‘Our loyalty isn’t worth anything’: I paid $70 for a seat with more legroom, but two women grabbed similar empty seats for free. Is that fair?
“I wrote to the airline to explain what had happened and asked for a refund of my miles.”
S&P 500 scores record high as jobs data point to cooling ‘but not collapsing’ economy
The U.S. stock market has extended its summer rally, with the S&P 500 index climbing to yet another record peak Friday as investors weighed the latest jobs report.
This new S&P 500 buy signal gives you another reason to stay bullish about stocks
NYSE new highs overtake new lows, and there’s activity in Akamai and Walgreens shares.
GlobalFoundries hiring as semiconductor chip demand rises
The semiconductor industry is recruiting workers in a tight labor market as the competition for talent ramps up and funding from the CHIPS and Science Act designed to spur domestic production continues to be dispersed. It is also staring down a projected shortfall of as much as one million workers in the broader U.S. economy […]
How a burger shack owner allegedly toppled a government and evaded taxes on $7 billion in U.S. military contracts
Douglas Edelman has been charged with hiding $350 million in income. He allegedly spent the money on yachts and an Austrian chalet.
EU could fine X for hosting ‘illegal’ content in aftermath of Hamas October 7 attacks: report
The European Commission is set to serve X, formerly Twitter, with a formal warning for allegedly breaching the EU’s new Digital Services Act
Saks Fifth Avenue buying Neiman Marcus in $2.65 billion deal, with backing by Amazon
High-end retail chains Saks Fifth Avenue will buy rival Neiman Marcus in a deal that will see Amazon.com and Salesforce also take stakes, the companies said in a statement on Thursday.
NWSL draws private-equity interest as team valuations soar
Women’s soccer is bringing private equity off the sidelines. While other major U.S. sports leagues – Major League Soccer, the National Basketball Association, Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League – have allowed private equity investors to take passive, minority stakes, only the National Women’s Soccer League has allowed these firms to take majority […]
Starmer’s Labour Party returns to power in the U.K. for the first time in 14 years: exit poll
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party has vaulted back to power in the U.K. for the first time in 14 years, according to exit poll data released Thursday.
Bertoletti wins after Joey Chestnut debacle
Patrick Bertoletti, Geoffrey Esper and other contestants compete in the 2024 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in New York City, U.S., July 4, 2024. Jeenah Moon | Reuters There’s a new top dog in the frankfurter eating world. Patrick Bertoletti won Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, the […]
