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The market has been punishing fast-casual restaurants on hints that growth is decelerating.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

The company’s latest results show growth is decelerating at a sharper-than-expected clip as its list of headwinds grow, including weakness with public sector clients and small- to mid-sized businesses, among others, they say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

It also raises wider questions about whether the E.V. market is decelerating and whether the wider energy transition has hit a road bump.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2024

Forecasters surveyed by the data firm FactSet have estimated that growth in the January-March quarter is decelerating to a 1.4% annual rate.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 30, 2023

"Wage growth is decelerating less than inflation," said Kate Bahn, chief economist at the Washington Center for Equitable Growth in Washington.

From Reuters • Feb. 3, 2023