Tony Fernandes revolutionized Asian air travel. After leaving a career in the music industry, the Malaysian national mortgaged his house to buy a failing air carrier with just two planes. Twelve years later, AirAsia boasts 150 …
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‘Fricking Ridiculous’ NFL Stadium Seat Fees Cost Thousands — But Fans Pay Up
Elon Musk Blames Firefighters for Making Tesla Sedan’s Fire Worse
Talk about passing the buck
Online Drug Markets Are Alive and Thriving
Silk Road is a black-market website on which buyers and sellers of illicit products, mostly drugs, could come together anonymously using software like Tor, which conceals web browsers’ identity. When the FBI announced this week …
Free Shipping Wars Already Heating Up in Battle for Online Holiday Shoppers
Samsung Forecasts Record Profits
But growth is slowing with the saturation of high-end smartphone market
Too Many Casinos: Looks Like We’ve Reached Gambling Saturation
Even as more casinos open around the country, there are indications that gambling revenues are leveling off—that we’re reaching a saturation point, with too many casinos for everybody to win.
‘Predatory’ Reason Marketers Target Women on Mondays
A new study suggests that beauty product pitches should be timed to target women at their “most vulnerable” moments — specifically, Mondays, when women feel least attractive.
Win for BP in Gulf Spill Settlement Dispute
Appeals court orders trial judge to halt some payments
‘America’s Safest Car’ Ablaze After Fire Starts in Battery Pack
Tesla stock dives amid new worries about lithium-ion safety
Marc Jacobs Ditches Louis Vuitton
The designer will work on an IPO for his own line
Companies Hiring the Most Right Now
The holidays are fast approaching, and retailers are gearing up by going on their annual temporary hiring sprees. Retailers are expected to hire more than 700,000 seasonal workers between October and December, according to
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