A Starlink terminal installed on a Hawaiian Airlines aircraft. Hawaiian Airlines PARIS — SpaceX nearly doubled its backlog of Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi orders with last week’s United Airlines deal, a company director said Tuesday. “Very excited that we have about 2,500 aircraft under contract now, bringing what was effectively a startup to now what we … Read more
Lina Khan, chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter, assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s antitrust division, participate in a discussion on antitrust reforms at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Oct. 4, 2023. Khan assumed the role of FTC chair in June 2021 after being appointed by U.S. President Joe … Read more
IBADAN, Nigeria — In her cramped, dimly lit kitchen, Idowu Bello leans over a gas cooker while stirring a pot of eba, the thick starchy West African staple made from cassava root. Kidney problems and chronic exhaustion forced the 56-year-old Nigerian woman to retire from teaching, and she switches between cooking with gas or over … Read more
E.l.f. Beauty CEO Tarang Amin told CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday that the company has performed well even as the cosmetics industry goes through a rough patch, stressing the budget-conscious nature of the products. “The core of our proposition is taking the best of beauty and making it accessible for every eye, lip, face and … Read more
The first hurdle to an early election has been cleared after the Albanese government failed to ram its housing laws through parliament. For the second time, Labor was unable to pass its Help To Buy bill — which would give first-home buyers access to cheaper deposits through a government guarantee — in the Senate on … Read more
A probate court in Nevada is set to begin reviewing evidence behind closed doors in a case that could determine who will control Rupert Murdoch’s media empire after his death. Murdoch, 93, arrived at court Monday for the hearing. In 2023 he moved to change the terms of his irrevocable family trust in a bid … Read more
Hundreds of Coles Online shoppers have reportedly been debited twice for their delivery orders due to an IT glitch — including one customer who now cannot afford to pay her car insurance. The anonymous South Australian shopper told 7NEWS.com.au her $300 shop had been debited twice from her bank account. She said she called the … Read more
Amazon’s move to rope corporate workers back into the office five days a week from January could lead some staff to quit the company, according to one Australian-based expert who believes the e-commerce giant has failed to properly justify the decision. Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy announced in a note to staff the company is … Read more
More than five million Australians are set to get a cash boost at the end of the week as Services Australia payments are indexed on top of additional increases to Rent Assistance payments. The indexation will be applied to a range of pensions and payments including the Age Pension, Disability Support Pension and Carer Payments, … Read more
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Monday opined on the fickle nature of this market, telling investors the best course of action is to hold off on making any moves until the Federal Reserve announces interest rate cuts. “I know it’s boring. I want you to sit on your hands,” he said. “There’s so much hot money … Read more
