I visited Pizza Hut after Yum! Brands said it was exploring a sale and saw one big reason the chain is struggling

Tech Insider : Business, Style
The author poses with a Pizza Hut box in front of one of he restaurants.
I visited Pizza Hut after Yum! Brands said it's exploring a sale and saw why the chain is struggling.

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert

This year's Coca-Cola holiday ad exposes one of the biggest problems with AI-generated video

Tech Insider : Business, Technology
Coca Cola AI ad
Coca-Cola said it used tools such as OpenAI's Sora, Google's Veo 3, and Luma AI to create the ad.

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How the CEO of jewelry company Mejuri is dealing with soaring gold prices

Tech Insider : Business
Mejuri CEO Noura Sakkijha
Mejuri has introduced 10-karat gold to contend with soaring costs.

Mejuri

Meet the investor buying 60% of Starbucks' China business in a $4 billion deal

Tech Insider : Business, Environment
Pedestrians walk past a Starbucks Coffee store on May 20, 2025 in Chongqing, China.
Starbucks has sold 60% of its China business to Boyu Capital.

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Hooters is getting a 're-Hooterization' as its founders retake control of the restaurant chain

Tech Insider : Business
A Hooters restaurant is seen on February 24 in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Hooters filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.

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I'm a luxury event planner. My clients don't want 'Quiet Luxury' — they want multi-day spectacle

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Event planner Akeshi Akinseye poses on a white leather couch in front of a floral arrangement.
Luxury event planner Akeshi Akinseye told Business Insider that sit-down dinners are "out" among her clients. Interactive, chef-led courses are "in."

Courtesy of Akeshi Akinseye

Gold's wild rally traps jewelers between soaring costs and cautious customers

Tech Insider : Economy, Business, Environment
Isaac Yuan and Joanne Sim, the husband-and-wife team behind Eli J Fine Jewelry in Singapore
Isaac Yuan and Joanne Sim, the husband-and-wife team behind Eli J Fine Jewelry in Singapore, have been adjusting designs and prices as gold costs soar.

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30 products that haven't been around for as long as you'd think

Tech Insider : Technology, Business, Sports
iPhone 2007
An iPhone in 2007.

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How much the typical worker makes at 30 top retailers, from Amazon to Walmart

Tech Insider : Business
An employee delivers a row of shopping carts to the front of a Costco warehouse on April 4, 2025, in Hawthorne, California.
Costco keeps topping the list of retailers whose median employees earn the most.

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I went shopping at Claire's to see why the jewelry chain is facing bankruptcy and closing stores

Tech Insider : Business, Style
Claire's storefront
Claire's is selling its North American business.

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