A sharp drop in mortgage interest rates in December may have kickstarted this year’s spring housing market early. Rates are about a full percentage point lower than they were in October, and consumers expect they will fall even more. Optimism about mortgage rates increased sharply in December, according to a monthly consumer survey by Fannie…
Pharrell Williams rolled up to a Louis Vuitton store in Miami in a Tesla Cybertruck, but the “Happy” singer was left with a frown after failing to parallel park the futuristic-looking electric vehicle. The award-winning producer attempted to squeeze the unwieldy, 18.5-foot-long stainless steel SUV between two cars for about 10 minutes between finally tossing…
Bill Ackman says he has “good reason to believe” plagiarism allegations against his wife, former tenured Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Neri Oxman, came from an inside source at the esteemed university. Business Insider expanded its investigation into Oxman’s 2010 MIT doctoral dissertation on Friday, finding that aside from the four paragraphs of improperly-cited information…
WFAN parent Audacy has filed for bankruptcy protection amid a slump in advertising revenue. The Philadelphia-based company, which oversees major podcast and radio operations and has acquired CBS Radio, said it has filed a Chapter 11 petition in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas after a restructuring agreement with a majority of its debtholders….
The brand new rocket, United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur, lifts off from Space Launch Complex 41d at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Jan. 8, 2024, for its maiden voyage, carrying Astrobotic’s Peregrine Lunar Lander. Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images A new U.S. rocket reached orbit early Monday, and…
Boeing shares fell 8% on Monday and erased nearly $13 billion in market value following the temporary grounding of some of its best-selling 737 MAX jets by the US aviation regulator. A piece of fuselage tore off an Alaska Airlines 737 MAX 9 jet on Friday following takeoff from Portland, Ore., forcing pilots to turn back. The Federal…
President Biden will not run for re-election during a tumultuous year that will see parts of the country suffer rolling blackouts, the release of an inhaled COVID vaccine and a boycott over driverless cars, a top JPMorgan Chase strategist predicted. Michael Cembalest, who heads the market and investment strategy unit in the Wall Street bank’s…
Updated Jan. 8, 2024 11:17 am ET Travelers on Monday faced heavy flight cancellations by United and Alaska airlines, one of several ripple effects from the weekend grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX 9. United Airlines canceled more than 220 flights, or 8% of flights, Monday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. Alaska Airlines canceled about…
The firm’s founder has earned more than £1bn over four years but campaigners say it is not “fair”.
Boeing’s new 737 MAX-9 is pictured under construction at their production facility in Renton, Washington, Feb. 13, 2017. Jason Redmond | Reuters Boeing‘s plan to get back on solid footing after a series of quality flaws in its bestselling jet suffered a near disaster when a plane panel blew out during an Alaska Airlines flight,…
