the Boss's Number for Feedback. He Got 100,000 Calls (Bloomberg)

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Today's agenda:

• Character.AI moves ahead with asset sale over states' objections (Reuters)
• Disney, e.l.f. Beauty, and more, share their best creator-marketing moves (Business Insider)
• Big Tech returns smallest share of cash to shareholders in 15 years, given AI spending (Reuters)

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Today's agenda:

• Apple brings touch to the Mac, reversing years-old stance on touchscreen laptop (CNBC)
• The Cheesecake Factory posts record-breaking revenues for the second quarter in a row (NRN)
• eBay Sees Collectibles, Live Commerce and AI Powering Its Next Growth Phase (Yahoo! Finance)

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Today's agenda:

• DoorDash Is in Advanced Talks to Acquire Delivery Rival Instacart (WSJ)
• Jay-Z Didn't Get Picked for the Super Bowl Halftime Show. He Owns the Thing That Does the Picking (Inc)
• Microsoft offers buyouts to around 60,000 employees to contain costs (Reuters)

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Today's agenda:

• Walmart CMO breaks down retailer's Muppet-fueled holiday campaign (Marketing Dive)
• Target overhauls Threshold home goods brand (Retail Dive)
• Where Have All the Car Commercials Gone? (WSJ)

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Today's agenda:

• To counteract a spooky economy, America prepares to spend on Halloween candy (NBC News
• Why Nearly 25% of the Country Is Still Watching 'Seinfeld' (WSJ)
• Taco Bell, PepsiCo extend partnership through 2036, keeping Mountain Dew Baja Blast on menu (Fox Business)
• Banks Target Influencers Who Pursue Credit-Card Points a Little Too Far (WSJ)

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Today's agenda:

• This Popular Fast Food Chain Is Implementing AI Drive-Thru Ordering in Nearly 500 Locations (People)
• The latest sign we're eating out less: Restaurants are buying fewer disposable cups and paper towels (Business Insider)
• Burger King Says Hello Kitty With Collectibles Claw Machine (Mediapost)
• Which Restaurant Rewards Programs Are Worth Your Money? A New Report Reveals How 10 Chains Compare (Food & Wine)

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Today's agenda:

• Coterie Targets Uneven Mental Load in Parenting With an Ad in Golf Digest (WSJ)
• He Self-Funded a $45 Million Nicolas Cage Movie. Then It Was Stolen. (WSJ)
• Elon Musk invests about $1 billion in Skydance (CNBC)

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Today's agenda:

• Hasbro Lifts Outlook on Surging Magic Card Game Sales (WSJ)
• Pizza giveaway exposes AI agent growing pains (Axios)
• Netflix Explains How It Will Fix Its Growth Problem. Wall Street Isn't Convinced (TheWrap)

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Today's agenda:

• Victoria's Secret reboots its fantasy with a $50M diamond bra (WSVN)
• Costco shakes things up by offering new diaper brand for certain shoppers (Fox Business)
• Meet Your $120 Life Hack: Walmart+ and Sam's Club Plus, Together (Walmart Press Release)

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Today's agenda:

• How Lego Is Getting More Adults to Tinker With Their Toy Bricks (WSJ)
• MapQuest Is Back, And Now It Can Show Drivers Where Flock Cameras Are Located (Yahoo! Finance)
• The Secret to Getting Colleagues to Say 'Yes' When You Ask for Something (WSJ)
• Elon Musk says he'll give a SpaceX share to every child in America next year (CNBC)

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Today's agenda:

• iPhone Duo: Skipping AppleCare+ Could Be $1,499 Mistake (MacRumors)
• Banana Republic Debuts First Scripted Microseries, an Office Comedy Starring Jack Innanen (Exclusive) (Hollywood Reporter)
• Sweetgreen's Plan to Shed Its Expensive Salad Image (WSJ)

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Today's agenda:

• YouTube Is Looking to Expand Into Audiobooks (WSJ)
• Lyft Eyes Upscale Corporate Travel as Next Leg of Growth (WSJ)
• KFC to switch to Coca-Cola beverages in U.S. restaurants for the first time in decades (CNBC)

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Today's agenda:

• John Ternus Takes Next Big Swing as Apple CEO With HomeView Tablet (WSJ)
• Warren Buffett is Addicted to YouTube Just Like the Rest of Us (Benzinga)
• KKR Takes Over the Wall Street Journal's Front Page (their website)
• Kelly Clarkson's Brooklyn Toy-Store Beef Is Getting Messier (The Cut)

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Today's agenda:

• Selling a Digital Detox: Brick Recruits Marketers to Battle the Endless Scroll (WSJ)
• Starbucks says not buying Chipotle, ends takeover speculation (Reuters)
• Why Hollywood's Most Iconic Studio Is Being Sold—Again (WSJ)
• Kelly Clarkson Feuds With a Brooklyn Novelty Shop, and the Internet Piles On (NYT)

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Today's agenda:

• Bel Brands Bets on Viral Marketing to Revive Laughing Cow (F&B Industry)
• Beyond Hopes New Meat-Free Brands Will Power a Turnaround (WSJ)
• Butterfinger Locks In Third Year as Klum Halloween Sponsor (F&B Industry)

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Today's agenda:

• Uber is spending $2.3B to get into catering (TechCrunch)
• Spotify expands audiobooks to over 180 markets (TechCrunch)

• Free audiobooks and ebooks at Libby app

• lululemon Announces New Leadership Team Structure to Drive Next Chapter of Growth (press release)

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Today's agenda:

• Karl Deisseroth awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine (Stanford)
• These Influencers Are on a Mission to Stop People From Paying Medical Bills (WSJ)
• Barbie-Maker Mattel Faces Growing Shareholder Pressure to Consider a Sale (WSJ)
• Disney+ to stream upcoming Super Bowl (CBNC)

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Today's agenda:

• Chick-fil-A on whether AI will take over its drive-thru as rivals embrace new tech (New York Post)
• The '90s Are Back in Style. Levi's Is Cashing In. (WSJ)
• Starbucks sued over alleged 'substantial amounts of sugar' in 'sugar-free' drinks, company denies claims (ABC News)

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