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Shares of Virgin Galactic Holdings on Thursday made a scorching run higher after the space-travel company said it plans to begin offering commercial flights into space near the end of this month, a significant breakthrough for the nearly 20-year-old company founded by Richard Branson. Shares rocketed 44% after hours on…
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TOKYO — The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday, affirming Gov. Kazuo Ueda’s policy of trying to nurture sustainable inflation. The BOJ decided to maintain its cap on the 10-year Japanese government bond yield at 0.5% and kept short-term interest rates at minus 0.1%. The yield…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is cracking down on misleading meat labels. The USDA says it will collect samples from animals that will be marketed to consumers as “raised without antibiotics” or meat labeled “no antibiotics ever” to make sure the marketing claims and labels are accurate. The outcome of…
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President Joe Biden on Thursday announced efforts to crack down on so-called junk fees — hidden or obscure fees that surprise consumers when they’re buying everything from airline and concert tickets to booking hotels and Airbnb rentals.Executives from Live Nation LYV, +3.74%, Ticketmaster, Seatgeek, Airbnb ABNB, +2.17% and other companies…
Corporate leaders appear to be excited about the revolutionary potential of artificial intelligence. And their employees? Not so much.It’s no surprise, perhaps, that 62% of bosses in a recent Boston Consulting Group survey said they felt optimistic about AI’s impact on work, while only 42% of employees said they felt…