Fares for both Thanksgiving and Christmas are significantly higher than 2019, before the pandemic. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 06:04PM
Holiday airfare will be most expensive in 5 years as pandemic fears wane
Falling gas prices are raising hopes that inflation is slowing, New York Fed survey shows
Respondents to the New York Fed survey indicated they expect the annual inflation rate to be 5.7% a year from now.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 04:00PM
Sweden’s far-right make gains in tightly contested election, results too close to call
A conclusive result is not expected until Wednesday at the earliest, with mail-in ballots and votes from citizens living abroad still to be counted. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 12:39PM
The ECB has more rate hikes in store, official says — but don’t expect another whopper
The ECB may keep raising rates, but they’re unlikely to be be as large as last week’s 75-basis-point rate hike, said Governing Council member Edward Scicluna.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 11:57AM
Ukraine inflicts ‘major operational defeat’ on Russia as its forces retreat
Ukraine says it has recaptured dozens of towns and villages in the Kharkiv region, after Russian forces were caught off-guard by a counteroffensive. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 11:04AM
Bitcoin tops $22,000, hitting highest in nearly a month ahead of inflation data and Ethereum merge
The Ethereum network will complete a long-awaited upgrade called the merge this week and anticipation of this helped lift crypto markets.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 09:34AM
Delivery trucks have a dirty secret. And there’s no easy fix in sight
Trucks travel with no cargo at all for billions of miles — with a significant financial and environmental cost for shippers and carriers.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 06:30AM
These Chinese stocks can benefit if the metaverse takes off, JPMorgan says
When it comes to futuristic concepts like the metaverse, JPMorgan analysts think they’ve found a strategy for selecting Chinese stock plays.Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 04:55AM
Shanghai, Mumbai, Melbourne and beyond: CNBC names the best Asia-Pacific hotels for business travel
After months of research, CNBC and Statista release the rankings of the best hotels for business travelers in 47 cities in Asia-Pacific. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 12:17AM
Here are the top concerns of ultra-rich investors in Asia-Pacific
APAC super-rich investors are diversifying into more conservative assets and the wait-and-see approach at the onset of the pandemic is over. Story Published at: September 12, 2022 at 12:10AM