Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
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Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026
The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise.
Jim waits 45 minutes after sending a trade alert before buying or selling a stock in his charitable trust’s portfolio.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
Eddie Brennan, the 44-year-old president and CEO of Beak & Skiff farm, which is known for its hard cider brand, 1911, and CEO of Ayrloom, the best-selling cannabis company in the Empire State, watches as his employees lug the bags of cannabis towards the door of the extraction lab.
The American composer’s latest album of field recordings and fourth-wall slippage is an engrossing travelogue from the outskirts of experimental music.
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Levi Dayan,
Pitchfork,
9 June 2026
Don’t miss this thoroughly engrossing catalog of the coolest people of the era and the rise of the hipster.
Analysts have also been speculating that Nike may put Converse up for sale, although chief executive officer Elliott is bullish in saying that won’t happen.
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Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
Insiders have been speculating for months over who could succeed Turness, with frontrunners said to include Channel 4 News editor Esme Wren and Louisa Compton, Channel 4’s head of news and current affairs.
Zuppardi’s has operated a thriving wholesale program, supplying personal-sized frozen pizzas to supermarkets, bars and breweries in Connecticut as well as to pizza connoisseurs across the country, the city noted in a statement.
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Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
The company said the move doesn't change its commitment to supplying its customers.
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