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Soho House $2.7B Take-Private Deal Led by MCR Hotels: Ashton Kutcher Joins Board, Apollo Backs Hybrid Financing Key Takeaways Soho House accepts $2.7 billion takeover by MCR Hotels-led investor group Shareholders receive $9 per share — 83% premium over unaffected stock price Deal ends Soho House's troubled four-year public market run since 2021 IPO Ashton Kutcher joins as strategic investor and board member Tyler Morse (MCR CEO) becomes Vice Chairman Apollo Global Management provides hybrid debt and equity financing Ron Burkle and Nick Jones retain majority control through existing stakes Transaction expected to close by end of 2025, pending regulatory approval Article Outline The Deal That Ended Soho House's Public Market Nightmare MCR Hotels Takes Control: Tyler Morse's Strategic Vision Ashton Kutcher's Board Appointment Signals Tech Integration Push Apollo Global Management's Hybrid Financing Structure Explained Ron Burkle and Nick Jones Maintain Majori...

Job Hugging: The 2025 Labor Trend Replacing Job-Hopping | Economic Uncertainty & Career Risks Key Takeaways Workers are clinging to current positions as job market opportunities shrink dramatically  Job openings per unemployed worker dropped from 2:1 in March 2022 to roughly 1:1 in June 2025  Median salary increases from job switching fell from 7.7% in early 2023 to 4.8% by February 2025  Economic uncertainty drives workers to prioritize stability over career advancement  CEOs report more plans to shrink workforces than expand them for first time in years  Tech sector leads the job hugging movement due to mass layoffs and reduced opportunities  Gen Z workers embrace job hugging despite traditional career mobility expectations  Growing resentment may trigger future mass exodus when market conditions improve The Death of Job Hopping , Workers Grip Their Desks The great resignation died a quiet death sometime between 2022 and now. The ratio of jo...

Versant Rebrands MSNBC to MS NOW, Drops NBC Peacock Logos in Comcast Split Key Takeaways MSNBC changes its name to MS NOW (My Source News Opinion World) as part of Comcast spinoff The iconic NBC peacock logo disappears from all Versant networks Versant becomes the new parent company housing USA, CNBC, MSNBC, E!, Golf Channel, and more The separation completes by end of 2025 under CEO Mark Lazarus CNBC keeps its name but loses the peacock logo too The move reflects cord-cutting pressures and changing media landscape The Monday Morning Memo That Changed Everything Mark Lazarus sent a company memo Monday morning. Short. Direct. The kind that makes coffee cups pause midway to lips. "The peacock is synonymous with NBCUniversal, and it is a symbol they have decided to keep within the NBCU family," he wrote. Just like that, twenty-eight years of MSNBC branding gets tossed into the corporate restructuring bin. The memo hit employees like a cold shower. MSNBC will change its na...