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• Walmart has announced closures for nine locations across five states in 2024 so far.
• The company cited financial underperformance as the reason for the decisions.
• The company plans to open or begin construction on 14 new locations this year.

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• Employee opinion of senior leadership is a crucial attraction and retention factor. 
• A new Glassdoor ranking identifies the 50 best-led companies, according to employee reviews.
• Bain & Company was #1, with tech firms like Nvidia, AMD, Adobe, and Microsoft also on the

Max is going way back in time for its upcoming Dune prequel show. The streamer just released the first trailer for the limited series — dubbed Dune: Prophecy — which is set 10,000 years before Paul Atreides set foot on Arrakis in the movies. The show is slated to start streaming later this fall, though it doesn’t have a specific date just yet.

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• Stagwell, a marketing group, is challenging the idea that running advertising next to so-called hard news hurts brands.
• A study by the firm found brand perception seemed largely unaffected by the content of stories ads ran against. 
• Perceptions about "unsafe" topics to run

It was only just recently that we started hearing about Warner Bros.’ plans for Dune: Prophecy, the mysterious streaming series prequel inspired by the events of Sisterhood of Dune, again. But out of nowhere, we’ve just got a thunderous first look at its take on Dune’s world.

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Amazon dishes out thousands of doorbusters every year during its flagship summer Prime Day sale — but as it turns out, not every "deal" is actually a deal. And not every deal is actually worth your money. (Shocker, I know.)

It can be difficult to decipher what's worth your hard-earned cash and what's better to pass on. So we've rounded up a list of what not to buy on Prime Day to help you shop

After years of rumors, Canon has confirmed that a flagship EOS R1 camera is in the works for its EOS line. The full-frame mirrorless camera is slated to arrive later this year and, while Canon hasn't revealed all the details just yet, it teased just enough to whet your appetite. There's no indication as to how much the EOS R1 will cost just yet either, but you may need to dig deep into your wallet

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The best Dolby Atmos soundbars can surround you in a dome of 3D audio, delivering an experience that traditional soundbars simply can't match. Dolby's popular spatial audio format is

SAVE $17.11: As of May 15, get the Sarah J. Maas starter bundle — including the Kindle Editions of A Court of Thorns and Roses, House of Earth and Blood, and Throne of Glass — at Amazon for $28.49. That's a discount of 38%.

• Melissa Hedden, 41, struggles to afford housing and moves between Airbnbs and hotels.
• Hedden's family are ALICEs  — Americans who are asset-limited, income-constrained, and employed. 
• Pandemic unemployment checks briefly helped Hedden, but her financial stability

• The tariffs signal that the US won't accept another wave of Chinese imports, Paul Krugman wrote.
• The previous "China shock" was damaging to US employment, given the localized nature of US industry.
• China is relying on heavy production to manufacture its way out of an economic slump.

President Joe Biden's fresh