Retailers report modest gains for April Americans spent briskly during the early spring months in the latest sign that they’re encouraged by the economic recovery. Falling gas prices, a rallying stock market and gains in the job market all fueled Americans’ shopping habits even as cold weather tempered their desire to buy spring fashions. More
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Travelers crave flexibility, and these companies are offering it.
The companies making the biggest impact in travel and hospitality this year are easing longstanding travel pain points by creating technology—chatbots, search engines, and booking tools—that provides one thing that all travelers crave: flexibility. “There’s a lot of anxiety around rising travel prices and binding bookings, especially after Covid,” says Dr.
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Whether you’re a content creator, a researcher, or simply someone who spends hours browsing the web, AI-powered browser extensions are your secret weapons. Here are three top-rated AI extensions that seamlessly integrate with Google’s Chrome and Microsoft’s Edge browsers.
It’s mainly about their relationships with their managers.
As a career strategist, I‘ve worked with ambitious and responsible performers for the past 15 years. I meet them when they’re starting to ponder what’s next. They’re typically contemplating whether to stay or leave their current employment. And while everyone’s circumstances are unique, I’ve noticed that there are some commonalities that make the most talented employees leave again and again.
In our era of fast-swipe dating apps and AI, romance scams are growing more sophisticated—and more commonplace.
When 27-year-old Chad Teixeira got to know his romance scammer, he thought he had met the man of his dreams. “Everything seemed perfect,” he says. “It was almost too good to be true.”
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A strong Q1 earnings performance caps off the streamer’s astonishing rebound in an increasingly crowded marketplace. Here’s how Netflix pulled it off.
What a difference two years can make. In April 2022, after a heady era of staggering spending and explosive growth, Netflix posted its first subscriber loss in 10 years.