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The economy is surprisingly resilient

The Bottom Line: Persistent job growth and other indicators show an economy that has been shockingly resilient despite a host of pressures over the past three years.

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Cracker Barrel airs another plea to keep Sardar Biglari off the family-dining chain's board

Reality Check: A letter mailed to shareholders Monday repeats a detailed inventory of the investor's alleged faults as a business leader.

Financing

Innovation is great, until it isn't

The Bottom Line: Starbucks pushed through products recently while skipping its traditional testing processes, even as the coffee shop giant was working to improve operations. Those ideas are contradictory.

Financing

Fast-food chains get some big wins, despite a tough consumer environment

The Bottom Line: Wendy’s Krabby Patty Kollab generated strong sales for the chain. McDonald’s got traction with its Chicken Big Mac. Both proved that good marketing can win, even these days.