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The World Cup Has Become the World’s Largest Pop-Up Store

The World Cup Has Become the World’s Largest Pop-Up Store
The World Cup Has Become the World’s Largest Pop-Up Store
June 27, 2026  |  The Weekender

The Super Bowl is a one-night luxury product; the Olympics is an infrastructure project with medals. The FIFA World Cup 2026 is a roaming retail...

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The CEO Job Is Easy. Just Ask a CEO.
The CEO Job Is Easy. Just Ask a CEO.
May 30, 2026  |  Big Tech

Every so often, a person with a security detail, a compensation committee and five admins emerges to tell the rest of us that the top...

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The Weekender: When Banks Start Dressing for the Job They Want
The Weekender: When Banks Start Dressing for the Job They Want
May 23, 2026  |  Banking

Before a bank branch disappears, apparently, it must first become Barbie’s dream collateral. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Memorial Day, Now With 65% Off Luxury Appliances
Memorial Day, Now With 65% Off Luxury Appliances
May 16, 2026  |  The Weekender

At some point between decorating soldiers’ graves and debating whether a patio sectional “completes the outdoor room,” America discovered the retail potential of solemnity plus...

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Chess Learns to Live With Its Robot Overlords
Chess Learns to Live With Its Robot Overlords
May 09, 2026  |  Artificial Intelligence

Let us begin by tipping a small, respectful, slightly terrified king to the International Chess Federation, which has managed to connect three things that reliably...

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Mother’s Day, but Make It Platinum
Mother’s Day, but Make It Platinum
May 02, 2026  |  The Weekender

Mother’s Day is the annual moment when otherwise rational adults look into the maw of modern commerce and ask a spiritually revealing question: Is brunch...

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The Side Hustle Has Entered Its Weird Era
The Side Hustle Has Entered Its Weird Era
April 11, 2026  |  The Weekender

There was a time when the side hustle had a uniform: a rideshare decal, a delivery bag, maybe a second phone buzzing with low-margin urgency....

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Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
Easter’s Gone Luxe and the Chocolate Is Driving
April 04, 2026  |  Retail

Easter used to be a foil-wrapped bunny, a department-store dress and a brunch reservation someone forgot to make until Thursday. Get the Full Story Complete...

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