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Wendy's sweetest offer is back for 2024. The burger giant this week announced that it was bringing back its Frosty Key Tags promotion, which will give customers a year's worth of Frostys for just $3. The offer, which is meant to raise money to help children in foster care, will run through February 14, 2024. Customers will have the option to buy a Frosty-shaped key tag at the register of any Wendy's location, with 90% of the proceeds going towards the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.
Persons: Dave Thomas Organizations: Dave, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption
Most automakers sell cars with a traditional franchise model, while Tesla sells direct-to-consumer. Auto executives still don't think the Tesla sales model will catch on — despite some pretty substantial shifts in the auto retail space already taking place. Automaker demands put some dealers on the chopping blockBut it's been a huge debate in the industry as auto dealers are a strong lobbying force, so much so that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis banned direct-to-consumer car sales in the state, with the exception of Tesla and EV startups that never had franchised dealers. Kerrigan experts have suggested this might be one way auto manufacturers are attempting to push out their dealerships amid the EV transition.
Persons: Tesla, Kerrigan, Jim Farley, Ron DeSantis, , Jessica Caldwell, Edmunds, Dave Thomas Organizations: Morning, Auto, Kerrigan Advisors, EV, Reuters, Florida Gov Locations: Florida
The modern car shopping experience, from initial research to final purchase, can now be done online — and the pandemic accelerated that shift. Others are emulating firms like Carvana and moving some parts of the buying process online. We don't exactly know how the car business is going to look going forward with this EV shift, and how much the EV shift is actually going to take place." Ford has set stringent requirements for its dealers to sell EVs — though some dealers have called its EV certification program unfair and dropped out. Some dealers are having a hard time committing to changes when the return on investment — especially with EVs — isn't yet clear.
On tap we've got stories on JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon fielding questions about the bank's acquisition strategy, another bank plans to make cuts, and fast food options that won't completely crush your diet. On Wednesday the bank conducted a majority of its cuts, reducing its global workforce by about 6.5%. A few days later, on Friday, the bank reported losses of more than $3 billion since 2020 in the unit that houses the bank's consumer lending business. Meanwhile, some of the recently axed Goldman employees have been left in the dark on what's next for them, according to reporting from Hayley and Emmalyse Brownstein. Here are some fast food options that won't completely wreck your diet.
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