Burger King’s owner, Restaurant Brands International (RBI), just spent $1 billion to acquire its largest franchisee, Carrols Restaurant Group, in an attempt to speed up its modernization plan. It’s a big gamble from the international fast food giant, but it may be necessary if it hopes to compete with top burger chain McDonald’s, which spent […]
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Bitcoin’s 160% Rebound in 2023 Is a Gamble on ETF ‘Demand Shock’
(Bloomberg) — The sense of doom that gripped crypto markets at the end of 2022 following a $1.5 trillion wipeout has 12 months later given way to a very different sentiment: avarice. Most Read from Bloomberg Bitcoin stormed back with a more than 160% advance this year that added some $530 billion to its market […]
‘Everything’s like a gamble’: How U.S. immigration policies leave lives in limbo
One day. For Judith Ortiz, whose parents brought her to this country from Durango, Mexico, when she was 2, a mere 24 hours have made the difference between a life of freedom and opportunity and one constrained by limits and obstacles. Ortiz and her twin sister, Janette, were raised in suburban Dallas, where Judith was […]