Tag: Consumer services
Stock trading app company Robinhood files plan to go public
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stock trading app company Robinhood said Tuesday that it has submitted a confidential plan to go public later this year.
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NTSB calls for more safety oversight of air tour operators
Federal safety officials are making another push for stricter oversight of air tour operators and hot-air balloon rides after several deadly crashes in recent...
GameStop’s 4Q earnings, sales fall short of Street’s views
A hefty tax benefit helped drive GameStop’s fiscal fourth-quarter profit sharply higher, but the video-game retailer’s sales declined despite a surge in its online...
Taxi driver unions protest Uber’s return to Barcelona
BARCELONA, Spain — Hundreds of yellow-and-black taxi cabs disrupted traffic in Barcelona on Thursday to protest the return of the ride-hailing giant Uber to...
Rio Las Vegas owner joins with Hyatt for remodel and rebrand
LAS VEGAS — The Rio Las Vegas hotel-casino announced Thursday it will partner with Hyatt Hotels Corp. to rebrand and renovate the more than...
Les Wexner exits board, severs last ties to retail empire
NEW YORK — Billionaire retail icon Les Wexner is severing his last ties with the retail empire that he founded in 1963.
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Trump Casino Miami? Florida gambling bill raises possibility
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Donald Trump’s struggling Doral golf club near Miami could be thrown a lifeline if a Florida bill being hammered out behind...
Lebanese are gripped by worry as economic meltdown speeds up
BEIRUT — Shops closing, companies going bankrupt and pharmacies with shelves emptying — in Lebanon these days, fistfights erupt in supermarkets as shoppers scramble...
L.L. Bean sees sales boom amid pandemic’s push to outdoors
FREEPORT, Maine — With Americans hunkering down and hankering to get outdoors during the pandemic, L.L. Bean recorded its best annual sales growth in...
Celebrity Cruises to end yearlong pandemic hiatus in June
MIAMI — Two Royal Caribbean cruises will resume in June ending a yearlong hiatus, but passengers 18 and older must test negative for COVID-19...