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(FT) - Starbucks has explored a takeover of Chipotle Mexican Grill, in an ambitious gambit to unite two of America’s best-known brands in a deal that would rank as the biggest-ever tie-up in the restaurant sector. @financialtimes.com $SBUX $CMG www.ft.com/content/79ce...

Starbucks has explored takeover of Chipotle in restaurant megadeal

A purchase of nearly $39bn market-value burrito chain would rank as largest restaurant acquisition of all time

ft.com

“Band and orchestral instruments have been hit the hardest… In the second quarter of this year, imports of instruments were down nearly 20 percent from the same period in 2024. Imports of orchestral string instruments, including violins, violas and cellos, dropped 50%. Brass instruments fell 43%”

Tariffs Are Making Instruments So Expensive, School Music Programs Are at Risk

When a single cello can cost $1,000 and a tuba $9,000, tariffs are straining meager band and orchestra budgets.

nytimes.com