The best and worst hotels, airlines and online travel websites are not necessarily what you think they are, according to a new study. The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) just released its authoritative travel ratings, and there are a few surprises.
Warren Buffett is getting involved in a rare bidding war unfolding in the energy industry. Berkshire Hathaway has committed a $10 billion preferred stock investment in Occidental Petroleum contingent on the company completing its proposed takeover of ...
Home-price growth slowed to its lowest level in nearly seven years in February, a clear sign that the housing market is moderating heading into spring. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which measures average home prices in ...
Stock-index futures on Tuesday pointed to a mixed start for Wall Street as investors await the kickoff of a two-day Federal Reserve meeting and digest global economic data and a smorgasbord of corporate earnings, including disappointing results from the ...
Twitter followers of Chase bank had plenty of #MondayMotivation, but it wasn't to save money. On Monday, Chase attempted to motivate its users on Twitter with a message aimed at those customers carrying low balances on their accounts. It started with a ...
In February 2016, Blake Murray wrote down an idea for a business expense and budgeting platform on the back of a napkin. Today, that's Divvy, a tech-enabled replacement of monthly expense reports. The company, not to be confused with Divvy Homes or ...
New York (CNN Business) Donuts Sticks and bacon were a sweet and savory success for McDonald's last quarter. McDonald's reported strong first-quarter earnings because of robust sales for new menu items and promotions. McDonald's said global ...
WASHINGTON—Total compensation for American workers grew at a steady pace in the first quarter. The employment-cost index, a measure of wages and benefits for civilian workers, rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% from January through March from the ...
A U.K. regulator on Tuesday fined KPMG LLP and three executives after an investigation that found misconduct in relation to the audit of financial statements of a Lloyd's of London insurance syndicate. The Financial Reporting Council, Britain's watchdog for ...
Amazon has posted the first jobs available at its upcoming second headquarters, also known as HQ2, in northern Virginia. The handful of openings is part of a larger plan by the tech giant to create 400 new jobs by the end of the year and 25,000 over the next ...
If using an app to track down a nearby electric scooter to rent is too much of a crapshoot, Bird is now offering monthly rentals of its battery-powered two-wheelers for a flat rate of $24.99. The company will even deliver the scooter right to your front door, and ...
(Reuters) - Miner and trader Glencore lowered its target for 2019 copper output following severe flooding in Australia as well as safety outages that led to a 7 percent year-on-year drop in production in the first quarter. FILE PHOTO: The logo of commodities ...
... * Sainsbury's sales down 1.2 pct in latest 12 weeks - Kantar * Sainsbury's takeover of Asda was blocked last week * Sainsbury's publishes full year results on Wednesday * Shares down 29 pct over last six months (Adds detail, table, shares) By James ...
Facebook's yearly developer conference kicks off today. The keynote starts at 1PM / 10AM with opening remarks from Facebook's chief Mark Zuckerberg. As in past years, the event will last several hours and feature updates from various Facebook ...
Former Billionaire Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications Ltd. will fall back into bankruptcy as an appeals court allowed the beleaguered company's request to enter the process in an attempt to sell assets. The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal ...
A huge tumble in government bonds, the worst rout in months for stocks and a weakening yuan -- April was a month of selling in China's markets. There was no place to hide as the risk-on rally that had added some $2.5 trillion to the world's top-performing ...
Federal Reserve officials meet this week more confident that the economy has shaken off recession worries that sent markets reeling late last year, but they face a new quandary about slowing inflation. Officials are poised to keep interest rates steady at their ...
Mercedes-Benz is pulling the plug on the Smart brand in the United States. The microcar division will discontinue sales in the U.S. and Canada at the end of the 2019 model year, the automaker has confirmed. (Smart). Smart launched in the U.S. in 2008 by ...
New York (CNN Business) In 2016, General Motors put down $500 million on Lyft. That paid off with a $300 million gain last quarter. Lyft's IPO in March helped GM offset slumping vehicle sales last quarter. Car sales were particularly weak in China, GE's ...
Ouch! Shares in Alphabet have taken a mighty tumble at the start of trading in New York. Google's parent company has dropped by 8%, it's worst stumble since 2012, after it reported a 30% drop in net income last night. Investors are also concerned that ...
LONDON (Reuters) - British car output fell for the tenth month in a row in March, hit by a slowdown in key foreign markets, and the sector stands to suffer a lot more if the country leaves the European Union without a deal, an industry body said on Tuesday.
TalkTalk and Tesco Mobile have been named as the UK's worst broadband and mobile providers respectively in Ofcom's latest customer service survey. The study by the media and broadcasting regulator, which looked at customer satisfaction, complaints ...
Two of Australia's largest discretionary retailers, JB Hi-Fi and Super Retail Group, have managed to defy a tough tough retail market and consumer headwinds to grow their sales so far this year. Super Retail Group's shares hit a six-month high on Tuesday ...
By Aviva Luttrell | aluttrell@masslive.com. Crocs has somehow found a way to make their shoes even uglier. Just when you thought the slip-on rubber clogs couldn't get more horrific, the company teamed up with Japan-based Beams to release a version with ...
Australians trading in cryptocurrency may soon get a call from the Australian Taxation Office if its new data-matching program flags a problem. Key points: The ATO wants to ensure people trading in cryptocurrency are not underpaying or avoiding tax ...
Ever wanted an internship that encourages you to sleep on the job? Mattress Firm might just have the internship for you, and it's paid! Mattress Firm is hiring summer snoozeterns, who will not only be encouraged but required to sleep on the job. The company ...
In continuing woes for staff, Jet Airways has said there are no funds to pay premium for the group mediclaim policy that expires on Tuesday. The more than 25-year-old airline temporarily suspended operations on April 17 as it ran out of cash after lenders ...
Indian equity markets fell marginally on Tuesday as investors avoided taking long positions due to a truncated trading week. This week markets will be open for only three days. On 1 May, markets are shut due to Maharashtra Day, while 29 April was a holiday ...
Danske Bank in Northern Ireland has reported pre-tax profits of £24.7m for the first quarter of the year. That is up 64% from £15.1m the same time last year because of loan impairments. When those charges are stripped out, underlying profits were up 3% on ...
(Reuters) - Britain's main index slipped on Tuesday as mining shares fell following weak data from China and restaurant group Whitbread and mining company Glencore dropped after issuing weak forecasts. The losses offset gains by Standard Chartered, ...
After months of being plagued by lawsuits and bad press about its workplace culture, Riot Games has filed a motion to block employees' legal action against the company. Sarah LeBoeuf,Mon, 29 Apr 2019 19:47:00. It's been a rough year for League of ...
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