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• Working with your family to build and manage a small business comes with challenges.
• Having defined roles, job titles, and responsibilities is essential, one owner told Insider.
• Businesses should establish value statements and employment policies, another expert said.
• This article is part of

• Storytelling is an effective marketing tool for small businesses. 
• Consumers are drawn to brands that tell authentic stories about their origins and values. 
• A company should always back up its claims with quality products.
• This article is part of "Marketing for Small Business," a series exploring the basics of

• Auto companies could forgo stock buybacks to pay for the costly union demands, an analyst said.
• Strikers have pointed out the billions of dollars companies have poured towards buybacks and dividends.
• Some investors have expressed willingness to sacrifice stock repurchases.

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On October 3, I asked my editor what day it was. “It’s October 3,” he replied. October 3 has been crowned “Mean Girls Day” in reference to a scene in the hit 2004 teen comedy. To celebrate, Paramount has made the decision to upload the entire movie to TikTok in 23 parts, in a classic “how do you do fellow kids?”…

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• To become speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy was forced to make several concessions.
• He agreed to change House rules to allow any member to bring a motion to vacate the

• Justice Arthur Engoron told Trump to stop posting online about his staff.
• Trump on Monday shared a photo of the judge's clerk online and ranted about her to reporters.
• Engoron called the attacks unacceptable

Netflix is one of the main production companies targeted by the ongoing actors’ strike, and that negative attention may be impacting the company’s plans to raise prices. One report suggests that the company is waiting until the spotlight is off its business practices so it can push prices on its cheapest, ad-based…

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• The cost of servicing the US's pile of debt is on track to hit a new record in 2025, Goldman Sachs said.
• That's due to higher interest rates pushing up borrowing costs for public and private debts. 
• Total interest payments on the US debt could amount to $10.6

A dose of pomegranate in your dog’s water bowl might just help keep their teeth and gums healthy, new research suggests. The randomized, controlled study found that dogs given an over-the-counter water additive made with pomegranate extract experienced less plaque and tartar on their teeth over a month’s time. The…

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• The rise of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro could have wide-ranging impacts on the economy.
• Now, Wall Street is highlighting stocks that could be potential winners and losers from the rise of the drugs.
• Analysts suggested restaurants will lose and airlines will win if tens of millions of Americans shed billions of pounds. 

The rise of diabetes drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy

• Jay Leno got to drive the Tesla Semi, Elon Musk's electric big rig. 
• He said it felt a lot like driving a car. 
• He towed a 60,000 trailer with another Semi on it and said he could barely feel the extra weight. 

Jay Leno had a field day with Tesla's new Semi truck on the latest episode of his car show, "Jay