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George Clooney encouraged Shailene Woodley to star in the 'Divergent' franchise
Shailene Woodley reflects on her biggest film and TV roles, from "The Secret Life of the American T…
Olivia Singh
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Ryan Reynolds had so much faith in 'Deadpool' he 'let go of getting paid.' Now the franchise is worth over $1 billion.
A film analyst says there's an "expectation" that the sequel "Deadpool & Wolverine" will make $1 bi…
Eammon Jacobs
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Jensen Huang thinks we're all going to have our own R2-D2 or C-3PO robots follow us around
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang referenced Star Wars when talking about the future of robotics during an …
Jyoti Mann
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Panera Bread franchise owner — and Newsom's donor — is going to raise wages after all
California Gov. Newsom faced backlash over what looked like a minimum wage carve-out for a donor. N…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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Hollywood keeps making, then re-making, then re-re-making beloved franchises. But what's in it for viewers?
Repeat adaptations like "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and "Percy Jackson" have to redeem their sourc…
Palmer Haasch
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The Peaky Blinders are back in business! Netflix announces new movie starring Cilian Murphy
The iconic gangster saga is making its grand return to the screen in a new movie coming to Netflix.…
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I've been a Jack in the Box franchisee for 3 decades. Here are 4 surprising things about franchising a fast-food restaurant.
A longtime Jack in the Box franchisee told Business Insider it's more responsibility than people mi…
Erin McDowell
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Some McDonald's franchisees say in a leaked survey the chain's business changes go too far
McDonald's corporate and its franchisees have a history of conflict over prices and other in-restau…
Mary Meisenzahl
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I run a pet poop-scooping business that brings in $25,000 a month — here's how I got started and why I love it
"I'm a pro in the poop game, and I take my job very seriously," says 35-year-old Cesar Jimenez. "A …
Jenny Powers
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A McDonald's worker who started as a cleaner earning $1.28 an hour now owns 20 franchise restaurants - and plans to open more
Doug Wright became a cleaner at his local McDonald's in 1981. He was made restaurant manager in fou…
Grace Dean
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Taco Bell is launching a business school to teach employees what it takes to become a franchise owner
The idea of Taco Bell Business School is to teach higher-level employees the key skills needed to o…
Zahra Tayeb
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Disney will soon own all of Hulu. Here's how the company got here and what's next.
Disney is buying the rest of Hulu from Comcast. The purchase of the streaming platform is part of C…
Lucia Moses
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Kevin Durant's business partner Rich Kleiman says he and the Nets superstar want to own and operate an NBA team
Rich Kleiman and Kevin Durant, who are involved in sports ownership in soccer and pickleball throug…
Scott Davis
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I loved being a virtual assistant so much that I started my own franchise for others. Here's how I did it.
Rebecca Newenham became a virtual assistant after craving the flexibility of working for herself fr…
Claire Turrell
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From a small thela to 100 stores — MBA Chai Wala is now looking to hire 500 people for 100 more
Prafull Billore-led tea cafe chain MBA Chai Wala is all set to mark its territory in 200 Indian cit…
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'Fast X' is a wild, over-the-top sequel that delivers the most shocking ending of the franchise so far
Jason Momoa is a scene-stealing villain in the latest "Fast and the Furious" sequel that concludes …
Kirsten Acuna
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Magic: The Gathering is a victim of its own success and could weigh on Hasbro stock, Bank of America says
Strength in Hasbro's Magic: The Gathering franchise was not enough to stem a decline in its toy bus…
Matthew Fox
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A Russian businessman has agreed to hire and pay all 62,000 of McDonald's employees in the country following the fast-food chain's exit
Russian businessman Alexander Govor has to rebrand McDonald's in Russia under a new name, which has…
Matthew Loh
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An Applebee's franchise group fired an executive who said higher gas prices and inflation mean stores can pay less because people are desperate for any money to make ends meet
More than a dozen employees reportedly quit at the Applebee's location Wayne Pankratz specified, an…
Sarah Jackson
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Why McDonald's, Burger King, and Papa John's can't just close all their stores in Russia
Franchising makes it more complicated for international companies to close Russian locations as res…