Month: June 2022
Gasoline prices top $5 a gallon nationally for the first time and are likely headed higher
A sign reflects the price per gallon of fuel at a gas station on March 10, 2022 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The average price for a gallon of unleaded gasoline rose above $5 nationally for the first time due to increased demand from the economy reopening from the pandemic and depleted […]
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Russia is said to be using more deadly weapons in war with Ukraine
A Terminator-2 tank support fighting vehicle (front) drives during the joint Russian-Belarusian military exercises Zapad-2017 (West-2017) at the Luzhsky training ground in the Leningrad region on September 18, 2017. Vasily Maximov | Afp | Getty Images Ukrainian and British officials warned Saturday that Russian forces are relying on weapons able to cause mass casualties as […]
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UK man’s family ‘devastated’ by death sentence after fighting for Ukraine
A non exploded aviation bomb FAB-250 is pictured in front of a destroyed building in the city of Mariupol on June 2, 2022, amid the ongoing Russian military action in Ukraine. Stringer | AFP | Getty Images The family of a British man condemned to death for fighting for Ukraine said it is devastated by […]
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Why Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt say hotel prices are only going up
Despite high inflation, a softening economy, and fears of a recession, the hotel industry is not seeing any slowdown. It’s the exact opposite, with Hilton CEO Chris Nassetta predicting that the hotel chain will “have the biggest summer we’ve ever seen in our 103-year history this summer.” Few industries were hit as hard as travel […]
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EU’s von der Leyen tells Zelenskyy opinion on EU membership ready next week
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, Ukraine on April 8, 2022. Ukraine has completed a questionnaire which marks the starting point for the European Union to decide on membership for Kyiv, says Ihor Zhovkva, deputy head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s office on Monday. EU Commission / […]
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I talked to 70 parents who raised highly successful kids—here are the 4 hard parenting rules that make them different
What is a parent’s role in raising smart, confident and successful children? What matters? What doesn’t? Though I am the mother of two happy and driven entrepreneurial sons, these are questions I never thought to ask. Looking back, I would have loved to have read stories about how entrepreneurs had grown up — not just […]
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Apple’s newest homegrown chips present a fresh challenge to Microsoft’s Windows business
Apple CEO Tim Cook (R) looks at a newly redesigned MacBook Air laptop during the WWDC22 at Apple Park on June 06, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple CEO Tim Cook kicked off the annual WWDC22 developer conference. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Apple’s new laptops announced on Monday, featuring the iPhone maker’s next-generation in-house chips, […]
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Behind the automation boom coming to the hotel industry, from 24-hour check-in to texting for towels
Mathisworks | Digitalvision Vectors | Getty Images For years, hotel operators have under-invested in technology, but persistent labor challenges are forcing a reckoning in the industry. “The labor issue is a big driver for investments in technology,” said Mark Haley, a partner at Prism Hospitality Consulting, which specializes in hospitality technology and marketing. “You can’t […]
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This Covid wave might be the start of our ‘new normal,’ experts say—here’s what you need to know
Packed indoor events and fully booked flights where masks are few and far between suggest that the pandemic is a distant, unpleasant memory. In reality, Covid-19 cases have steadily increased nationwide since the end of March. Hospitalization and death rates remain low, and will likely stay that way. But beyond that, many experts say they’re […]
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The California exodus continues as residents head south of the border
More than 360,000 people left California in 2021, in what some are calling “The California Exodus” — many leaving for states like Texas, Arizona and Washington. And a rising number of former Californians are migrating out of the country altogether and are instead heading south of the border. Many are seeking a more relaxed and […]
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