Fake Stanley cups are being sold by ‘shady’ scammers, cops warn

Fake Stanley cups are being sold by ‘shady’ scammers, cops warn

Don’t become a pour victim of this popular con. Police are warning about a sharp rise in counterfeit Stanley cups amid a heightened surge in popularity over the portable item — one not to be confused with the coveted National Hockey League trophy. “This past summer, we found them for as cheap as $19. Sounds…

United finds loose bolts on Boeing jets grounded after blowout incident

United finds loose bolts on Boeing jets grounded after blowout incident

Comment on this storyComment Add to your saved stories Save United Airlines on Monday said preliminary inspections of grounded Boeing 737 Max 9 planes have turned up loose bolts and other issues with the part of the aircraft that failed on an Alaska Airlines flight over Portland, Ore., last week, raising concerns of a systematic…

Why do planes have door plugs? And other questions about the Alaska Airlines blowout, answered

Why do planes have door plugs? And other questions about the Alaska Airlines blowout, answered

The landing gear was stowed, the plane was climbing to cruising altitude, and then a segment of the wall exploded out of the rear cabin of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 on Friday night, just 20 minutes after the plane took off from Oregon’s Portland International Airport airport en route to Ontario, Calif. No passengers were…

How a Millennial Estée Lauder Built a Widely Popular Beauty Brand

How a Millennial Estée Lauder Built a Widely Popular Beauty Brand

The Reckoning If Ms. Bodnar is cagey about specifics, it’s because she has faced controversy. There’s the plaintiff who sued Thrive in 2018, alleging that the company was not donating to charities in the way that it claimed. (The lawsuit resulted in a “stipulated” dismissal; Ms. Bodnar signed a non-disparagement agreement that precludes her from…

Samsung Electronics Forecasts Weaker Fourth-Quarter Operating Profit

Samsung Electronics Forecasts Weaker Fourth-Quarter Operating Profit

Samsung Electronics expects its fourth-quarter operating profit to fall 35% from a year earlier, missing market expectations and dampening hopes for an earnings recovery led by its semiconductor business. The world’s largest maker of memory chips, smartphones and televisions said in a preliminary earnings forecast Tuesday that its operating profit is expected at 2.800 trillion…

National Association of Realtors rocked after blackmail threat prompts president to resign

National Association of Realtors rocked after blackmail threat prompts president to resign

The National Association of Realtors is grappling with more turmoil in its top leadership ranks just over two months after the trade group’s CEO stepped down well before his planned retirement. The Chicago-based organization said Monday that NAR president Tracy Kasper has resigned, effective immediately, and is being succeeded by the trade group’s president-elect, Kevin…