💵 Gen Z's double-whammy axios.com/newsletters/ax… #axiosam

Economic Data Has Taken a Dark Turn. That Doesn’t Mean a Crash Is Near. nytimes.com/2025/08/19/bus…

GDPNow from ⁦Atlanta Fed⁩ down to +2.3% (q/q ann.) for 3Q2025

How ESPN Aims to Prop Up Disney+ hollywoodreporter.com/business/busin… via @thr

"New Association report helps operators gauge their restaurant performance" Restaurant operators can detect potential problems, better manage costs, and become more efficient. For the full National Restaurant Association post, including purchasing information, see restaurant.org/research-and-m….

Rising costs are tightening restaurant profit margins. 💡 Operators, explore valuable tools to benchmark performance, spot risks, and boost efficiency in today’s challenging market. Discover more in our 2025 Restaurant Operations Data Abstract: bit.ly/4mpKYBJ

President Trump and his allies are waging a caustic, unprecedented campaign to pressure Fed Chair Jerome Powell into cutting interest rates. Powell is trying to keep his cool in the hot seat. wsj.com/economy/centra…

New streaming services from Disney’s ESPN and Fox Corp. launched Thursday, making their cable networks’ offerings available for a monthly subscription for the first time wsj.com/business/media…

Parents are paying more than they can afford for child care, but daycares and preschools can barely make ends meet. It’s a market failure—but it doesn’t have to be. wsj.com/personal-finan…

ESPN launches streaming service, embracing cord-cutting at last washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/08…

Behind Powell’s Big Gamble in Final Jackson Hole Speech nytimes.com/2025/08/21/bus… via @NYTimes

"Increasingly on the Sidelines: Labor Force Participation Continues to Slide" For the full National Restaurant Association post, see restaurant.org/research-and-m….

Disney’s Boy Trouble: Studio Seeks Original IP to Win Back Gen-Z Men Amid Marvel, Lucasfilm Struggles variety.com/2025/film/news… via @variety

MLB, ESPN have agreement for network to sell all out-of-market and some in-market games: Sources nytimes.com/athletic/65673…

NBCUniversal and MLB are in advanced talks on a three-year deal approaching $600 million, while Netflix is close on an agreement to stream the “Home Run Derby” for $35 million a year wsj.com/business/media…

Federal Reserve officials are preparing to quietly retreat from a policy innovation unveiled five years ago wsj.com/economy/centra… via The Wall Street Journal

Breaking News: The Fed is preparing to restart interest rate cuts, its chair, Jerome Powell, signaled in a closely watched speech. nyti.ms/4oOs8FS

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door for the central bank to cut rates as soon as its meeting next month wsj.com/economy/centra… via The Wall Street Journal

After cutting short a previous agreement, Major League Baseball and ESPN are closing in on a new agreement worth around $1.65 billion to carry games for three years wsj.com/business/media…

Forgotten Gen X now quietly fuels trillions in consumer spending - USA TODAY apple.news/AgZCOD6V9R5ie_…