Many people — including residents — avoided Paris in the build-up to the Olympic Games, despite prognostications that a travel boom was all but assured.
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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby: Seeing an uptick in demand for business travel
ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email CNBC’s Phil LeBeau and United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby join ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the company’s quarterly earnings results, state of air travel demand, Q3 forecast, travel around Newark Liberty International Airport, international travel demand, and more. Source
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Mixed messages President Donald Trump on Wednesday denied the he plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following reports that he told Republican lawmakers that he would. A senior White House official told CNBC that Trump asked House Republicans […]
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Construction begins on Las Vegas Sands’ $8 billion ‘ultra luxurious’ resort in Singapore
Construction has started on an $8 billion “ultra luxurious” integrated resort in Singapore that will expand the city-state’s Marina Bay Sands integrated resort and Las Vegas Sands’ presence in Asia. Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Las Vegas Sands co-founder Miriam Adelson attended a ground-breaking ceremony Tuesday, where it was revealed that the development will […]
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