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Get ready for higher fares: Airlines bet surge in travel demand will help offset fuel costs
American Airlines planes at LaGuardia Airport Leslie Josephs | CNBC Travel demand has bounced back faster than expected this year, major airlines said Tuesday, a welcome trend for an industry battered by Covid and a sign that carriers expect to pass along higher fuel prices and other costs on to customers. U.S. jet fuel prices […]
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Amazon just introduced a bizarre metaverse-like game to train people how to use AWS
Amazon on Tuesday launched “AWS Cloud Quest,” an online role-playing game that aims to help people build cloud computing skills. Amazon Amazon on Tuesday launched an online role-playing game designed to make it easier for people to pick up cloud-computing skills. The game, AWS Cloud Quest: Cloud Practitioner, has users create their own avatar who […]
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U.S. lobbyists connect Ukraine officials with powerful allies to help in war against Russia
Firefighters extinguish fire at a damaged residential building that was hit by a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 15, 2022. Emin Sansar | Anadolu Agency | Getty Images Lobbyists are working to connect Ukrainian officials with powerful allies in the U.S., including mayors, governors and representatives of at least one firearm’s dealer in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: American Airlines, Starbucks, Peloton and more
An American Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner approaches for a landing at the Miami International Airport on December 10, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. AMC Entertainment, Hycroft Mining — The movie theater chain saw its shares rally 6.8% after announcing it agreed to […]
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White House says U.S. will run out of money to fight pandemic if Congress doesn’t pass Covid funding bill
A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, on Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Vanessa Leroy | Bloomberg | Getty Images The White House on Tuesday warned the U.S. won’t have enough booster shots and lifesaving Covid treatments for Americans if […]
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China says it wants to steer clear of U.S. sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attends a press conference in Beijing, China on March 7, 2022. Li Xin | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, says Beijing wants to avoid being impacted by U.S. sanctions over Russia’s war with Ukraine. “China is not a party to the crisis, nor does […]
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Tesla hikes car prices in the U.S., China after CEO Elon Musk warns of inflation pressure
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks at a delivery ceremony for Tesla China-made Model 3 in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 7, 2020. Ding Ting | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Tesla has hiked the prices of its electric vehicles in the U.S. and China after CEO Elon Musk warned of inflation pressure on the business. […]
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Work at a small employer? You likely pay high 401(k) fees
Yongyuan | E+ | Getty Images Workers who save in a 401(k) plan offered by a small business pay fees that are twice as high as those paid by employees who work at the largest companies in the U.S. The smallest workplace retirement plans (those with less than $25 million in aggregate savings) charge total […]
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Pollen season could be longer, more intense, as climate changes, study finds
A bee collects pollen from flowers in Los Angeles June 9, 2021. Chris Delmas | AFP | Getty Images As the climate warms, allergy season in the United States could get worse. If carbon emissions go unchecked, pollen season could start up to 40 days earlier and last 19 days longer by the end of the century, […]
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Covid was declared a pandemic two years ago and now we’re finally moving on — but public health experts say it’s not over
Medical staff treat a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patient in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo, California, January 25, 2022. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters LONDON — With war raging between Russia and Ukraine, the world’s battle against the coronavirus has been largely sidelined and the second anniversary of Covid-19 […]
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