Real 'Fault in Our Stars' couple reunited by hope Katie and Dalton Prager, a young couple who both have cystic fibrosis, celebrated happy news when they reunited Tuesday afternoon after nearly five months apart: Katie is on her way to getting a lifesaving lung transplant. More
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
LinkedIn Shares Slide After Disappointing Outlook LinkedIn's surging share price cooled Friday as the social network projected slower revenue growth next quarter following a decision to lower the number of display ads that the website shows. More
Stocks surge to new highs after hiring climbs A big gain in the job market is lifting the stock market to new milestones. The Dow Jones industrial average crossed 15,000 for the first time early Friday, and the Standard and Poor's 500 index, a broader market measure, broke through 1,600 for the first time. More
Unemployment falls to 7.5%; job creation solid in April The job market plugged along steadily, and unemployment fell in April, according to new data out Friday, suggesting that the U.S. economy is still expanding. The nation added 165,000 jobs in April as the unemployment rate fell to 7.5 percent, from 7.6 percent in March, the Labor Department said on Friday. More
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Rebound Anticipated For Thai Stock Market (RTTNews) - The Thai stock market on Friday wrote a finish to the four-day winning streak in which it had advanced almost 35 points or 2.5 percent. The Stock Exchange of Thailand now sits just beneath ... 04/28/2024 - 3:03 pm | View Link
Markets: Cash Cattle Rebound, Futures Notch Four-Week High At the CME, June live cattle futures rose 77 1/2 cents to $178.575, near mid-range and hit a nearly four-week high. For the week, June live cattle rose $2.90. May feeder cattle futures gained $2.45 to ... 04/26/2024 - 10:25 am | View Link
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As baby boomers have aged, they have accumulated more assets leading to more discretionary spending.
Since retiring two years ago, Joan Harris has upped her travel game. Once or twice a year, she visits her two adult children in different states. She’s planning multiple other trips, including to a science fiction convention in Scotland and a Disney cruise soon after that, along with a trip next year to neolithic sites in Great Britain.“I really have more money to spend now than when I was working,” said Harris, 64, an engineer who worked 29 years for the federal government and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Being the punchline in a fictional story doesn’t always work out for brands (ask Peloton), but why waste a good marketing opportunity when you’re on a roll?
Jerry Seinfeld has spent decades eating and writing jokes about Pop-Tarts.
California’s character performers don’t have consistent scheduling, requiring them to take on Hollywood-related gigs to make ends meet.
During three years of working as a parade performer at the Disneyland Resort in Southern California, Zach Elefante always has had a second or third job to help him earn a living. Unlike the experiences of his peers at Disney’s parks in Orlando, Florida, where there is a much smaller talent pool, the performers who play Mickey Mouse, Goofy and other beloved Disney characters at the California parks aren’t always provided a consistent work schedule by the company.
Beginning in August and continuing through the fall, route reductions will impact cities including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, and Dallas-Fort Worth.
If you were planning on jetting off to Europe or other destinations this fall, your options for getting there just became fewer. That’s because American Airlines has said that it will reduce service on some long-haul international flights to certain cities beginning in August.
Between devastating hail storms and catastrophic wildfires, homeowners are getting pummeled by rising property insurance rates. Colorado has the sixth-highest average premiums for a standard homeowner’s policy and some insurers aren’t renewing policies or writing new ones in certain areas.
Reporter Judith Kohler would like to talk to people who have experienced big increases in their home insurance premiums, haven’t been able to renew their policies or can’t get a new policy.
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Workers are seeking pay hikes and a reversal of pandemic-era staffing cuts.
Unionized hotel workers demanding significant pay raises will rally on May Day in 18 U. S. and Canadian cities, as talks are beginning with operators Marriott International, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, and Hyatt Hotels Corp.