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Fatburger owner who buys Johnny Rockets for $ 25 million

Like many in the restaurant industry, FAT Brands has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic: The company said last week that second-quarter sales fell nearly 50%, and its inventory was down nearly 25% this year before the deal was announced. But FAT Brands’ share more than doubled in early …

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Trump plans to deliver RNC speech on the White House lawn

WASHINGTON – President Trump confirmed to the Post on Thursday that he intends to give his speech to the Republican National Convention off the White House lawn, and opposed critics who said the location was unsuitable. During an exclusive Oval Office interview, the president said he would visit the battlefield …

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Bitcoin betrays the Fed’s notion of digital currency

The Fed thought it had all worked out when it came to digital currency. There are “account-based” digital currencies, where systems verify accounts (such as bank transfers) and “currency-based” systems, where suppliers verify currencies, such as dollar bills or Fortnite’s V-Bucks. Then Bitcoin came along and mumbled everything up, economists …

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