‘Barbenheimer,’ and an Early Start, Boost Oscar Ratings to 4-Year High March 11, 2024 ABC’s telecast of the 96th Academy Awards on Sunday drew 19.5 million viewers according to Nielsen. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
Could Donald Trump Save TikTok? March 11, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The former president targeted the platform while in office but has now come out against a bill that could ban the short video app in the U.S. +
When Your Restaurant Cancellation Fee Costs as Much as Dinner March 11, 2024 Fed up with no-shows and last-minute cancellations NYT NYT > Business NYTimes restaurants are increasingly charging fees as high as $100 a head. And some diners are pushing back. +
Debate Over Bank Industry Rules One Year After SVB Collapse March 10, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse last March set the stage for a clash between bankers and their regulators. +
How Trump’s Justice Dept. Derailed an Investigation of a Major Company March 09, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The industrial giant Caterpillar hired William Barr and other lawyers to defuse a federal criminal investigation of alleged tax dodges. +
Planning a Trip? Tips and Tricks for Working With a Travel Adviser March 08, 2024 an adviser can save you money and headaches. but for complicated itineraries or milestone trips NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The internet has turned us all into our own travel planners +
Hotels Take Sleep Tourism to the Next Level March 06, 2024 A.I.-assisted beds are taking sleep tourism to the next level. including one inside a stainless steel sculpture NYT NYT > Business NYTimes on-call hypnotherapists and sequestered guest rooms +
Taylor Swift’s Singapore Shows Stir Anger in Southeast Asia March 05, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes The country is defending paying the pop star to play nowhere else in Southeast Asia. Thailand’s prime minister said the price was up to $3 million per show. +
Powerful Psychedelic Drug Gains New Notice as an Opioid Addiction Therapy March 05, 2024 it remains illegal in the U.S. New research is stirring interest in ibogaine NYT NYT > Business NYTimes which appears to help ease the agony of detox and prevent relapse. Used in other countries +
China Sets Economic Growth Target of About 5% March 04, 2024 NYT NYT > Business NYTimes Premier Li Qiang targets economic growth of about 5 percent this year as China signals readiness to borrow more for spending programs. +
American Office Workers Are Living Even Farther From Employers Now March 04, 2024 A new study shows that white-collar employees who can work remotely now live roughly twice as far from their offices as they did prepandemic. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
The I.R.S.’s Taxpayer Experience Officer Says Open Your Mail Already March 03, 2024 Ken Corbin is fixing the phone lines — but those foreboding letters are staying the same. NYT NYT > Business NYTimes +
How 33-Year-Olds, the Peak Millennials, Are Shaping the U.S. Economy March 02, 2024 a massive microgeneration in lifelong competition for America’s economic resources Meet the 1990 and 1991 babies NYT NYT > Business NYTimes reshaping the world around them. +