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Booking tickets to a Taylor Swift concert via Ticketmaster, and shocked at the final price? Renting an apartment on Airbnb, and frustrated about why it’s a lot more expensive than you thought? Wondering about that $30 charge on your latest bank statement? Get in line. You’re not the only one who’s confused.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, -0.18%, Ticketmaster, Seatgeek, Airbnb ABNB, +0.65% and…

Taking a look at Steven Covey’s 7 habits and asking the question: Can we apply them to the family … [+] office ecosystem?Milo Bauman on Unsplash Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People was first published in 1989 and has gone on to sell over 40 million copies worldwide since, and continues to sell today for the simple reason that its content is built around timeless principles rather than trends. Designed to help people achieve objectives in a manner that incorporates empathy for everything involved in the process, the combination of both personal and professional…

Danish power group Ørsted is set to press ahead with its major UK offshore wind project despite rising costs, but warned that the British government needs to do more to support the sector. Ørsted’s chief executive Mads Nipper said the company was working “very hard” to make viable its planned Hornsea 3 project off the Yorkshire coast, the world’s largest offshore wind project, after warning in March it could be derailed by financial pressures.But he added that the electricity prices the UK government offers to developers are not high enough to absorb surging costs and ministers may struggle to secure…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A man passes by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 11, 2016. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and David Randall NEW YORK (Reuters) -A few months ago, most investors feared having too much exposure to equities. Now many are worried they may not have enough. The 15% year-to-date rally in the is pulling once doubtful investors back into the market. Many who had whittled down stock holdings during 2022’s painful decline are shifting gears. The National Association of Active Investment Managers’ exposure index last week hit its…

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Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa says voters want a presidential candidate who can “pull together” a divided country as GOP 2024 hopefuls from across the U.S. flock to her state for the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses.”I work really hard with a lot of different people to advance Iowa’s interests and the nation’s. And so I think they’re wanting to hear more about how do we bring the country together?” Ernst told Fox News Digital. “It seems so on the fringes. You know, we’ve maybe pushed too far and need to bring it back to the middle so that we’re working together.”And…

Ireland offers generous cash grants for those who want to live on remote islands off its western coast. To meet the funding criteria, people must buy property on one of the idyllic islands. The new initiative will come into effect on July 1. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you’re on the go. download the app Ireland announced a new scheme offering generous cash grants to people willing to move to approximately 30 islands of the country’s wild west coast. But some prerequisites have to be met to receive…

General Motors plans to open a fourth battery plant in the US heartland, part of its programme to chase Tesla on electric vehicle sales by following a similar playbook.Billionaire Elon Musk’s car company pursued a strategy of vertical integration over the past decade that helped make the Tesla Model 3 the best-selling EV in the country. More than three years ago GM, too, began building out its North American supply base for electric vehicles, constructing factories and striking deals to secure the raw materials to feed them.It appears the Detroit carmaker’s plan is starting to pay off. GM passed Ford…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A smartphone with a displayed Intel logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp (NASDAQ:) will spend $25 billion on a new factory in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, calling it the largest-ever international investment in the country. The factory in Kiryat Gat is due to open in 2027, to operate through 2035 at least and to employ thousands of people, Israel’s Finance Ministry said. Under the deal Intel will pay a 7.5% tax rate, up from the…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: An Airbus H145 French Securite Civile rescue helicopter takes off past Canadair aircrafts during the presentation of the 2023 plan to fight against wildfires, at Nimes-Garons airbase, France, April 25, 2023. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann/File Pho By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – After a decade in the shadows, one of Europe’s mystery aerospace projects – the X9 helicopter – is taking shape as a potential future successor to Airbus Helicopters’ H145 light-twin chopper, with plans for a demonstrator underway, industry sources said. The X9 was one of two coded projects briefly sketched out by former helicopters chief Lutz…