Business

• UPS, FedEx, USPS cut rates ahead of holidays as customers push back

  7-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 40

  “Shipping rates and what customers are willing to pay just don’t match anymore,” according to Steve Howard, director of World Parcel Alliance.

• Exxon, shale producer Pioneer in talks for blockbuster $60B deal: sources

  7-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 38

  The acquisition would be Exxon's biggest since its $81B deal for Mobil in 1998 and would expand its footprint in one of the most lucrative regions...

• Tesla slashes prices on US models after missing delivery goals

  7-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 50

  The price cuts by Tesla - now by about 2.7% to 4.2% - started in January to support sales in an uncertain economy and fend off competition from...

• French judges file charges against ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy in a case linked to Libya

  6-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 46

  French investigative judges filed preliminary charges on Friday against former President Nicolas Sarkozy for his alleged involvement in an attempt...

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• Taylor Swift's concert film already draws $100 million in advanced tickets, says AMC Theatres

  6-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 76

  Taylor Swift's film of her latest concert, "The Eras Tour," has already sold $100 million in advanced tickets worldwide ahead of its Oct. 13...

• U.S. employers added surprisingly strong 336,000 jobs in September in sign of economic resilience

  6-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 32

  The nation's employers added 336,000 jobs in September, an unexpectedly robust gain that suggests that many companies remain confident enough to...

• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp continues rollback of state gas and diesel taxes for another month

  6-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 57

  Georgia's state taxes on gasoline and diesel will be suspended for another month after Gov. Brian Kemp extended the tax rollback in a Friday...

• Health care strike over staff shortages, wages heads into final day with no deal in sight

  6-10-2023 Business Washington Times - Business 37

  A massive health care strike over wages and staffing shortages headed into its final day on Friday without a deal between industry giant Kaiser...

• Spotify expected to roll out $20-a-month ‘Supremium’ tier

  6-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 33

  Tech sites were abuzz after blogger Chris Messina authored a post on Threads that included what appeared to be the logo for Spotify's new service.

• MGM Resorts loses over $100M after refusing to pay ransom to end cyberattack

  6-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 49

  MGM's 12 casino floors along the Las Vegas strip went dark, hotel reservations were interrupted and workers dished out hundreds worth of free food...

• Meta paying Tom Brady, Paris Hilton millions to use likeness for AI chatbots: report

  6-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 51

  One top creator is reportedly being paid around $5 million by Facebook's parent company over two years in exchange for six hours of work in a studio.

• Blackstone’s $1B Reese Witherspoon bet flops, profits fall 50% below forecasts: report

  6-10-2023 Business NY Post - Business 46

  Backed with ten-figure funding from Blackstone, Candle Media scooped up Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine and Moonbug Entertainment.