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Amazon Bails on Queens, Leaving Real Estate Speculators Holding the Bag
If you are among the many who bought a condo in a glassy high-rise on the Queens waterfront sight unseen ー via text message ー when news broke last fall that Amazon was coming to town... well, that decision may not look so smart in the...
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SnapTravel Is Using AI to Make Booking Hotels as Easy as Sending a Text
A new travel site is looking to make booking a vacation as easy as sending a text message. SnapTravel offers exclusive hotel deals via SMS, in an effort to get customers the hotel they want, when they want it. "Essentially, we want to...
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SnapTravel Is Using A.I. to Make Booking Hotels as Easy as Sending a Text
A new travel site is looking to make booking a vacation as easy as sending a text message. SnapTravel offers exclusive hotel deals via SMS, in an effort to get customers the hotel they want, when they want it. "Essentially, we want to...
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A Former Oil Exec Explains What Low Prices Mean Apart From the Pump
With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, explains all the different ways the price of oil affects the every day consumer apart from at the gas pump.
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How Cheaper Oil Prices Could Backfire on the Economy
With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, explains all the different ways the price of oil affects the every day consumer apart from at the gas pump.
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Former Shell Exec Explains the Problem with Low Oil Prices
With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, is worried about the negative impact of lower prices. In fact, he says, if prices drop below $40 a barrel, the cost of production will exceed the...
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How the Oil Price Plunge Could Backfire on the Economy
With oil prices nearing 18-month lows, John Hofmeister, former president of Shell Oil, is worried about the negative impact of lower prices. In fact, he says, if prices drop below $40 a barrel, the cost of production will exceed the...
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Gas prices across Canada set to experience 'extreme volatility'
Plunging world oil prices have delivered lower gasoline prices across most of Canada but one fuel price expert says motorists should fill up now. Prices are expected to be volatile in 2019.
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How to Stretch Your Travel Budget When Costs Rise in 2019
If you're eyeing the coming year for that big vacation you've been meaning to take, gird yourself for higher prices. Flight and hotel prices are edging up around three percent on average, according to Mark Ellwood of Condé Nast Traveler,...
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Costly veggies could mean a higher grocery bill in 2019
The price of food could increase by up to 3.5 per cent in 2019, an annual study of food prices predicts. But there's good news for Canadian consumers buying meat and seafood, which are projected to become cheaper.
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Why the low prices for Canadian oil?
As oil from Alberta continues to sell at record discounts, American refineries are enjoying lucrative profit margins at the expense of Canadian oil producers. But beyond pipelines not being built, what's behind the issues Canada's oil...
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SoftBank to Spin Off Telecom Unit in $21 Billion IPO
SoftBank Founder Masayoshi Son is reportedly seeking $21 billion for the new entity that will be called SoftBank Corp. and begin trading Dec. 19
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EHealth CEO: We're Like Expedia for Healthcare Shopping, But Less Fun
Scott Flanders, CEO of eHealth, told Cheddar how the comparative shopping marketplace can help consumers struggling to choose health plans -- particularly those not utilizing government subsidies offered under the ACA.
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EHealth CEO: Some Health Industry Mergers May Mean More Choices, Better Access
In a big year for mergers and acquisitions in the health-care industry, consumers are right to fear rising insurance premiums and prescription drug prices. But eHealth ($EHTH) CEO Scott Flanders told Cheddar on Tuesday that vertical...
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Could fuel protests leave Macron's government in crisis? | Raw Politics
Motorists in France and Belgium are hoping to bring the former to a standstill on November 17 by blocking roads and highways in protest against rising fuel costs. Dubbed the ‘yellow vests’, the social movement hopes the action will force...
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Renters in Long Island City Will Front the Burden From HQ2
Danielle Hale, chief economist for Realtor.com, told Cheddar that renters and prospective homeowners will likely face challenges once Amazon moves one of its two new headquarters to Long Island City in Queens.
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How Amazon's New Headquarters Will Affect Home Prices, Rents
Amazon's planned HQ2s in New York and Virginia will be a boon for homeowners near the complexes ー but for renters and potential home-buyers, it's a bit of a different story. Danielle Hale, chief economist for Realtor.com, tells Cheddar...
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Industry giants say Canada's oil price woes reaching 'emergency situation'
Canadian drivers are seeing the lowest prices for gasoline in months, as a slump in the price of crude oil has hit gas stations. That slump though has been a big blow for the industry as the price of oilsands crude has fallen to a record...
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J. Crew CEO Out Amid Brand Relaunch
In a statement over the weekend, the retailer said a "mutual agreement" between chief James Brett and the company's board was reachedー in which Brett would will depart and a four-person "office of the CEO" will replace him.
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J. Crew CEO Leaves After Clashes Over Brand Relaunch
In a statement over the weekend, the retailer said a "mutual agreement" between chief James Brett and the company's board was reached ー in which Brett would will depart and a four-person "office of the CEO" will replace him.
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Softbank Taking Mobile Unit Public at $1.5 Billion
Softbank is planning on listing shares of its mobile unit for $1.5 billion on the New York Stock Exchange.
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MARKET MELTDOWN: Stocks Tank Again After Flirting With Gains
The Dow was back to session lows late Thursday morning after briefly entering the green following Wednesday's widespread sell-off.
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Ticketmaster's price-hiking bag of tricks
A CBC News and Toronto Star investigation reveals how box-office behemoth Ticketmaster uses its own bag of tricks — which includes partnering with scalpers — to boost its profits at the expense of music fans.
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How High Could Prices for Apple Products Go?
Apple caused more than a few waves last year when it rolled out its first $1,000 iPhone. The company will announce the latest set of products on Wednesday, days after it wrote to the government that it would be forced to raise prices...