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Qantas unveils Frequent Flyer overhaul
- June 20, 2019
Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia and a member of the Oneworld alliance, unveiled broad changes to its loyalty program on Thursday. Worldwide economy flights booked through Qantas with points will require a slightly lower amount, with more expensive flights and class upgrades getting an increase - which Joyce defended as the first in 15 years, and a reflection of improvements to service in that period. (more...)
- June 20, 2019
Qantas, the flag carrier of Australia and a member of the Oneworld alliance, unveiled broad changes to its loyalty program on Thursday. Worldwide economy flights booked through Qantas with points will require a slightly lower amount, with more expensive flights and class upgrades getting an increase - which Joyce defended as the first in 15 years, and a reflection of improvements to service in that period. (more...)
New Kia Seltos small SUV unveiled (and confirmed for South Africa)
- June 20, 2019
Manufactured at the Anantpur factory in Andhra Pradesh, the Seltos will be commercially launched in July, which is also when Kia plans to open bookings and reveal the pricing. The Kia Seltos will be offered in 8 colour options along with 5 two tone options. The GT Line on the Seltos gets red inserts on the front skid plate, rear skid plate and a dual muffler design. (more...)
- June 20, 2019
Manufactured at the Anantpur factory in Andhra Pradesh, the Seltos will be commercially launched in July, which is also when Kia plans to open bookings and reveal the pricing. The Kia Seltos will be offered in 8 colour options along with 5 two tone options. The GT Line on the Seltos gets red inserts on the front skid plate, rear skid plate and a dual muffler design. (more...)
Walmart Testing Grocery Subscription Service In 4 Markets
- June 20, 2019
Grocery Dive reports Delivery Unlimited is now available in four cities: Houston, Miami, Salt Lake City and Tampa, Florida. It's unclear at this time how many regions are covered by Walmart's new Delivery Unlimited service. Pay an extra $15 a month and you can also shop at Amazon Fresh (in select cities), which offers perishables among a wide range of other food items. (more...)
- June 20, 2019
Grocery Dive reports Delivery Unlimited is now available in four cities: Houston, Miami, Salt Lake City and Tampa, Florida. It's unclear at this time how many regions are covered by Walmart's new Delivery Unlimited service. Pay an extra $15 a month and you can also shop at Amazon Fresh (in select cities), which offers perishables among a wide range of other food items. (more...)
Celtics Interested In Moving Up To No. 4 Pick, Drafting This Guard
- June 20, 2019
For one day - June 20 - at a single location on Canal Street in New Orleans, Popeyes will sell a box of chicken that is nearly 7 feet long. How will the draft go down? The Boston Celtics seem to be preparing for life without Kyrie Irving , but will that prompt them to make some nuclear moves on draft night? There has been much speculation that the Pelicans, who have the draft's first pick, will choose Williamson during the Thursday event at the New York's Barclays Center. (more...)
- June 20, 2019
For one day - June 20 - at a single location on Canal Street in New Orleans, Popeyes will sell a box of chicken that is nearly 7 feet long. How will the draft go down? The Boston Celtics seem to be preparing for life without Kyrie Irving , but will that prompt them to make some nuclear moves on draft night? There has been much speculation that the Pelicans, who have the draft's first pick, will choose Williamson during the Thursday event at the New York's Barclays Center. (more...)
US Fed holds rates steady, signals cuts possible later this year
- June 20, 2019
Investors are looking for Powell to deliver a solidly dovish message, following his remarks two weeks ago that the Fed would act as appropriate to sustain the economic expansion in the United States. Those actions caused Fed officials to change their tone from largely dismissing the macroeconomic fallout of Trump's trade policies to worrying that a new world order of persistent high tariffs and reordered global supply chains could be emerging. (more...)
- June 20, 2019
Investors are looking for Powell to deliver a solidly dovish message, following his remarks two weeks ago that the Fed would act as appropriate to sustain the economic expansion in the United States. Those actions caused Fed officials to change their tone from largely dismissing the macroeconomic fallout of Trump's trade policies to worrying that a new world order of persistent high tariffs and reordered global supply chains could be emerging. (more...)
US Fed opens door to interest rate cut after Trump criticism
- June 19, 2019
There is an extra interest in the outcome of the meeting this time as apart from traders, who are keen to track the chances of rate cuts this year, there are a host of others who are watching the outcome to see if President Donald Trump has managed to influence the central bank to expedite its rate cut cycle. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
There is an extra interest in the outcome of the meeting this time as apart from traders, who are keen to track the chances of rate cuts this year, there are a host of others who are watching the outcome to see if President Donald Trump has managed to influence the central bank to expedite its rate cut cycle. (more...)
Halt Libra? US Lawmakers Call for Hearings on Facebook's Crypto
- June 19, 2019
What is Libra and where will it be stored? Libra is entirely open source, so while Facebook itself is making a wallet, it's pretty much assured that other wallets will compete with it and might even be more popular. The association will act as a monetary authority for the digital currency. How will I get Libra? Facebook hasn't gone into details about how users will be able to get their hands on the currency when it launches. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
What is Libra and where will it be stored? Libra is entirely open source, so while Facebook itself is making a wallet, it's pretty much assured that other wallets will compete with it and might even be more popular. The association will act as a monetary authority for the digital currency. How will I get Libra? Facebook hasn't gone into details about how users will be able to get their hands on the currency when it launches. (more...)
Bitcoin Likely to Continue Surging Higher as Bull Case Strengthens
- June 19, 2019
Equally, the coin is benefiting from the general improvement in sentiment regarding cryptocurrencies. The trading volume on Braziliex is 0.00. In the last seven days, Litecoin has traded 18.4% higher against the dollar. XinFin Network (XDCE) traded 14.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0006 or 0.00000006 BTC. Litecoin (CRYPTO:LTC ) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
Equally, the coin is benefiting from the general improvement in sentiment regarding cryptocurrencies. The trading volume on Braziliex is 0.00. In the last seven days, Litecoin has traded 18.4% higher against the dollar. XinFin Network (XDCE) traded 14.5% lower against the dollar and now trades at $0.0006 or 0.00000006 BTC. Litecoin (CRYPTO:LTC ) is a proof-of-work (PoW) coin that uses the Scrypt hashing algorithm. (more...)
Qantas Makes Chicago and San Francisco Service from Brisbane official
- June 19, 2019
It will be eclipsed on the Qantas network, at least for now, only by the airline's marathon 14,449km Perth-London flight. "Brisbane Airport is excited to be partnering with Qantas and key Government stakeholders to bring these new direct links to Chicago and San Francisco to fruition."Relative to the size of the market and overall demand, Queensland has been under-served from the U.S., and these new services will go some way to addressing pent up demand". (more...)
- June 19, 2019
It will be eclipsed on the Qantas network, at least for now, only by the airline's marathon 14,449km Perth-London flight. "Brisbane Airport is excited to be partnering with Qantas and key Government stakeholders to bring these new direct links to Chicago and San Francisco to fruition."Relative to the size of the market and overall demand, Queensland has been under-served from the U.S., and these new services will go some way to addressing pent up demand". (more...)
Asian Airlines Continue to Rank As the Best in the World
- June 19, 2019
Fiji Airways joins airlines such as Emirates, British Airways, Etihad, Air New Zealand and Qantas as a 4-Star airline. This takes into account the airline's change in global rating and performance improvements in various award categories. Now in its 19th year, the World Airline Awards are based on customer surveys done by Skytrax , with more than 20 million entries from 100 different nationalities recorded between September 2018 and May 2019 for this year's rankings. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
Fiji Airways joins airlines such as Emirates, British Airways, Etihad, Air New Zealand and Qantas as a 4-Star airline. This takes into account the airline's change in global rating and performance improvements in various award categories. Now in its 19th year, the World Airline Awards are based on customer surveys done by Skytrax , with more than 20 million entries from 100 different nationalities recorded between September 2018 and May 2019 for this year's rankings. (more...)
Orlando Sentinel's 2020 Endorsement: Definitely Not Trump
- June 19, 2019
Hours before President Trump was due to hold a rally in Orlando billed as the kickoff to his reelection campaign, the Orlando Sentinel announced who it is endorsing for president in 2020: not Donald Trump . However recent polls, including those by the president's own campaign, have showed him trailing Democratic front-runner Joe Biden in Florida and other key states including Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
Hours before President Trump was due to hold a rally in Orlando billed as the kickoff to his reelection campaign, the Orlando Sentinel announced who it is endorsing for president in 2020: not Donald Trump . However recent polls, including those by the president's own campaign, have showed him trailing Democratic front-runner Joe Biden in Florida and other key states including Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin. (more...)
Facebook reveals its new digital currency called Libra
- June 19, 2019
The currency will be overseen by the Libra Association , a Switzerland-based collective of more than a dozen companies, including Visa , Uber and Mastercard , each of whom have invested at least $10 million in the technology. Shares in Western Union fell 2 per cent in morning trading. "One possible reading is that this is an attempt from Facebook to try and divert a little bit of all the flack it had for all its invasion of our privacy". (more...)
- June 19, 2019
The currency will be overseen by the Libra Association , a Switzerland-based collective of more than a dozen companies, including Visa , Uber and Mastercard , each of whom have invested at least $10 million in the technology. Shares in Western Union fell 2 per cent in morning trading. "One possible reading is that this is an attempt from Facebook to try and divert a little bit of all the flack it had for all its invasion of our privacy". (more...)
UK to launch "groundbreaking" China share market link
- June 19, 2019
After four years in development, the London-Shanghai Stock Connect was opened by Chancellor Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua. The joint initiative, which has been supported by cooperation between the United Kingdom and Chinese governments, will also see the FCA and CSRC collaborate to protect investors and combat cross-border market abuse and other serious misconduct. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
After four years in development, the London-Shanghai Stock Connect was opened by Chancellor Philip Hammond and Chinese Vice-Premier Hu Chunhua. The joint initiative, which has been supported by cooperation between the United Kingdom and Chinese governments, will also see the FCA and CSRC collaborate to protect investors and combat cross-border market abuse and other serious misconduct. (more...)
Markets jump as Draghi hints at more eurozone stimulus
- June 19, 2019
Draghi dismissed concerns about the ECB's depleted policy arsenal, particularly the effectiveness of further bond purchases, saying self-imposed limits such as a rule that prevents the European Central Bank buying more than one-third of a particular country's debt, could be adjusted. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
Draghi dismissed concerns about the ECB's depleted policy arsenal, particularly the effectiveness of further bond purchases, saying self-imposed limits such as a rule that prevents the European Central Bank buying more than one-third of a particular country's debt, could be adjusted. (more...)
Google announces $1B investment to build 20,000 Bay Area homes
- June 19, 2019
The company announced a sweeping new plan Tuesday to contribute $ 1 billion to build as many as 20,000 new homes in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 10 years. Google had come in for criticism about how its work in China was benefitting the country's military. Pichai said the company will start construction immediately to make homes available in the next few years. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
The company announced a sweeping new plan Tuesday to contribute $ 1 billion to build as many as 20,000 new homes in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 10 years. Google had come in for criticism about how its work in China was benefitting the country's military. Pichai said the company will start construction immediately to make homes available in the next few years. (more...)
Canada PM approves controversial oil pipeline expansion
- June 19, 2019
The approval was widely expected as the government spent C$4.5 billion ($3.4 billion) to buy the 66-year-old pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd last year to ensure that the expansion proceeded. "I think they're contextually different, I think the safety risks have been well studied and are also very different", Cullen said. The pipeline's most vocal opponents are normally key Trudeau supporters. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
The approval was widely expected as the government spent C$4.5 billion ($3.4 billion) to buy the 66-year-old pipeline from Kinder Morgan Canada Ltd last year to ensure that the expansion proceeded. "I think they're contextually different, I think the safety risks have been well studied and are also very different", Cullen said. The pipeline's most vocal opponents are normally key Trudeau supporters. (more...)
Elon Musk 'Deletes' Twitter Account Over NieR Automata Fan Art
- June 19, 2019
He then declared that he "just deleted" his Twitter account . Tesla shareholders are not very fond of Elon Musk's social media escapades, having repeatedly shown discontent over his spontaneous tweets having a lasting effect on the vehicle firm's stock price movements. (more...)
- June 19, 2019
He then declared that he "just deleted" his Twitter account . Tesla shareholders are not very fond of Elon Musk's social media escapades, having repeatedly shown discontent over his spontaneous tweets having a lasting effect on the vehicle firm's stock price movements. (more...)
Airbus launches new A321 jet; Boeing apologizes for MAX crisis
- June 18, 2019
Boeing executives spent the first day of this year's gathering apologising for the two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft which killed 346 people in five months. However, IAG will have negotiated a substantial discount from the list price. Republican Sam Graves told a House of Representatives hearing last month that "facts" in investigations after crashes in both Ethiopia and Indonesia "reveal pilot error as a factor in these tragically fatal accidents". (more...)
- June 18, 2019
Boeing executives spent the first day of this year's gathering apologising for the two deadly crashes of its 737 MAX 8 aircraft which killed 346 people in five months. However, IAG will have negotiated a substantial discount from the list price. Republican Sam Graves told a House of Representatives hearing last month that "facts" in investigations after crashes in both Ethiopia and Indonesia "reveal pilot error as a factor in these tragically fatal accidents". (more...)
Ninth American tourist dies in Dominican Republic
- June 18, 2019
News said that Allen was at the resort to celebrate a relative's birthday. Since then, others have come forward saying they also became ill on the vacation, pushing the number over 50, Flowers said. The US embassy in Santo Domingo said it had not yet found anything to indicate the cases are linked. Seven other Americans have now died over the past year while on vacation and the FBI is investigating their deaths. (more...)
- June 18, 2019
News said that Allen was at the resort to celebrate a relative's birthday. Since then, others have come forward saying they also became ill on the vacation, pushing the number over 50, Flowers said. The US embassy in Santo Domingo said it had not yet found anything to indicate the cases are linked. Seven other Americans have now died over the past year while on vacation and the FBI is investigating their deaths. (more...)
NY area airport briefly closed after plane lands on flat tires
- June 18, 2019
An inbound plane skidded off the runway at New York Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, authorities said. Some Twitter users said a plane blew a tire as it was making an emergency landing, but that could not be immediately confirmed by airport officials. (more...)
- June 18, 2019
An inbound plane skidded off the runway at New York Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Saturday, authorities said. Some Twitter users said a plane blew a tire as it was making an emergency landing, but that could not be immediately confirmed by airport officials. (more...)
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