Airlines Have Been Staffing Up, Hoping for a Smoother Summer
Facing a summer of packed flights, airlines are striving to avoid the blunders of a year earlier. Carriers say they...
Month: April 2022
Australian leader sets general election for May 21
Morrison made the announcement from the capital, Canberra, after he lodged his formal recommendation for the election date with Governor-General...
Holocaust survivor, Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Gerda Weissmann Klein dies at 97
Born in Bielsko, Poland, on May 8, 1924, Klein had enjoyed a "normal life" until the Nazis invaded in September...
Warren Buffett’s Protégé Is Building a Mini Berkshire
Tracy Britt Cool spent a decade working for Warren Buffett. She now wants to buy the kinds of companies that...
Finland and Sweden could soon join NATO, prompted by Russian war in Ukraine
NATO officials told CNN that discussions about Sweden and Finland joining the bloc have gotten extremely serious since Russia's invasion,...
Opinion: The world is on the brink of a food shortage. Here’s what the US government and businesses can do to help
Sanctions, import bans, destruction of infrastructure, a refugee crisis, and supply chain disruptions due to the conflict in Ukraine are...
Nursing Homes Face Growing Number of Lawsuits From Covid-19 Fallout
Two years after the coronavirus ravaged through nursing homes, families of residents who died from Covid-19 are bringing a wave...
AT&T Boss Sees Room to Raise Prices, Cut Costs After Media Exit
AT&T Inc. Chief Executive Officer John Stankey says inflation could prompt the wireless and broadband company to raise prices for...
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest has already reached a new deforestation record this year
According to the INPE report, published Friday, 941.34 square kilometers (363 square miles) of forest were cleared between January and...
Spirit to Start Talks With JetBlue Over $3.6 Billion Deal
Spirit Airlines Inc. said it would entertain JetBlue Airways Corp.’s unsolicited $3.6 billion bid to buy the airline and start...
Visa Expects to Make Up Lost Russia Revenue Within a Year
Visa Inc. has lost about 4% of the revenue booked during its most recent fiscal year by pulling out of...
Emmanuel Macron has a grand vision for the West. Putin has exposed the limits of his influence
Ever since the crisis began, Macron has assumed the role of Europe's statesman, willing to talk face-to-face and on the...
Russia Cuts Interest Rate as Financial System Stabilizes
Russia’s central bank cut its key interest rate following an unscheduled meeting of policy makers Friday, a sign that efforts to...
Man jailed for London murder of 28-year-old teacher Sabina Nessa
Koci Selamaj will serve at least 36 years in jail, after a major investigation led to his identification, arrest and...
Interest-Rate Surge Ripples Through Economy, From Homes to Car Loans
The Fed’s moves to chill inflation have driven up bond yields and many other borrowing costs linked to them. So...
Eccentric Japanese billionaire now betting that ’emotional’ robots can heal your heart
In his online appeal for love, Maezawa, who was 44 at the time, said he hoped finding a companion would...
Russia’s Rusal calls for an investigation into Bucha ‘crime’
Rusal Chairman Bernard Zonneveld said in a statement that recent reports of atrocities from the town, which was occupied by...
Lockdowns in Shanghai and other Chinese cities pose a growing threat to the economy
Shanghai — home to China's leading financial center and some of its largest sea and airports — has been under...
Meta removes Facebook accounts to tackle misinformation ahead of Philippine election
Concerns about online hate speech have increased as candidates and supporters increasingly turn to social media for the May 9...
Elon Musk Delivers First Teslas Made in Texas, Teases Future Products
AUSTIN, Texas—Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Elon Musk delivered the company’s first made-in-Texas vehicles on Thursday, saying the company was entering...
