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Frontier Airlines discounts its unlimited flight pass — but only for some travelers

Frontier Airlines is offering an "all-you-can-fly" unlimited travel pass for $299, but fares cannot be booked in advance.

05.09.2025 8

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Meet the heirs to Giorgio Armani's fashion empire

Until his death, Armani remained the creative director, CEO, and sole shareholder of his company which generated $2.7 billion in revenue last year

05.09.2025 9

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Bankrupt Spirit Airlines is cutting flights to 11 more cities

Beginning in October, the budget airline will end service in 11 U.S. cities, including Portland and Salt Lake City

04.09.2025 3

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Starbucks had a record-breaking sales week after pumpkin spice latte launch

The chain's fall menu delivered a huge first week after launching, CEO Brian Niccol told employees

02.09.2025 3

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McDonald’s adds extra value meals for cost-weary customers

The cost of the extra value meals will be 15% percent less than purchasing an entree, fries, and a drink individually, the company said.

02.09.2025 3

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Intel receives $5.7 billion investment from the Trump administration

The $8.9 billion total investment from the Trump administration gives Washington a 10% stake in the ailing company's once-formidable business.

29.08.2025 10

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Ford recalls nearly 500,000 cars in its fourth major recall in a week

Ford reported that some models, including the SUV Edge and Lincoln MKX, could have a ruptured hose in the brake system

28.08.2025 8

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Japan's top trade negotiator cancels his U.S. trip

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi planned to visit Washington to negotiate tariff agreements.

28.08.2025 4

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U.S. consumer confidence dipped this month amid jobs, tariffs, and inflation

Consumer confidence dipped slightly in August but remained largely consistent with the past three months, as Trump's tariffs continue to take effect

27.08.2025 2

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Frontier Airlines is going after Spirit customers with 20 new routes

The budget airline on Tuesday announced 20 new routes beginning late fall, many of which overlap with Spirit Airlines’ major markets

26.08.2025 2

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Lamborghini CEO laments even the wealthiest buyers are feeling tariffs

Some millionaires and billionaires are holding out for more favorable tariff rates, said CEO Stephan Winkelmann

26.08.2025 1

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Trump threatened China with 200% tariffs if the country withholds magnet exports

Trump said that he would increase tariffs as much as 200% if China withheld rare-earth magnet exports.

26.08.2025 2

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Walmart may have sold radioactive shrimp, FDA warns

The FDA assured that no shrimp in the U.S. food supply tested positive, but recommended a recall

20.08.2025 10

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Crypto stocks tumble ahead of Friday’s economic conference

Shares of Coinbase and eToro fell more than 5% each. The price of bitcoin fell nearly 3% and the price of Ether fell more than 4%

20.08.2025 3

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Air Canada reaches a deal to end flight attendant strike

The airline estimated about 500,000 customers’ flights had been canceled because of the strike that started over the weekend.

19.08.2025 2

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Most Americans worry AI will permanently displace workers, poll finds

Poll respondents said they were concerned that “too many people will lose their jobs” because of artificial intelligence

19.08.2025 1

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FTC is suing ticket reseller for price gouging Taylor Swift and Bruce Springsteen concert tickets

The Federal Trade Commission alleged the company used “thousands of fictitious Ticketmaster accounts” to scalp tickets

19.08.2025 30

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Coach parent company expects to lose $160 million to tariffs this year

Tapestry is facing a tariff crunch with mounting costs "greater than previously expected" Chief Financial Officer Scott Roe said.

15.08.2025 5

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Americans' electricity bills are 30% higher than they were five years ago thanks to data centers

America's data centers could drain as much as 12% of the nation's electricity in the next three years.

15.08.2025 4

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FDA just signed off on AI predicting long-term cancer outcomes

The ArteraAI prostate test uses artificial intelligence and biomarkers to predict if standard hormone therapy will be effective and for how long.

14.08.2025 6

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Foxconn, the largest iPhone manufacturer, churned record profit building AI servers

The electronics maker expects its AI server business to grow 170% year-over-year in the third quarter

14.08.2025 10

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Sam Altman is planning a brain implant startup to rival Elon Musk’s Neuralink

OpenAI is planning to invest in a brain implant startup called Merge Labs, which aims to merge humans and machines through artificial intelligence.

13.08.2025 5

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Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic as the agency’s new head

After firing the agency’s head less than two weeks ago, Trump on Monday announced he is nominating Antoni as the next commissioner.

12.08.2025 3

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Boeing plane deliveries dropped sharply in July

Boeing delivered 48 airplanes in July, down from 60 in June, which was its best month in a year and a half

12.08.2025 3

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Spirit Airlines warns it may not last another year with current cash flow problems

The airline reported a $245.8 million net loss for the quarter and pointed to a number of growing concerns

12.08.2025 20

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International Cat Day: Which type of 'petfluencer' earns more online?

While cats "dominate in viral content and meme culture," one expert told Quartz, dogs lead the pack when it comes to a crucial influencer metric

07.08.2025 3

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick predicts tariff revenues of $50 billion per month

The U.S. economy gained about $30 billion in tariff revenue last month, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said.

07.08.2025 2

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American Eagle store traffic drops nearly 4% amid Sydney Sweeney backlash, data firm says

The fashion brand's recent ad controversy could be fueling an in-store shopping decline, according to Pass_by, an AI insights company.

05.08.2025 3

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KFC and Taco Bell sales grow globally despite Yum Brands earnings miss

Taco Bell’s international and U.S. same-store sales both grew 4% for the quarter.

05.08.2025 5

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SEC says it will deregulate cryptocurrencies with 'Project Crypto'

SEC chair Paul Atkins called the project a “defining moment for American leadership in the crypto asset markets.”

01.08.2025 20

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20 jobs that are safest from AI, according to Microsoft

Housekeeping and roofing are among the safest jobs to have, as AI threatens information-based jobs.

31.07.2025 6

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Tesla’s ride-hailing service is now live in San Francisco

Elon Musk announced the automaker's ride-hailing service in the Bay Area, but it stops short of self-driving vehicles

31.07.2025 4

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United Airlines flight attendants union rejects a new contract with a 26% pay raise

The tentative contract would have provided an immediate average pay scale increase of 26.9% and cumulative pay increases up to 45.6% over five years

30.07.2025 2

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Waymo and Uber are seeing other people

The two companies are finding different partners for autonomous vehicle rollouts, deteriorating their relationship, per an analyst. 

29.07.2025 2

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JetBlue and United Airlines partnership gets a thumbs up

The two airlines announced the Department of Transportation has completed its review of their Blue Sky program

29.07.2025 2

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Stellantis warns of $1.7 billion tariff headwinds in latest 2025 guidance

The Netherlands-based owner of car brands Chrysler and Jeep also reported a $2.65 billion net loss compared to the same period last year.

29.07.2025 1

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U.S. car companies could face higher tariffs than Japan. Howard Lutnick says they're 'cool' with it

A trade deal put a 15% tariff on cars Japan exports to the U.S. But American firms must pay 25% tariffs for cars they manufacture in Canada and Mexico

25.07.2025 4

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McDonald’s is testing new drinks, despite its CosMc’s flop

The fast food chain will test new cold drinks at 500 U.S. restaurants to appeal to younger customers.

24.07.2025 2

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Sydney Sweeney just sent American Eagle stock soaring

Sydney Sweeney is the star of a new ad campaign for the clothing retailer, lighting a fire under its struggling stock

24.07.2025 4

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Elon Musk's Neuralink predicts 20,000 brain-chip implants a year by 2031

Musk expects Neuralink's brain chips to generate an estimated $1 billion in annual revenue by 2031, but he has a long history of overpromising.

24.07.2025 4

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Looking for a job in AI? Amazon has more openings than Meta, Google, and Microsoft combined

Amazon has the most AI-related open roles, more than triple the amount at Meta.

24.07.2025 6

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Amazon stock gets a price target hike as tariffs have Temu and Shein in retreat

Deutsche Bank analysts expect that Amazon will see incremental growth in the second quarter, despite some shopping deceleration

22.07.2025 4

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Elon Musk is raising billions more for his money-draining xAI startup

Musk's xAI is raising $12 billion to build a new data center called Colossus 2

22.07.2025 4

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Beef prices are soaring

Experts say these record highs have been years in the making and it could be well over a year before consumers see any relief

22.07.2025 3

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OpenAI’s $500 billion ‘Stargate’ project faces setbacks

OpenAI, SoftBank, and Oracle plan to invest $500 billion over the next four years into 10 gigawatts of AI infrastructure in the U.S.

22.07.2025 4

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Microsoft to lay off 9,000 workers in second major wave of cuts this year

The tech giant's total cuts will add up to about 15,000 employees this year, despite revenue surging

02.07.2025 4

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Rivian stock falls on tariff hits and tax credit rollback fears

The automaker slowed its production last quarter as EV companies face higher costs

02.07.2025 3

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Sam Altman cries foul over Mark Zuckerberg's AI talent poaching

“They have been trying to recruit people for a super long time,” the OpenAI CEO said in a note to employees.

02.07.2025 2

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Amazon now has 1 million robots

Amazon is growing its fleet of warehouse robots and investing in new AI tech to make them more efficient

01.07.2025 2

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