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Wizz Air CEO says passengers will ‘suffer the pain’ of new 8-hour budget flights

Budget airline Wizz Air, routinely ranked as the worst airline in Europe, is betting its customers will “suffer the pain” of grueling long-haul budget flights

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Southwest shakes up board but doesn’t fire CEO under pressure from Paul Singer’s activist hedge fund

Southwest Airlines will revamp its board and its chairman will retire next year, but it intends to keep CEO Robert Jordan after a meeting with

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Fyre Fest 2: For $1.1 million you get to scuba dive with founder Billy McFarland

Billy McFarland, the convicted fraudster behind 2017’s infamous Fyre Festival, says fans are already snapping up tickets—ranging from $400 to $1.1 million—for the event’s second

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Boeing union members angry over size of negotiated 25% raise may sink tentative contract deal

Boeing Co. faces growing backlash from rank-and-file workers to a tentative agreement — including a 25% pay raise — it struck with its largest labor union during

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Mario Draghi says the EU needs €800 billion to rival the U.S. and China

Former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi called on the EU to invest as much as €800 billion ($884 billion) extra a year and commit

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Detained China banker’s wealth drops $750M amid Beijing crackdown

In the go-go years when China minted a billionaire every two days, banking rainmaker Bao Fan almost reached that milestone himself. His skill in advising tech

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The millennial CEO behind Britain’s first compostable coffee pod unwinds after work by sitting in his at-home infrared sauna 

What would you do if you had a six-figure salary? Perhaps you’d never cook another meal again or indulge in a monthly Thai massage and

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Volvo Cars says ‘safety is our superpower’ as EV ambitions dashed

Volvo Cars has a message for skeptical investors as it seeks to rebound from a stock market hammering and stunted profit margins: “Safety is our

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New COVID vaccines are here: What to know

As the nation’s biggest summer COVID surge continues—test positivity was projected to be 17% the week ended Aug. 24—help is on the way. The 2024–25

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Gen Z is getting a break on rent

Rents are so damn high. But the situation is somewhat better than last year, and it’s good news for one particular group: recent college graduates.