Stephan's Monday Picks

• How chicken conquered the world (FT)
• Dollar chains give diverging view on pressured retail sector (Bloomberg)
• How Celsius became the king of normie energy drinks (Bloomberg)
• How wagyu, Japan's prized beef, took over America (WSJ)
• Gap is back. Investors are starting to believe (WSJ)

 Stephan's Wednesday Picks

• Tim Hortons parent misses analysts' estimates as demand slows (Globe and Mail)
• Dollar Tree, squeezed by weak spending, appoints interim CEO (Bloomberg)
• Kroger finalizes $1.37 billion opioid settlement (WSJ)
• Primark owner AB Foods profit rises ahead of expectations (WSJ)
• Bernard Marcus, a billionaire founder of Home Depot, dies at 95 (Bloomberg)