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Canadian family loses three generations in Ethiopian plane crash
Reuters - 13 Mar 2019 22:40
Three generations of a Canadian family were among the 157 people who perished when Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET 302 crashed on Sunday, a relative confirmed on Wednesday.
Southwest waives charges on fare differences for customers wanting off 737 MAX
Reuters - 13 Mar 2019 20:10
Southwest Airlines Co, the world's largest operator of the Boeing Co 737 MAX 8 with 34 jets, said on Wednesday it is waiving any fare-difference charges for customers who wish to switch to another aircraft.
Google Is Rolling Out New App Advertising Solutions for Developers
AdWeek - 13 Mar 2019 16:00
Google debuted a variety of new application advertising solutions for app developers (especially video game developers) that are designed to help them target inactive players, generate revenue through advertising and mor...
Asia Markets: Asian markets lower amid weight of global uncertainties
Market Watch - 13 Mar 2019 04:00
Asian shares were lower Wednesday amid continuing global uncertainties that weighed on stocks as some traders took profits from a rally earlier in the week.
DICK'S Sporting Goods Will Halt Gun Sales At 125 Stores
Retail Touch Points - 13 Mar 2019 23:40
DICK'S Sporting Goods is doubling down on its decision to tighten gun sales policies. The retailer will no longer sell firearms and select hunting gear at 125 of its 720+ namesake stores after testing the concept in 10 l...
How Wish Is Taking Full Advantage of Its Jersey Sponsorship Deal With the Lakers
AdWeek - 13 Mar 2019 21:35
Two key dates stand out in the partnership between ecommerce application and platform Wish and the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Lakers: Sept. 21, 2017, and July 9, 2018. On the first date, Wish and the L...
Canada grounds Boeing 737 Max, leaving U.S. isolated as FAA refuses to follow suit
L.A. Times - 13 Mar 2019 18:30Some advertisers exit Tucker Carlson, Jeanine Pirro shows on Fox News amid controversies
USA Today - 13 Mar 2019 17:05Wyoming regulators deny protest of company's drilling plans
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2019 05:14
State oil and gas regulators have denied protests by land and mineral owners opposing a major oil and gas developer's more than 100 applications for drilling permits in southeastern Wyoming. …
Eddie Lampert's hedge fund took $57.5M from Sears: court docs
New York Post - 13 Mar 2019 04:16
Eddie Lampert took $57.5 million from Sears -- and the retailer wants its money back. The secretive billionaire's hedge fund ESL Investments, which led the iconic retail chain into Chapter 11 last fall, helped itself to ...
The cost of bribing your way into Yale: $1.2 million
Market Watch - 13 Mar 2019 03:36
Court documents detail how William Singer got one student got into Yale by giving her a fake soccer profile.
PG&E's next CEO could be leader of Tennessee Valley Authority
L.A. Times - 13 Mar 2019 00:55The Moneyist: My father is leaving his property to our elder brother, but his daughters are left high and dry
Market Watch - 13 Mar 2019 22:59
This woman says she and her sisters want to talk to their father about doing what they believe is fair.
Now Trading Below Book Value: Molson Coors And 3 Other Dividend Payers
Forbes - 13 Mar 2019 21:25
These 4 stocks may qualify as classic Benjamin Graham-style value stocks: plus 4 price charts to examine.
Trump Rejects GOP Emergency Declaration Compromise, Setting Up Rebuke
TPM - 13 Mar 2019 20:39
President Trump has rejected a GOP measure that would change the law on future emergency declarations, eliminating what appears to...
Editorials from around Pennsylvania
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2019 18:56
Editorials from around Pennsylvania: ___ STATE PARKS REPORT SOUNDS ALARM, March 11 Left to nature's devices, Presque Isle might shift and even perhaps become an island. It is why we …
Cuomo doubles down on permanent property tax cap in budget
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2019 17:10
Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doubling down on his vow to refuse to sign the next New York state budget if it doesn't make the 2 percent property tax permanent. The …
US stocks rise, led by technology and health care
ABC News - 13 Mar 2019 17:03
US stocks move broadly higher, powered by technology and health care stocks
US stocks rise, led by technology and health care
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2019 17:01
U.S. rose broadly in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, powered by technology and health care companies, as the market pushes for its third straight day of gains. The broader …
Trial openings set in Las Vegas Sands lawsuit worth millions
Miami Herald - 13 Mar 2019 16:55
A jury in Nevada is set to decide how much Las Vegas Sands Corp. has to pay to a Hong Kong businessman for helping the company open its first Macau …
Ethiopia black boxes bound for Europe, crash pilot had in-plane issues
Reuters - 13 Mar 2019 16:52
The Ethiopian Airlines pilot whose jet crashed killing 157 people had reported flight-control problems, the company said on Wednesday, as it prepared to send the black boxes to Europe from a disaster that has rocked the ...
Philip Morris says Indian partner charges machinery costs; calls it 'business expense'
Reuters - 13 Mar 2019 16:47
Philip Morris International Inc's Indian partner charges machinery-related costs for manufacturing its Marlboro cigarettes in India, the company said on Wednesday, following a Reuters article that showed it may have circ...