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Economy

Travis Kelce part of investor group aiming to revive struggling Six Flags

A group that includes activist investor Jana Partners and NFL player Travis Kelce says it has accumulated one of the largest ownership stakes in Six Flags Entertainment and intends to press the company’s leadership on ways to improve the struggling amusement park operator’s business. Jana said Tuesday that the investor group now owns an economic

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Economy

Barbie, Monopoly toymakers see bright holiday season despite tariff pressure

President Donald Trump’s tariffs are hitting toy giants Mattel and Hasbro as the critical holiday season nears. Still, both companies see a successful year end ahead. “This quarter, our U.S. business was again challenged by industry-wide shifts in retailer ordering patterns,” CEO Ynon Kreiz said on Mattel’s recent earnings call. “That said, consumer demand for

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Target is eliminating 1,800 corporate jobs as it looks to reclaim its lost luster

Target said Thursday that it is eliminating about 1,800 corporate positions in an effort to streamline decision-making and accelerate initiatives to rebuild the flagging discount retailer’s customer base. About 1,000 employees are expected to receive layoff notices next week, and the company also plans to eliminate about 800 vacant jobs, a company spokesperson said. The

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Economy

X-ray tables, hidden cameras: The tech in rigged poker games linked to the mob and NBA

Card-reading contact lenses, X-ray poker tables, trays of poker chips that read cards, hacked shuffling machines that predict hands. The technology alleged to have been used to execute a multistate, rigged poker operation sounds like it’s straight out of Hollywood. And those were only some of the gadgets that authorities say were used to swindle

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Economy

Ministers Could be Forced to Make NHS Workforce Plans Public

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