Car shoppers should have an easier time finding good deals this Memorial Day weekend than last. Dealerships are sitting on a glut of 2023 vehicles, leading to steeper discounts and lower interest rates than usual,…
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Boeing, NASA say Starliner astronaut launch will move forward despite spacecraft helium leak
Boeing and NASA are moving forward with the launch of the company’s Starliner capsule, set to carry U.S. astronauts for the first time, despite a “stable” leak in the spacecraft’s propulsion system. “We are comfortable with…
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It wasn’t the endless shrimp that pinched Red Lobster. How private equity rolled the seafood chain.
Angry that your favorite Red Lobster closed down? Wall Street wizardry had a lot to do with it. Red Lobster was America’s largest casual dining operation, serving 64 million customers a year in almost 600…
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Soaring auto insurance costs have been a principle driver behind inflation over the past year, but there could be relief on the way, according to Bank of America. The bank’s economists see several driving factors…
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The next frontier for the ad market isn’t on TV — it’s at screens near points of sale. Television had long been the key target for advertisers, until tech companies such as Alphabet and Meta-owned platforms like Facebook…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he doesn’t support President Biden’s recent announcement of a tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles. “Neither Tesla nor I asked for these tariffs,” Musk said in response to a question from CNBC’s Karen Tso during…
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Many live music fans likely met the news that the U.S. Justice Department is seeking to break up Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation with glee. Long the subject of consumer complaints, angst toward…
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Crude oil futures fell to three-month lows on Friday and are heading to a weekly loss as the summer driving season gets underway with the Memorial Day holiday. U.S. crude oil hit an intraday low…
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Boeing expects a 2024 cash burn, slow recovery of airplane deliveries amid crisis, CFO says
Boeing will burn through cash this year and deliveries of new planes won’t improve in the second quarter from the first, as the manufacturer deals with a host of production challenges tied to its bestselling planes,…
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Will schools finally pay student-athletes? What a historic settlement means for the NCAA and players
Could college athletes really start getting paid directly by their schools, ending decades of acrimony over the issue? The NCAA, along with the five largest college athletic conferences, announced Thursday an agreement to settle three…