By Melissa Clark, The New York Times If there’s one thing I’ve learned from years of New Year’s resolutions, it’s that it’s a whole lot easier to do something than to avoid something. Since I instinctively chafe at limits, I treat my heart like a toddler, highlighting the “yes” rather than the “no.” The idea … Read more
Online shopping giant Amazon is eliminating hundreds of positions across its video production and distribution divisions, as the company announced layoffs at Amazon Prime Video, its MGM Studios division and livestreaming subsidiary Twitch. The latest cuts come as the company has eliminated more than 27,000 jobs over the past year, part of multiple rounds of technology industry … Read more
Credit rating agency Fitch said Wednesday it expects US fiscal deficits to remain high this year, and that fiscal policy and governance implications of the presidential elections will be key issues for the country’s sovereign rating. Fitch last year downgraded the US government’s top credit rating to AA+ from AAA, citing fiscal deterioration and repeated down-the-wire debt ceiling negotiations. A major near-term shift … Read more
The fuselage plug area of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 Boeing 737-9 MAX, which was forced to make an emergency landing with a gap in the fuselage, is seen during its investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board in Portland, Oregon, on Jan. 7, 2024. Ntsb | Via Reuters Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights since … Read more
J.W. Lee’s first restaurant in downtown St. Louis sat in an old warehouse with only a glowing green neon sign from a nearby nightclub to illuminate the dark street corner. Customers from a previous sushi bar where he’d worked had pulled the money together to help him get Wasabi Sushi Bar up and running in … Read more
Flavio Volpe, head of the Automotive Parts Manufacturers’ Association, believes the recent electric vehicle targets set out by Canada’s environment minister also carried this pointed message to Canada’s domestic auto industry: “Let them eat cake.” Volpe says he has come to this conclusion because he believes those goals, which include a national target of 100 per cent zero-emission vehicle sales by 2035, cannot be … Read more
Honda Saloon concept electric vehicle Courtesy Honda Honda Motor revealed two concept cars Tuesday at the CES tech conference as a preview for a new lineup of electrified vehicles that will begin arriving in North America in 2026. The concept models are called the “Space-Hub” and “Saloon,” which the first production “Honda 0 Series” EV … Read more
Colorado taxpayers won’t have to pay federal income taxes on their state refunds this filing season, according to two elected officials, after the IRS resolved uncertainty surrounding that issue — at least for now. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and Gov. Jared Polis confirmed the Internal Revenue Service’s decision during a Tuesday meeting with IRS representatives, … Read more
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Billionaire business mogul John Catsimatidis promoted his 30-year-old son to president and chief operating officer of the $7 billion Red Apple Group, which has a vast empire that spans media, real estate, fossil fuels, and the Gristedes and D’Agostino’s grocery chains in New York City. John Catsimatidis Jr., who was previously chief investment officer at … Read more
