‘I’m watching every last cent’: For July 4, my friend booked an Airbnb on Cape Cod — and said I’m welcome to visit. Should I offer to pay half?
“This vacation is already nearly breaking my budget.”
Skydance Paramount deal for Redstone’s National Amusements revived
Shari Redstone, president of National Amusements, speaks at the WSJ Tech Live conference in Laguna Beach, California, on Oct. 21, 2019. Mike Blake | Reuters David Ellison’s Skydance has reached a preliminary deal with Shari Redstone’s National Amusements to merge with Paramount, according to two people familiar with the matter, resurrecting a deal which failed […]
Jeff Bezos aims to sell another $5 billion of Amazon stock, after earlier selling spree
The Amazon founder and executive chair has filed to sell up to 25 million shares, after he dumped 50 million in February.
United Airlines texts travelers live radar maps to explain delays
A United Airlines plane seen at the gate at Chicago OHare International airport (ORD)on October 5, 2020 in Chicago, Illinois. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images Don’t believe bad weather is the reason your United Airlines flight is delayed? The airline will now text you live radar maps to prove it. Even when it’s […]
Is it ‘Joe-ver’ for Biden? It’s now up to the donors.
Democrats need money to keep campaigning through the November election. That means donors have the power to force the party’s hand now.
Concerns grow over gambling addiction in the military
In the wake of 9/11 on an American military base in South Korea, then-Army Staff Sergeant Dave Yeager sat down at a slot machine operated by the Defense Department and made what he now calls the biggest mistake a budding problem gambler can make: He won. “All that stress, all that tension, all the things […]
Is your active mutual fund beating the U.S. stock market this year?
Professional stock pickers who run mutual funds focused on U.S. stocks struggled in June, with only a small majority beating their benchmarks in the first half of this year, according to BofA Global Research.
McDonald’s, Yum, Wendy’s test tech
The drive-thru menu at a McDonald’s restaurant showing various meal options and promotions, in Buttonwillow in Kern County, California, on 23, 2024. Smith Collection | Gado | Archive Photos | Getty Images Searching for ways to lower labor costs, restaurants are hoping that artificial intelligence can take down drive-thru orders — but it will likely […]
Ford sales Q2 2024 edge 1% higher
Ford Mustang Mach E electric vehicles are offered for sale at a dealership on June 05, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images Ford sales rose 1% during the second quarter over the year-earlier period, led by a 5% gain in truck sales, the automaker said Wednesday. Ford truck sales, which includes pickups […]
Nvidia client Northern Data’s stock cools after spike on report of possible U.S. IPO
Shares of Germany’s Northern Data fell 8% on Wednesday, one day after a surge on a report it may list its cloud computing and data center business in the U.S.
