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Travel2 months agoSouthwest Is Finally Building Airport Lounges — But You’ll Need a New Credit Card to Get In
The last big holdout in the airport lounge arms race is joining the fight. Southwest Airlines announced Wednesday that its first-ever airport lounges will open in...
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Explained2 months agoViral Costco Safety Upgrade Earns Praise — But It’s Not a New Company Policy
Shoppers are praising a safety upgrade spotted at a single Costco warehouse, but it is not the company-wide policy the buzz might suggest. The story began...
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Autos2 months agoTesla Stock Leads S&P 500 Gainers as Cybercab Launch Nears
Tesla shares jumped Monday, August 31, ranking among the S&P 500’s top performers ahead of the company’s Cybercab launch event scheduled for Thursday in Austin, Texas....
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Economy2 months agoHow Walmart is Drastically Changing The Way You Pay at Checkout
Walmart is rolling out tap-to-pay at select Walmart and Sam’s Club locations, with plans to take the contactless option nationwide by the end of 2026. The...
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Markets2 months agoElon Musk Says SpaceX Could Hit $3.5 Trillion in Revenue by 2033 — Seven Years Ahead of Wall Street’s Model
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has dramatically raised expectations for the company, saying on X that his best guess for SpaceX reaching roughly $3.5 trillion in annual...
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Economy2 months agoCanada Targets Key U.S. States With Retaliatory Tariffs of Up to 50%
Canada will impose retaliatory tariffs of up to 50% on $20 billion in American goods, and Canadian officials acknowledge the duties are designed to pressure specific...
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Technology2 months agoOpenAI CEO Sam Altman Says AI Won’t Deliver Shorter Workweeks, Predicts People Prefer to Stay Busy
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says artificial intelligence is unlikely to deliver the dramatically shorter workweeks the technology has long promised, arguing that people will keep filling...
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Explained2 months agoWhy Do Movie Theaters Make Most of Their Money From Popcorn?
The ticket already cost $12. Now the concession counter wants $9 for a bucket of popcorn that cost the theater maybe a dollar to make. It...
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Explained2 months agoWhy Do Concert Tickets Cost So Much? Inside the Ticketmaster Fee Machine
Ever notice the ticket that cost $90 somehow rings up near $150? Blame the machinery behind the checkout. Ticketmaster and its parent Live Nation dominate US...
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Psychology2 months agoWhy Lottery Winners Go Broke: The Windfall Curse
The fantasy runs on autopilot. The numbers match, the check clears, and every money worry you have ever had simply evaporates. It is a comforting daydream,...