Applebee's owner Dine Brands to lean on value, marketing to reverse sales declines

• Applebee's owner Dine Brands to lean on value, marketing to reverse sales declines

  Dine Brands is trying to boost sales in 2025 after reporting its fourth straight quarter of domestic same-store sales declines for Applebee's and IHOP.
  
  CNBC - 6h

• Applebee’s ‘underwhelming’ $9.99 meal deal draws downgrade for Dine Brands

  Analyst cuts Dine Brands to neutral after the “Really Big Meal Deal” offers value but doesn’t improve same-store sales at Applebee’s.
  
  MarketWatch - 6d
• 

  Nations salvage funding deal to reverse wildlife decline

  Funding agreed at UN conference in Rome that would attempt to tackle the rapid loss of biodiversity
  
  BBC News - 6d
• 

  Supreme Court leans toward reviving straight woman's reverse discrimination claim

  The Supreme Court appeared likely to allow a woman to pursue a claim that she was discriminated at work because she is straight.
  
  NBC News - Feb. 26
• 

  Hyundai counts on Inster to reverse steep EV sales slide in Europe

  Yahoo News - Feb. 24
• 

  For sale by owner: Federal office buildings can help the housing crisis

  The Trump administration is considering selling or canceling leases on thousands of empty federal buildings to help solve the dual problems of a surplus of empty federal office buildings and the ...
  
  The Hill - 2d
• 

  BP’s chief aims to more than double market value to $200bn

  Murray Auchincloss predicts ‘tremendous’ demand for oil and gas beyond 2050
  
  Financial Times - Feb. 27

• Papa John’s says it’s focusing on value in a tough pizza market

  The pizza chain’s CEO said he’s pleased with the “early progress” in its transformation.
  
  MarketWatch - Feb. 27
• 

  Stock Market Sees Biggest Declines of Trump’s Presidency So Far

  Fueling a 1.7 percent decline on Friday was an unexpected drop in the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, as Americans worried about stubborn inflation.
  
  The New York Times - Feb. 21

More from NBC News

• 

  CIA starts firing recently hired officers

  The CIA has started to fire some recently hired officers as part of the Trump administration’s effort to quickly slash the federal workforce.
  
  NBC News - 8h
• 

  Second measles death reported in ongoing outbreak

  The New Mexico Department of Health said Thursday that the state had its first measles death.
  
  NBC News - 1h
• 

  Love butter? Here's what you should swap in to protect against heart disease and cancer

  Using more plant-based oils and less butter can lower the risk of premature death, cancer, and heart disease, a JAMA study presented at AHA EPI/Lifestyle, suggests.
  
  NBC News - 3h
• 

  Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, 'Baywatch' actor and David Hasselhoff's ex-wife, dies at 62

  Actor Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff, a "Baywatch" actor and the ex-wife of David Hasselhoff, has died by suicide, officials said.
  
  NBC News - 4h
• 

  Adnan Syed of 'Serial' can remain free, judge rules

  A Baltimore judge ruled Thursday that Adnan Syed, who was featured in the "Serial" podcast more than a decade ago, does not have to return to prison and will remain on five years of supervised ...
  
  NBC News - 1h

More in Top stories

• Adnan Syed will not serve more prison time for Hae Min Lee's 1999 murder, judge rules

  Adnan Syed has been resentenced for the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, a case that gained national attention after being featured in the "Serial" podcast.
  
  CBS News - 8m
• 

  Adnan Syed Will Not Return to Prison, Judge Rules

  A judge reduced his sentence to time served in the 1999 murder of Hae Min Lee, ending a case that drew widespread attention when it was dissected in the “Serial” podcast.
  
  The New York Times - 9m
• 

  The King reveals his playlist, from Marley to Kylie

  King Charles III is launching a personal playlist of music from the Commonwealth that lifts his sprits.
  
  BBC News - 9m
• 

  Capture of ISIS-K operative was not solely the work of Trump, Biden officials say

  Since President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday the surprise arrest of a man accused of taking part in the killing of 13 U.S. service members in Afghanistan, his top national security aides have ...
  
  NBC News - 9m

• FEMA CFO fired over payments to NYC for migrants says she had DOGE sign-off

  "They told me to do these actions, to make these payments, and then they fired me," said Mary Comans, who was FEMA's chief financial officer.
  
  CBS News - 18m