Posts Tagged ‘holidays’
EasyJet Annual Profit Rises 40% On Package Holidays
British no-frills airline EasyJet on Wednesday reported a 40-percent rise in annual net profit on strong demand for its package holidays. Profit after tax stood at GBP452 million ($569 million) in the 12 months to the end of September, building on its return to profit last year following losses in the wake of the Covid…
Read MoreCleaning Crews at Major US Airport Go On Strike and Walk Off Job to Demand ‘Respect’ Ahead of Record-Breaking Holiday Travel Season
Service workers at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) are going on strike in order to protest due to insufficient pay as travel picks up for the holiday season. On Friday, service workers at CLT employed by ABM and Prospect Airport Services participated in a vote in which they decided to go on a 24-hour…
Read MoreWhat’s Open For Columbus Day And Indigenous Peoples Day?
The NYPD marching band participates in the annual 79th Annual Columbus Day Parade on New York City’s Fifth Avenue on Oct. 9, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Most banks will be closed on Monday, known as Columbus Day or Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but the stock market will be open as will most retail stores and…
Read MoreChina’s brokers skip holidays to staff up for ‘hectic’ reopening
BROKERAGES and stock exchanges in China are gearing up for a frantic on Tuesday (Oct 8) when onshore markets reopen after a week-long holiday, with optimism running high that Beijing’s stimulus measures will give shares another leg up. Professionals in the information technology, operations and customer service departments at local brokerages cancelled their holidays to…
Read MoreUS retailers look to back-up shipping plans to prep for holidays as strike continues
MAJOR retailers from Levi Strauss to Costco are preparing alternative shipping plans to ensure goods arrive in time for the peak holiday season as the US East Coast and Gulf Coast ports strike drags on. Long lines of container ships queued up outside major US ports on Thursday (Oct 3) as the biggest dockworker strike…
Read MoreChina holidays test consumer stocks mired in spending gloom
CHINA’S two upcoming public holidays are putting a spotlight on consumer-related shares amid a struggling spending recovery. Holiday consumption is in focus as a spending downswing and deflation risks continue to hamper the world’s second-biggest economy. Investors will be watching for any hints of a rebound during the Sep 15 to 17 Mid-Autumn festival and…
Read MoreWalmart Unveils Its 2024 ‘Top Toys’: Here’s The List
A man shops for toys in a Walmart store on Nov. 28, 2019, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images Walmart released its annual list of the holiday season’s “top toys” on Monday, with 25 costing less than $25 each. This year’s lineup of 66 playthings features dozens that are exclusive to the world’s…
Read MoreTourists Seek Out Nordic Holidays To Keep Cool
Far from her home in the tourist mecca of Tenerife, Cati Padilla is one of the growing number of travellers escaping heatwaves for cooler holidays in Nordic countries. Countries like Norway and Sweden in northern Europe are now promoting “coolcations” to attract visitors to their temperate climates. Why leave the Canaries in summer? “To escape…
Read MoreUS Lawmakers Head For Holidays, Leaving Ukraine In Lurch
The US Congress heads out on a two-week break this weekend with no clear plan to provide desperately needed military aid requested by the White House to help pro-Western Ukraine in its fight against Russian invasion. President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that his country is in dire need of support to replenish dwindling ammunition stocks,…
Read MoreMichael Bolton Reveals Brain Tumor Diagnosis Prompting ‘Immediate Surgery’ Before the Holidays in Emotional Facebook Post to Fans
Michael Bolton has revealed that he was diagnosed with brain cancer shortly before the holidays, necessitating “urgent surgery.” The 70-year-old singer of “When A Man Loves A Woman,” who had a recent stint on The Masked Singer last year, shared details about his health on Friday via his Facebook page. However, Bolton, said that he…
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