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Dollar Tree Cuts Ties: Why Family Dollar Was a $1 Billion Gamble Gone Wrong

 đź—Ł Quote of the Week

“The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.”

H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Happy Monday everyone! When affordability is the name of the game these dollar stores are king, but when a merger that looks good on paper is hit with the reality that some things aren’t meant to be. More on this later in the Weekly Topic!

Rat Race

In other news, Musk merges xAI with X in a $113 billion deal. GLP-1 giant Novo dethroned as Europe’s most valuable company. 23andme files for bankruptcy. Robinhood unveils a new feature of getting cash delivered to you instead of having to go to an ATM.

⤵️ In this week’s insight:

  • Weekly Highlights 

    Strengthen Your Mind Like a Navy SEAL | David Goggins | Big Think

  • Digital Tool of the Week 

    An Image Editing Platform for AI Fashion Models, and more

  • Weekly Topic 

    Dollar Tree Cuts Ties: Why Family Dollar Was a $1 Billion Gamble Gone Wrong

🔎 Weekly Highlights
This week’s highlight is from David Goggins

Summary

  • The importance of developing a resilient mindset to overcome challenges and push beyond perceived limits.​

  • Taking full responsibility for one's actions and circumstances as a means to foster personal growth and achievement.​

  • Seeking out and enduring discomfort intentionally to build strength, adaptability, and perseverance.

đź’¸ Assets & Commodities

📬 Weekly Trivia

The Simpsons - How the Test Was Won [S20E11]

Q. ​What is the most commonly sold item in dollar stores?

The trivia answer is at the bottom of this week’s insight

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