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Business

How a 40-year-old franchise model is being disrupted by subscription economics

Three franchise chains have quietly pivoted to membership models. The results are upending everything we thought we knew about unit economics.

By Kevin Walsh · 9 min · May 10
Technology

The chip shortage is over. Now comes the chip glut — and its winners and losers

After three years of scarcity, a wave of new fab capacity is coming online simultaneously. We mapped out who benefits and who gets hurt.

By Priya Shah · 11 min · May 10
Markets

Private credit just crossed $2 trillion. Regulators are starting to ask hard questions.

The fastest-growing corner of finance is also the least transparent. Here's what the new wave of scrutiny could mean for deal flow.

By Daniel Voss · 7 min · May 9
Startups

Why the most valuable AI companies right now are the ones you've never heard of

Below the headline names, a layer of vertical AI companies are quietly generating extraordinary margins in healthcare, law, and logistics.

By Marcus Lin · 8 min · May 9
Policy

The trade war playbook is being rewritten in real time. Here's the new rulebook.

Six months of tariff negotiations have produced a framework that looks nothing like anything economists predicted. We break down what changed.

By Aisha Okonkwo · 10 min · May 8
Culture

The four-day workweek stopped being a trend and became a talent strategy

Companies that adopted compressed schedules three years ago are now reporting lower attrition and higher productivity — with the data to prove it.

By Sara Ellison · 6 min · May 8

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